Kaido Järvemets

Happy Monday! 🙂

My new Azure Arc for Servers article is now published.

docs.kaidojarvemets.com/azure-arc-fo... #Azure #AzureArc

Thanks. If possible, I recommend you to come out with a pricing plan ASAP. Otherwise, we will miss many budgeting rounds.

How much it costs?

For your reading pleasure.
www.reddit.com/r/Intune/com...

Exclusive | Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund The president-elect had blasted the tech tycoon during the presidential campaign, but ties have been improving.

Welp— Meta Platforms has donated $1 million to president-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, the latest step by CEO Mark Zuckerberg to bolster his once-fraught relationship with the incoming president. www.wsj.com/tech/mark-zu...

illustration of animals with sharp objects shiba is holding a knife cat is holding a knife husky is holding an axe shark is holding a butcher knife goose is holding a katana axolotl is holding an axe mouse is holding a greatsword fox is holding a knife raccoon is holding a knife

Animals with sharp objects
🔪🔪🔪 #art

Your Firewall Rules Could Be Exposing You – Here’s the Fix | Kaido Järvemets A new solution for monitoring and auditing Windows Firewall configurations using Microsoft Sentinel, including custom tables, workbooks, and automated deployment.

Firewall misconfigurations = risk.

How are you monitoring your firewall rules today?
No centralized system? Missed alerts? Time wasted?

We’ve got the fix: A complete Windows Firewall Monitoring Solution for Sentinel & Azure Arc.

Get visibility. Get secure.
kaidojarvemets.com/your-firewal...

Don't Delete Your X Account (Do This Instead) It's temping to delete your X account now that things have gotten so bad. However, it's not the best move for your security.

The safe way to leave Twitter. lifehacker.com/dont-delete-...

Windows Firewall Monitoring Solution almost documented. Hopefully, I can publish it tomorrow

I signed up, but nothing happened. Do I miss anything?

There's always a good side in almost anything.

For instance, we're having cold blackouts again because of Russians. It's the 3rd winter that they have tried to strip us of electricity and heating.

But.

It's just the time to unwrap the telescope and fly across the universe all night long.

So who wants a verified 'Microsoft' and 'Microsoft MVP' label on their profile and all the posts?

I just finished setting up @bluesky.ms as a labelling service.

Go subscribe to the label to start seeing labels on verified MVPs and Microsofties.

🧵👇

Two new pages done!

Social networks are about trust, but how can you trust a profile, especially if it doesn't have a ton of followers? I built a little tool with the idea to verify Bluesky users on a trustworthy source, the first supported being the Microsoft #MVP website. Check verified-bluesky-rpu7w3bv.fermyon.app

Will add Event ID Tracking to my Sentinel Windows Firewall Workbook as well. Will publish the complete package for my Premium Members.

When your cybersecurity plan is just an Excel sheet... 🛡️📊 #ExcelWarrior

Company Security’ – fortified by... Excel? The invincible wall of checkboxes! 😂

I was going to threaten that if I’m not at 100,000 followers in seven days the world would end, but I realize a more effective threat would be that it won’t.

Sentinel is a central place for all data. Not only incidents.

I don't know about Azure Firewall. Don't have experience with that. This data is coming from the VMs directly and through the Ingestion API.

Simplify Windows Firewall rule audits with Sentinel! 🚀 Gain visibility into enabled/disabled rules, actions, protocols, and top apps—all in one dashboard. Enhance compliance, identify gaps, and optimize configurations at scale. #MicrosoftSentinel #AzureSecurity

Made my first-ever mac and cheese from scratch! Creamy, cheesy, and topped with a golden, crispy panko layer. Definitely worth the effort!

Working on my Master's thesis.

ConfigMgr is still doing strong. No issues with that.

Strengthen Your Active Directory Security: Introducing Our AD Delegation Monitoring Solution | Kaido Järvemets Uncover hidden risks in your Active Directory. Our monitoring solution integrates with Microsoft Sentinel for enhanced security and visibility.

Take you Active Directory delegations data to Sentinel. You can visualize and analyze all your delegations. #Microsoft #ActiveDirectory #Automation #MicrosoftSentinel

kaidojarvemets.com/strengthen-y...

So did all these news orgs just schedule these pieces for *after* the election or what

His insane nominations...

His promises to deploy the military on home soil...

His threats to go after anyone who opposes him...

Now, there are messages going out to specific communities threatening deportation and "re-education camps".

It's by design.

His objective is to fill you with fear

...

Entra ID Authentication Methods Workbook for Microsoft Sentinel | Kaido Järvemets Unlock visibility into Entra ID authentication with our Microsoft Sentinel workbook, helping you ensure secure, compliant, and fully protected access.

📊 Launching: Complete visibility into your Entra ID authentication methods

New Workbook for Microsoft Sentinel helps security teams:

- Track MFA adoption
- Identify security gaps
- Monitor compliance
- Support Conditional Access

Real data & Real insights
kaidojarvemets.com/entra-id-aut...

Export CIS Azure Benchmark Policies for Easy Review | Kaido Järvemets A simple PowerShell script to export CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark policies for offline analysis.

📋 Export Azure Policy Initiative to CSV - Get a snapshot of CIS Azure Benchmark 2.0.0 using PowerShell. #Azure #Automation

kaidojarvemets.com/export-cis-a...

Second tool for Conditional Access is almost ready! 🚀 Now I can do direct assessments of CA rules and analyze user behavior based on SignIn logs. This means I can provide a full 360-degree overview of Conditional Access coverage and effectiveness. #AzureSecurity #EntraID #ConditionalAccess