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· 2 min read

I've recently come across "The Good Parts of AWS" by Daniel Vassallo and Josh Pschorr.

It's an enjoyable read and quite handy for the right audience, but some readers may want more.

· 3 min read

Earlier this year Splunk launched a new Cybersecurity Defense Analyst certification, with more emphasis on Cybersecurity content, not only Splunk knowledge. This month the certification is out of the beta, and results are public. Most of the study material is freely available and the exam is inexpensive, making this potentially an attractive certification to have.

· 4 min read

Having worked for Microsoft partners, and with Microsoft technologies, getting certified by Microsoft can be useful - however, like so many other vendors, Microsoft offers a large selection of certifications, and retires and launches new certifications on a regular basis.

Following on from an earlier post, this post is the first in a series of articles covering the overall MS certification offering and how it may be of relevance from a security perspective.

More details have been added for specific areas in the MS365, Azure, and Security and Compliance pages.

· 5 min read

As of the end of June 2023 March 2024, Powershell modules AzureAD, AzureADPreview, and MSOnline will be deprecated. The provided replacement is Microsoft Graph Powershell.

However, you may be surprised to find out just what's required in order to get it working, and may find that you need to re-evaluate your Powershell automation projects.