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Connecting to the Microsoft Graph Using the PowerShell SDK

The Microsoft Graph SDK for PowerShell exists to help developers use Graph API calls from PowerShell. It works, but like anything in life, there's a right way to connect and use the SDK and a wrong way. In this article we explore topics like how to connect to the right tenant, how permissions are managed (or not), and why running Graph SDK cmdlets interactively isn't something you should do in production. Good as the SDK is, Microsoft has some big issues to solve to address some obvious security issues.

Microsoft Updates Viva Insights App with Wellbeing Features

A new version of the Microsoft Viva Insights app for Teams includes some of the promised wellbeing functionality designed to help stressed users get through the work day more easily. You can praise co-workers, learn to breathe and relax, note your current state of wellness, and take a virtual commute to wrap up the working day. Some people will love the app, others will wonder what the fuss is all about. It's a very personal thing, which I guess is the nature of Viva Insights.

Automatically Generate Maester Tests for Conditional Access

In this blog, we dive into Jasper Baes' Conditional Access Validator, open-source PowerShell tool that automatically generates Maester tests for Conditional Access.

Defending the Kingdom: Hardening Domain Controllers Against Modern Ransomware Campaigns (2025)

Domain controllers are the crown jewels of any Active Directory (AD) deployment. They authenticate every user, enforce every Group Policy Object, and replicate the credentials that keep the business running, making them irresistible to attackers. In this blog, Victor King reviews how to harden your organization against these attacks through ITDR.

Integrating Microsoft Forms with SQL Server using Power Automate

Integrating Microsoft Forms with SQL Server through Power Automate provides a structured way to store form submissions. In this blog, we review how to implement this process and provide a real-world use case, including important security considerations.

Identifying Privileged Applications and Their Secret Passwords

Securing applications in an Entra tenant is crucial, especially after recent attacks like Midnight Blizzard. This article reviews how to use PowerShell to help identify privileged applications, their permissions, as well as client Secrets.

Automating the Distribution of Microsoft 365 Updates

This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to use Power Automate Flow to create a workflow that sends a weekly digest email of Microsoft 365 Roadmap updates.

Practical Sentinel: Operationalizing Health Monitoring

Like all cloud services, Microsoft Sentinel can fail from time to time. In this blog, we dive into how to find and fix these issues using the Microsoft Sentinel Health feature, which enables monitoring for analytic rules, automation rules, and data connectors.

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