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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 5h

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 7h

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Southwest Airlines to roll out sweeping overhaul of boarding process: Here are the details www.msn.com/en-us/tr...

Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 9h

It's a newer thing, but it always feels cool to speak at tech conferences and meet fans diving into my fiction books! 📚💻 #TechTalks #BookLovers

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 11h

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 11h

Rod's Saturday Funnies: A Cartoonish Romp Through the Week's Wildest Cybersecurity Shenanigans (October 13–17, 2025) rodtrent.substack.co...

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 12h

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 13h

We're back! Our microphones are back on, but your data security might not be. Tune in now!

THE Security Insights Show Episode 277: Is this thing on??? www.microsoftsecurit...

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 1d

Microsoft named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM www.microsoft.com/en...

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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM | Microsoft Security Blog

Microsoft has again been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM).

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 1d

Security doesn't rest. Subscribe to Rod's Saturday Funnies (The Super Saturday Security Show). Rod's Saturday Funnies is where we take the week's most hair-raising cybersecurity news and give it a cartoonish spin that'll make you chuckle instead of cry!

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Microsoft Security and AI. This is not an official Microsoft blog. Click to read Rod’s Blog, by Rod Trent, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 1d

Chapter 5 is alive!

The Unraveling of Miranda Hale: Chapter 5 rodsfictionbooks.sub...

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 1d

Setting Up Your First Purview Account: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough rodtrent.substack.co...

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 1d

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 2d

Security Check-in Quick Hits: F5 Nation-State Breach Chaos, Microsoft Mega-Patch Mayhem, Zerodha Phishing Fiasco, Indian Voter Data Debacle, and Pro-Hamas Airport Intrusions rodtrent.substack.co...

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 2d

Extortion and ransomware drive over half of cyberattacks

Microsoft launches its sixth annual Digital Defense Report, highlighting trends from July 2024 to June 2025, including that over half of cyberattacks with known motives were driven by extortion or ransomware. The report stresses that legacy security is insufficient—modern AI-driven defenses and cross-industry collaboration are essential. For individuals, strong tools like phishing-resistant MFA can block over 99% of identity-based attacks.

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 2d

Securing AI agents on Windows

As AI-powered agents become integral to how we work and create, Windows is committed to making these experiences more productive and secure for individuals and enterprises. Today, we

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 2d

Demystifying Agentic AI: Beyond the Hype to Practical Applications in IT myitforum.substack.c...

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 2d

Ethan Veritas - The Samaritan Algorithm - Chapter 4
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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 2d

Implementing Data Governance with Microsoft Purview: From Strategy to Execution rodtrent.substack.co...

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 2d

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 3d

Security Check-in Quick Hits: Microsoft Patch Tuesday Zero-Days, Surging Data Breaches, Ransomware Evolution, Emerging Vulnerabilities, and Windows 10 EOL Risks rodtrent.substack.co...

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 3d

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Rod Trent @rodtrent.com · 3d

Microsoft raises the bar: A smarter way to measure AI for cybersecurity

Microsoft raises the bar: A smarter way to measure AI for cybersecurity | Microsoft Security Blog

ExCyTIn-Bench is Microsoft’s newest open-source benchmarking tool designed to evaluate how well AI systems perform real-world cybersecurity investigations.

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