In this episode, Ed talks about this travel adventures, Frank confesses that he is addicted to life on a cruise ship and Rod was out because of Pop Tart overdose. Oh, we also talked about AI security, Sentinel datalake, AI chips from Google and how we will pivot the show in 2026 to have a deep focus on all things that help secure AI, blah, blah, blah.
Words of Wisdom:
The best way to get a correct answer on the internet is to post an obviously wrong answer and wait for someone to correct you.
Show Links:
Learning:
Secure your data for AI with Microsoft Purview
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET (GMT-05:00)
Strengthen Your Security Posture with Advanced Identity Solutions
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET (GMT-05:00)
Dive into a simulation of Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Sentinel
Wednesday, February 04, 2026, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (GMT-05:00)
General:
Microsoft Ignite: Ambient and autonomous security for the agentic era | Microsoft Security Blog
How to build forward-thinking cybersecurity teams for tomorrow | Microsoft Security Blog
AI Security:
Learn what generative AI can do for your security operations center | Microsoft Security Blog
Microsoft Entra: What’s New in Secure Access on the AI Frontier
Riding the AI Wave: How Microsoft Entra is Evolving for the Agentic Era
Defender for AI services: Threat Protection and AI red team workshop
Azure Security & Defender for Cloud News:
Announcing Microsoft cloud security benchmark v2 (public preview)
Fast-Start Checklist for Microsoft Defender CSPM: From Enablement to Best Practices
Unlocking Business Value: Microsoft’s Dual Approach to AI for Security and Security for AI
Unlocking Business Value: Microsoft’s Dual Approach to AI for Security and Security for AI
Fast-Start Checklist for Microsoft Defender CSPM: From Enablement to Best Practices
Announcing Microsoft cloud security benchmark v2 (public preview)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Innovations at Ignite 2025
Defender for AI services: Threat protection and AI red team workshop
Purview - Compliance & Governance:
Device Management & Protection (Intune):
Microsoft Entra:
Enhance protection of Microsoft Entra ID authentication by blocking external script injection
Building defense in depth: Simplifying identity security with new partner integrations
Driving cloud-first identity: User SOA is now Public Preview and Group SOA is Generally Available
Threat Intelligence:
Copilot for Security:
Defender XDR & Sentinel:
New Compliance Solutions in Microsoft Sentinel: HIPAA & GDPR Reports | Microsoft Community Hub
Detect more, spend less: the future of threat intelligence correlation
Operationalizing the Sentinel data lake: A Practitioner’s Guide
Security Copilot for SOC: bringing agentic AI to every defender
Enhancing visibility into your identity fabric with Microsoft Defender
Detect more, spend less: the future of threat intelligence correlation
