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Regional Threat Protection Tech Lead @ Microsoft | Former Microsoft MVP | Father 👭/Hasbund 👫/🍷&⌚️ enthousiast/Explorer ✈️ | Views my own | blog michalos.net
It’s been a while, but I finally gave my blog’s About page a much-needed refresh. One of the updates was removing the Microsoft MVP title, as I stepped down from the program after joining Microsoft. 🔗 www.michalos.net/about/
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Michalis is a Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft and serves as the Europe South Threat Protection Lead. His previous position was Cyber Resilience and Intelligence Manager at Alpha Bank’s…
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Detection strategies across cloud and identities against infiltrating IT workers 🔗 www.microsoft.com/en-us/securi...
Detection strategies across cloud and identities against infiltrating IT workers | Microsoft Security Blog
The shift to remote and hybrid work since the pandemic expanded global hiring and accelerated digital onboarding, increasing reliance on online identity verification and remote access.
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𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 is a newly introduced 🔍 #AdvancedHunting table for 🛡️ Microsoft Defender for Office 365, currently available in 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄. 🔗 More info: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defend... #MicrosoftSecurity #MicrosoftDefender #DefenderXDR #KQL #KustoQuery
FileMaliciousContentInfo table in the advanced hunting schema - Microsoft Defender XDR
Learn about the FileMaliciousContentInfo table of the advanced hunting schema
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Iterations with @microsoft.com Security Product Groups for this achievement have turned into insightful engagements of the features to come in both Sentinel SIEM and the XDR space 🤓 🔗 www.credly.com/badges/b6a23... #MicrosoftCommunity #MicrosoftSecurity
Microsoft Community Advocate - 2025 was issued by Microsoft Security to Michail Michalos.
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It seems like for the last 24 hours, "𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡" has become the new "𝐀𝐈", it's everywhere! 😯 Today's Defender XDR October news include the announcement for public preview in Advanced Hunting of the 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡. 🔗 techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... #MicrosoftSecurity #MicrosoftDefender
Monthly news - October 2025 | Microsoft Community Hub
Microsoft DefenderMonthly news - October 2025 Edition This is our monthly "What's new" blog post, summarizing product updates and various new assets we...
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𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐛𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐊𝐐𝐋 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 Sharing your screen with results on a call and removing a column from your project operator seems too easy? 🔗 Blog post: www.michalos.net/2025/09/19/k... #MicrosoftSecurity #KustoQuery
Keeping privacy when running queries: how to obfuscate your KQL results
Introduction While KQL empowers Log Analytics and Advanced Hunting users to extract critical insights from relevant data sets, they are often met with requirements dictating results sharing. It is …
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Here's your Microsoft Defender weekend reads: 📰 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐗𝐃𝐑 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 came with some awesome new features. 🔗 techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... 📰 Also, don't forget 𝐊𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 by @ugurkoc.de and @bertjancyber.bsky.social. 🔗 kustoinsights.substack.com/p/kusto-insi...
Monthly news - September 2025 | Microsoft Community Hub
Microsoft DefenderMonthly news - September 2025 Edition This is our monthly "What's new" blog post, summarizing product updates and various new assets we...
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🚨 Microsoft admins, are your conditional access policies weak? 😱 Fabian Bader shares some common bypasses in our latest https://Entra.Chat podcast episode!
🏹 𝐍𝐞𝐰 #𝐊𝐐𝐋 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐲! ➡️ 𝐅𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 🔗 github.com/cyb3rmik3/KQ... #MicrosoftSecurity #KustoQuery #KustoQueryLanguage #MicrosoftSentinel #MicrosoftDefender #MicrosoftDefenderXDR
Second year in the @MVPAward Program in Security / SIEM & XDR. Let's go 💪 #MVPBuzz 🔗 www.credly.com/badges/50552...
2025 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) was issued by Microsoft MVP and Student Ambassadors Communities to Michail Michalos.
The Microsoft MVP Program recognizes outstanding members of technical communities for their community participation and willingness to help others. Above all else, it is a people-powered program, made...
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📢 New blog post 📢 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐋𝐨𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 www.michalos.net/2025/07/31/b... #MicrosoftSecurity #MicrosoftSentinel #DefenderXDR #KustoQueryLanguage #EASM #MDEASM
Breaking down the Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management opportunities for queries in Advanced Hunting & Log Analytics Workspace
Following latest Microsoft Defender XDR July 2025 news, it was announced that Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management (MDEASM) can be integrated within the Exposure Management (XSPM) …
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That's me after owning the make-graph operator and building my first #KQL query for Exposure Management in Advanced Hunting. More, coming soon. #KustoQuery
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Microsoft Community Contributor - 2025 was issued by Microsoft Security to Michail Michalos.
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A well-spent Saturday morning, renewing Security Operations Analyst Associate Certification for one more year. It was a great chance to dive back into the SC-200 content, with a focus on Security Copilot and enhanced RBAC for Microsoft Sentinel and Log Analytics Workspace. #MicrosoftSecurity
Super excited to share that I've been renewed as a Microsoft MVP in Security for a second consecutive year! It's been an incredible journey of contribution, learning, and growth, connecting with amazing new friends and peers. #MicrosoftMVP #MVPBuzz
💡 Are you struggling to materialize an 𝐑𝐁𝐀𝐂 model for your 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (Microsoft Sentinel + Defender XDR) ? Well, your are not the only one out there... [1/3] #MicrosoftSecurity #MicrosoftDefender #MicrosoftSentinel #DefenderXDR
There is a superpower here, if you use private links, you can't take advantage of Microsoft Defender EASM in your Log Analytics Workspace. The new integration with Microsoft Security Exposure Management, allows enriching the relevant tables with EASM data. #MicrosoftSecurity #MicrosoftDefender
ᴍɪᴄʜᴀʟɪs ᴍɪᴄʜᴀʟᴏs@cyb3rmik3.bsky.social · last yr.𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐗𝐃𝐑 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 just landed with lots of interesting developments. One new feature that caught my eye: 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐌𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐌) integration with 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐌𝐒𝐄𝐌). 🔗 techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐗𝐃𝐑 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 just landed with lots of interesting developments. One new feature that caught my eye: 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐌𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐌) integration with 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐌𝐒𝐄𝐌). 🔗 techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
Monthly news - July 2025 | Microsoft Community Hub
Microsoft Defender XDRMonthly news - July 2025 Edition This is our monthly "What's new" blog post, summarizing product updates and various new assets we...
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I had the privilege yesterday to join the 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝟑𝟔𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (www.meetup.com/m365sandcug/) curated by @campbell.scot, William & @welkasworld.com and present: "𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙪𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙑𝙪𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙙𝙙-𝙤𝙣" [Part 1/3]
Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance User Group | Meetup
Welcome to the Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance User Group. We are an online group with a passion for all things related to M365 Security & Compliance. It is our mission to let you all know what t...
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Join us 25 June 18:00 UTC+1 for two stellar sessions REGISTER: www.meetup.com/m365s... @Cyb3rMik3 Exposing hidden threats with Defender Vulnerability Management @janbakker_ Passkeys: Hype vs. Reality $150+ of prizes thanks to @AppGovScore @PacktPublishing @Threatscape
June 2025 - M365 Security & Compliance User Group, Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Hey everyone, hope you can join us for this user group. We will kick off with a rundown of the latest Microsoft security news, then have two awesome speaker sessions, endin
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📢 New blog post 📢 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬: 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥 & 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐗𝐃𝐑 🔗 Blog post: www.michalos.net/2025/06/20/i... #MicrosoftSecurity #MicrosoftSentinel #DefenderXDR #KustoQuery #KustoQueryLanguage #Audit #Compliance
I'm thrilled to be joining an amazing group of friends and peers for a full day of community-driven discussions and learning around #KQL at KustoCon 2025, taking place on November 6th in Zurich! (1/2) #KustoCon #KustoQuery #MicrosoftSecurity #MicrosoftSecurityCommunity
Registration | KustoCon
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April's Kusto Insights newsletter curated by @ugurkoc.de & @bertjancyber.bsky.social just dropped! 🔗 kustoinsights.substack.com/p/kusto-insi... #MicrosoftSecurity #MicrosoftDefender #MicrosoftSentinel #KustoQuery #KQL #KustoQueryLanguage
📢 Rich text for case management just arrived! Following the recent announcement of Case Management in #Microsoft Sentinel, rich text has now been announced allowing analysts working in cases with content that is clear, organized & effective More info: 🔗 techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
Announcing Rich Text for Case Management | Microsoft Community Hub
We are excited to announce the public preview of Rich Text for Case Management. Clear and effective communication is critical for making fast and accurate...
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Further information have been published with regards to newest additions in the 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 schema and 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 oversight. Specifically, 3 new tables have been introduced, 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 and 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐔𝐫𝐥𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨. 🔗 learn.microsoft.com/defender-xdr... #KQL
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Great automation and use of Security #Copilot to stay current for Vulnerabilities in your environment. Oh, the irony of the timing this blog was posted. #SecurityCopilot #MicrosoftSecurity 🔗 techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/securit...
Using Security Copilot to Proactively Identify and Prioritize Vulnerabilities | Microsoft Community Hub
Introduction There are many different approaches when it comes to prioritizing the vulnerabilities which need addressing with urgency. Any...
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New MessageEvents table is cooking in advanced hunting for Teams messages. Looking forward to explore this new data source and build some #KQL queries 🧐 learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defend...
MessageEvents table in the advanced hunting schema - Microsoft Defender XDR
Learn about the MessageEvents table in the advanced hunting schema which contains details about messages sent and received within your organization at the time of delivery
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