Alex Weinert
@alexweinert.bsky.social
Formerly VP Identity Security @ Microsoft, now on sabbatical; sailor, musician, off-road enthusiast, photographer, writer, adhd adventurer.
What are you doing today in the US? No, you’re not. Go save our democracy instead. www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
October 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
What are you doing today in the US? No, you’re not. Go save our democracy instead. www.nokings.org
Definitely no contemporary analogues right? Right?
September 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Definitely no contemporary analogues right? Right?
Charlie Kirk in his own words. We Report. You Decide.
YouTube video by The Seneca Project
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September 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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ICE Deports Mariner Moose Back to Canada: tinyurl.com/vswvxhrr
May 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
ICE Deports Mariner Moose Back to Canada: tinyurl.com/vswvxhrr
Reposted by Alex Weinert
I know, I know....I hate to derail your holiday shopping, but you may want to think twice before you buy the 370 square miles of wrapping paper.
December 11, 2024 at 4:23 PM
I know, I know....I hate to derail your holiday shopping, but you may want to think twice before you buy the 370 square miles of wrapping paper.
4 years ago, I told my leads on the Identity Security team that, because our mission’s resilience requires leadership resilience, my top priority was to support their development and then step out of their way. (1/5)
December 12, 2024 at 7:50 PM
4 years ago, I told my leads on the Identity Security team that, because our mission’s resilience requires leadership resilience, my top priority was to support their development and then step out of their way. (1/5)
Video accompaniment to article on token theft mitigations: youtu.be/gPcNlm0CyOw
Token theft protection with Microsoft Entra, Intune, Defender XDR & Windows
YouTube video by Microsoft Mechanics
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December 7, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Video accompaniment to article on token theft mitigations: youtu.be/gPcNlm0CyOw
Second in series on advanced identity attacks and mitigations - Adversary in the middle phishing: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/identit...
Defeating Adversary-in-the-Middle phishing attacks | Microsoft Community Hub
Welcome to the second in our series of articles on dealing with advanced identity-related attacks.
As we’ve crossed the threshold of more than 40% of...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
December 7, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Second in series on advanced identity attacks and mitigations - Adversary in the middle phishing: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/identit...
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/identit... - first in a series on advanced identity attacks - this one about token theft and what to do about it.
How to break the token theft cyber-attack chain | Microsoft Community Hub
We're all in to help you defend against token theft. Here are eight things to do to reduce your risk.
techcommunity.microsoft.com
December 7, 2024 at 3:07 PM
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/identit... - first in a series on advanced identity attacks - this one about token theft and what to do about it.
Reposted by Alex Weinert
"Fear is infectious. Let it spread, and it will paralyze us all," writes David Frum.
The Sound of Fear on Air
It is an ominous sign that Morning Joe felt it had to apologize for something I said.
www.theatlantic.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:27 PM
"Fear is infectious. Let it spread, and it will paralyze us all," writes David Frum.
Reposted by Alex Weinert
Midnight Blizzard Shenanigans - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/08/02/midnight-blizzard-conducts-targeted-social-engineering-over-microsoft-teams/ hint- don’t complete authentications on your app because a stranger asked you to.
August 2, 2023 at 9:26 PM
Midnight Blizzard Shenanigans - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/08/02/midnight-blizzard-conducts-targeted-social-engineering-over-microsoft-teams/ hint- don’t complete authentications on your app because a stranger asked you to.
Reposted by Alex Weinert
re-upping this since blocking discourse is happening again
July 3, 2023 at 12:30 PM
re-upping this since blocking discourse is happening again
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"Hey, uh, man! How have you been?!" I exclaim nervously, hoping its someone I actually know
Sunny Weather Packs Ballard Breweries with People Who Think They Recognize Each Other: https://bit.ly/3CR2FoH
June 30, 2023 at 3:34 AM
"Hey, uh, man! How have you been?!" I exclaim nervously, hoping its someone I actually know
Our friends at bespoke discovered some vendor apps storing data and making auth decisions on email addresses. They reported it, and we are helping mitigate this “false identifier” antipattern: https://redmondmag.com/articles/2023/06/21/azure-active-directory-noauth-attack-route.aspx?m=1
June 23, 2023 at 12:46 AM
Our friends at bespoke discovered some vendor apps storing data and making auth decisions on email addresses. They reported it, and we are helping mitigate this “false identifier” antipattern: https://redmondmag.com/articles/2023/06/21/azure-active-directory-noauth-attack-route.aspx?m=1
This is next level punning. My rudder’s off to you.
not the first complaint about violent orcas to come from a stern in the atlantic
June 17, 2023 at 8:21 PM
This is next level punning. My rudder’s off to you.
Snort.
June 15, 2023 at 1:35 PM
Snort.