While everything was set since even before summer, unfortunately I won't be able to join an elite team of KQL professionals in 3 days for #KustoCon. My place in the schedule, will be filled by a fellow MVP and community member, Thomas Verheyden who will elaborate Proactive XSPM

New open source tool: MDI-configurator v1.0 This PowerShell script provides a comprehensive WPF-based GUI wrapper around the Microsoft Defender for Identity PowerShell module. It simplifies the configuration, testing, and management of MDI deployments. github.com/v3rtho/MDI-con…

After Months of Development, FINALLY ready to share: Harden System Security🎉 ✅ Complete System Hardening ✅ Security Posture Analysis ✅ All-in-One Toolkit ✅ Built-in Intune support for Scalability ✅ Beautiful Modern UI ✅ CLI support github.com/HotCakeX/Harde… #Cyber #Windows

NEW: You can now enable the Microsoft Defender for Office (Email Security) AIR feature to automatically remove malicious messages based on multiple similar attributes here: XDR Portal: security.microsoft.com/securitysettin… Docs: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender…

I had the attacker’s IP. I had the logs. But I was powerless to stop them. 🤯 This is the "Identity Trap" Louis Mastelinck | LouSec | MVP (Microsoft MVP) revealed on the latest Entra Chat. Most of us think we’re safe because we have Guest Access policies and MFA turned on. But Louis shared a

I saw this query on another platform and I was flabbergasted that the author replied with more rubbish ai after being pointed out by one of the most experienced hunters I know 🫣 ! Is there no shame anymore… 🙏 let’s hope for the better in 2026 😅

I'm on a roll with recording, so here's a video on how to use the helper extension that Fabian Bader built to go along with the module :) This extension has been really helpful in building out some scripts I've needed for my own use, and we hope it helps you too!

Key Microsoft 365 Security Settings Introduced in 2025 Admins Should Configure blog.admindroid.com/key-microsoft-…

🚀 KQL Sources: 2026 Update - New Blog 🔗 Blog: kqlquery.com/posts/kql-sour… What started as a single blog in 2023 is now becoming a yearly tradition. Each year, the KQL community expands with new repositories and queries.

Native tenant-wide 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 is coming to Microsoft 365 > ourcloudnetwork.com/microsoft-to-i… ❤️ Microsoft have just added documentation for their 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 platform, which

There are many applications in Entra that you should prevent access to by default Unfortunately, most of those don't expose an option to require assignment... must use Graph API :-/ I highly recommend locking these down, list of apps and directions here: github.com/PatriotConsult…

📢 Heads up, Defender for Endpoint admins! Starting early March 2026, Microsoft Defender Antivirus exclusions will no longer be stored in a readable format on devices when using MDE security settings management. ⚠️ If you rely on monitoring or scripts that check AV exclusions

The Windows Defender engine is doing *a lot* behind the scenes. More than you may realize. github.com/HackingLZ/defe…

Nathan McNulty Daniel Bradley Note: This change is only for tenants that meet a specific criteria. Check out the podcast for details. 4/12

We discussed a lot great topics in this chat, but the most noticeable one for IT teams will be changes to registration campaign If you have passkeys enabled and registration campaign is set to "Microsoft managed," users will be prompted every day until they register a passkey

Why reputable software is not the same as appropriate software... Read the very insightful blogpost by Kim Oppalfens (MVP) ✖️ on using Microsoft's Intelligent Security Graph (ISG) in your Application Allowlisting strategy. Read it here : appcontrol.ai/post/let-s-tal… #WDAC #AppControlforBusiness

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Part 1 Introduction: Beyond The Basics cyberboo.substack.com/p/microsoft-de… Part 2 Deployment & Configuration Guide cyberboo.substack.com/p/microsoft-de… Part 3 Email Authentication Deep Dive cyberboo.substack.com/p/microsoft-de…

We just posted part 2 of our ISG blog on AppControl.AI (appcontrol.ai/post/the-intel…). Make sure to read it as it contains some very unexpected behavior of enabling the ISG.

That Verstappen vs Haase battle is exactly why people say F1 doesn’t hit the same anymore. When drivers can’t even fight because of energy limits, you’ve lost the essence of motor racing.