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Time flies by when you have fun. Yet another excellent @wpninjasummit.bsky.social has come to an end, thanks to the organizers for a great event. I've learned new things and had some great opportunities to network with peers and customers from the industry.

#WPNinjaS #Security #Intune #AI
September 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Great cybersecurity-session by @samilaiho.com as usual. 🔐 @wpninjasummit.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
WorkPlace Ninja Summit - Day 1 🥷🇨🇭

This is my summary of day 1, with a focus on news & strategy related to AI:
www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-...
#wpninjas #ai #security | Simon Håkansson
WorkPlace Ninja Summit - Day 1 🥷🇨🇭 This is my summary, with a focus on news & strategy related to AI. On the first day of the event, a clear message was delivered from Microsoft. One theme permeated...
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September 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Ninja time! 🥷 #WPNINJAS
Time for 4 days of geeking out with the best collegues in the world @simonhakansson.com @danielpetri666.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Checked in @wpninjasummit.bsky.social in Baden, Switzerland. 🥷🇨🇭 Looking forward to 4 days of interesting sessions, news and networking. #WPNinjaS #Security #AI #Microsoft365
September 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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#WPNINJAS Let’s go! 🥷🇨🇭#exobe @simonhakansson.com @ollars.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I have earned a new certification! Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate learn.microsoft.com/api/credenti...
Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate
learn.microsoft.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Read about our progress on securing Microsoft in our Secure Future Initiative update:
Securing our future: April 2025 progress report on Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative | Microsoft Security Blog
The Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) stands as the largest cybersecurity engineering project in history and most extensive effort of its kind at Microsoft. Now, we are sharing the second SFI p...
www.microsoft.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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New SSL/TLS certs to each live no longer than 47 days by 2029
www.theregister.com/2025/04/14/s...
SSL/TLS certificates will last 47 days max by 2029
: IT admins, get ready to grumble
www.theregister.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Two new ASR rules are now generally available:

◽Block rebooting machine in Safe Mode
◽Block use of copied or impersonated system tools

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defend...
What's new in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
See what features are generally available (GA) in the latest release of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and security features in Windows 10 and Windows Server.
learn.microsoft.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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We just sent out this week's Entra newsletter.

Get it 👇
April 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Episode #5 of the Entra Chat podcast just went out!

Martin Sandren of Ikea joins us and shares his twenty years of identity knowledge and experience.

We covered so many different topics, the list is simply mind blowing 🔥
April 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Interesting and useful additions to Entra Internet Access related to AI. Manage usage based on user roles, context, risk level, and other conditions. 🦾

techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...

#EntraID #GenAI #Security #Entra
New innovations in Microsoft Entra to strengthen AI security and identity protection | Microsoft Community Hub
AI is changing security, and Microsoft is helping you stay ahead. Discover how we’re helping you manage identity risks, optimize policies, and secure AI...
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April 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Microsoft XDR Automatic attack disruption just got better. It now takes into account the device role and criticality to preserve key network functionality while protecting the assets.

Plus IP address based containment of undiscovered devices! #XDR

techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
Automatic attack disruption: Enhanced containment for critical assets and shadow IT | Microsoft Community Hub
Staying ahead of attackers is tough, as they constantly evolve and use advanced techniques like AI to exploit vulnerabilities. Protecting high-value assets...
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April 10, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Hooking generative AI apps into additional knowledge and actions can be very complex both in terms of the integration and then describing the capabilities to the LLM. Model Context Protocol, MCP, makes this very simple.

youtu.be/1Pf2rW5FsqQ

#AI #MCP #LLM #GenerativeAI #Microsoft
Model Context Protocol Overview - Why You Care!
YouTube video by John Savill's Technical Training
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April 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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🔐 Microsoft Entra questions?

✅ r/Entra on Reddit has become my go-to resource for quick, expert solutions from a growing community of identity pros.

Check it out → reddit.com/r/entra

#MicrosoftEntra #IdentityManagement #TechTips"
April 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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New website and first blog post in a couple years! :)

I got to talk with @merill.net recently about Restricted Management Admin Units, but some noted they break Access Packages and PIM making them less useful

While true by design, we can actually fix this!

nathanmcnulty.com/blog/2025/04...
Managing Restricted Groups with Access Packages
👮 Restricted Management Admin Units (RMAU) in #EntraID Hackers HATE This Hidden Entra ID Feature Most Admins Never Use@NathanMcNulty breaks it down for us 👇 🎧 Get the full podcast episode at https://t...
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April 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

What’s new in Microsoft Entra – March 2025
What’s new in Microsoft Entra – March 2025 | Microsoft Community Hub
Learn about the latest features and change announcements across Microsoft Entra.
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April 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Interesting development with the newly announced agents covering these areas:
- Phishing Triage
- Alert Triage for DLP and Insider Risk
- Conditional Access Optimization
- Vulnerability Remediation
- Threat Intelligence Briefing

techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/securit...

#SecurityCopilot #GenAI
Automate cybersecurity at scale with Microsoft Security Copilot agents | Microsoft Community Hub
When we introduced Microsoft Security Copilot last year, we set out to transform the way defenders approach cybersecurity. As one of the industry's first...
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March 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
MCP + Microsoft 365 (Graph) = 🤯

Lokka is a very cool project. AI Agentic administration of M365! 🚀

Check out the project made by @merill.net here: lokka.dev
Lokka | Lokka
Lokka is an AI agent tool that brings the power of Microsoft Graph to AI agents like GitHub Copilot and Claude that run on your local desktop.
lokka.dev
March 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Excellent video on Agentic AI. @savilltech.com does a great job introducing us to Agentic concepts, tools and use cases. I recommend that you watch this if you are working within this area, or just want to explore the technical parts of it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYJ5...
Agentic AI - What and How!
YouTube video by John Savill's Technical Training
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March 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM