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In this episode Koos takes a look at the recent release of Sentinel data lake and Chris shares 5 tips to help your Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM) deployment.Full show notes available on our blog: https://df3ndr.io/episodes/2025/09/01/01x10_lake_it_till_you_make_it_log.htmlFollow us on your favourite podcast platform or check us out at https://df3ndr.io

In this episode Chris revisits Microsoft Entra Suite and takes a deep dive into GSA - Global Secure Access. Koos did a project recently where Defender for External Attack Surface Management (EASM) was also implemented. And he likes to share how awesome this product is, as well as share some practical tips and pitfalls you need to wary of.Full show notes available on our blog: https://df3ndr.io/episodes/2025/08/01/01x09_open_port_regrets_pcap.htmlFollow us on your favourite podcast platform or check us out at https://df3ndr.io

In this episode Koos returns to a somewhat controversial topic - Security Copilot, but this time without the hype and of course with some practical tips. Chris introduces Microsoft Entra Suite in the first of two episodes taking a look at these capabilities.Full show notes available on our blog: https://df3ndr.io/episodes/2025/07/01/01x08_copilot_reinstall_bat.htmlFollow us on your favorite podcast platform or check us out at https://df3ndr.io

In this episode Chris shares 5 things you should configure in Microsoft 365 to make your tenant more secure and Koos introduces "Summary Rules" in Microsoft Sentinel. What are "Summary Rules"? And what new opportunities might bring it to your logging strategies?Full show notes available on our blog: https://df3ndr.io/episodes/2025/06/02/01x07_summarize-harden-take5.htmlFollow us on your favorite podcast platform or check us out at https://df3ndr.io

In this episode we look at one of Defender XDRs most exiting features at the moment: Attack Disruption! Why it is so exiting and how you can start using it today? Full show notes available on our blog: https://df3ndr.io/episodes/2025/04/03/01x06_ctrl_alt_disrupt.html Follow us on your favorite podcast platform or check us out at https://df3ndr.io

In this episode... Booting high on community energy! In this special in-person episode, recorded on-site at the Microsoft Campus during the MVP Summit 2025, Koos and Chris share behind-the-scenes insights, tech trends, and reflections on the evolving security landscape—all while dodging T-shirt printers and Summit buzz.Full show notes available on our blog: https://df3ndr.io/episodes/2025/04/03/01x05_DEVICEHIGH=MVPSUMMIT.SYS.htmlFollow us on your favorite podcast platform or check us out at https://df3ndr.io

In this episode...* Chris revisits his e-mail authentication and security from last time to dig a little deeper.* Koos recently did some talks about SIEM migrations to Sentinel and keeping things as cost-efficient as possible. He also believes a company shouldn't focus solely on Microsoft Sentinel, and should consider looking into alternatives alongside it like Azure Data Explorer. And why are companies so focussed on collecting all those logs in a "legacy" matter?Full show notes available on our blog:https://df3ndr.io/episodes/2025/03/01/01x04_REauthmail-and-siem_kql.htmlFollow us on your favorite podcast platform or check us out at https://df3ndr.io

In this episode...Chris takes a look at email security and digs into SPF, DMARC and all the other acronyms.Koos recently had some experience with Entra ID Entitlement Management he wants to share. What are Access Packages? And why should you look into it?Full show notes available on our blog: https://df3ndr.io/episodes/2025/02/02/01x03_authmail_eml-and-identity_gov.htmlFollow us on your favorite podcast platform or check us out at https://df3ndr.io

In this episode we do a recap of some of the security announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2024. Chris takes a look at the upcoming changes to Intune while Koos shares some thoughts on new capabilities within Defender XDR and some other Security-related updates.Full show notes available on our blog: https://df3ndr.io/episodes/2025/01/05/01x02_Get-Ignite24Recap.htmlFollow us on your favorite podcast platform or check us out at https://df3ndr.io

In this episode Chris has some thoughts about MFA usage and deployment, and Koos recently ran into some issues with Passkeys and wants to share a couple of do's and don't's and also discuss future roadmap features. Full show notes available on our blog: https://df3ndr.io/episodes/2024/12/10/01x01_mfa.htmlFollow us on your favorite podcast platform or check us out at https://df3ndr.io

Introducing the podcast and getting to know Chris & Koos, our backgrounds, interests etc. We also take a look ahead at our first episode coming soon! Follow us on your favorite podcast platform or check us out at https://df3ndr.ioIf you prefer video you can check us out on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@CloudArchitects/podcasts