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Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Investigate anomalous activities flagged by Sentinel related to privileged account access. Correlate findings with Defender signals.

The Power of Storytelling in Professional Branding: Crafting a Compelling Narrative

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Analyze recent security logs for indicators of compromise related to malware, phishing, or unauthorized access.

Leveraging KQL to Analyze Malware Trends and Identify Recurring Threats

Leveraging AI and Automation to Supercharge Your Professional Growth

Fine-Tuning KQL Query Performance: Best Practices

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Provide recommendations for optimizing conditional access policies based on user authentication trends and risk factors.

From Productivity to Impact: Rethinking Success in Your Career

Exploring Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) within Microsoft Purview

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Analyze recent failed sign-in attempts across all Entra tenants. Identify patterns or potential brute-force attacks.

The Art of Influence: Building Meaningful Connections and Leading Without Authority

The Power of Words: Living Out Ephesians 4:29 in the Digital Age

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Investigate identity-related incidents using Microsoft Entra data and summarize findings.

Mastering Strategic Thinking: How to Elevate Your Decision-Making in the Workplace

Data Governance Meets AI: How Microsoft Purview is Transforming Compliance

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Identify and report on overprivileged group memberships in Microsoft Entra.

Best Practices and Prescriptive Guidance for Inventorying and Classifying Data using Microsoft Purview

After the Blog Episode 20: Data Governance Myths

The Evolution of IT Roles

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Investigate unusual sign-in patterns in Microsoft Entra logs and provide insights.

The Art of Breaking Down Data Silos

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Generate a report of devices missing critical Intune configurations, such as encryption or application protection policies. Recommend priorities for addressing gaps

Best Practices for Managing Data Security and Compliance with Microsoft Purview During Hybrid Migration

Finding Clarity: The Art of Prioritizing What Truly Matters

Unlocking Seamless AI Integration

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Examine failed login attempts and unusual geolocation access patterns for indications of brute force or credential-stuffing attacks by threat actors.

Gracious Words: Sweetness for the Soul, Healing for the Workplace

Data Governance Myths: Dispel Common Misconceptions

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Investigate recent suspicious PowerShell activity or script executions and identify whether they align with known attack vectors.

Who does it better? Or Worse? Generative AI for KQL

Secrets to Effective Threat Hunting: Advanced Sentinel Playbook Configurations and Telemetry Analysis Techniques

Rod's Blog Update April 15, 2025

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Cross-reference detected malware signatures and phishing attempts with databases of threat actor groups to attribute the attacks.

Exploring the Different Areas of Microsoft Purview

Why 100% Security Doesn’t Exist

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Summarize the Intune-managed devices flagged as non-compliant. Include the top reasons for non-compliance and suggest targeted solutions.

The Real Costs of Cloud Computing

Implementing Microsoft Purview: Best Practices for Effective Data Governance

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Evaluate historical login data and privilege escalation attempts to detect potential lateral movement consistent with threat actor behavior.

What are the true benefits of Microsoft Purview?

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Use Microsoft Purview to tell me about the total Microsoft Copilot interactions over the last 24 hours.

Exploring the Model Context Protocol (MCP): A Cornerstone for AI Interoperability

Proverbs 22:29 and Its Relevance in the Modern Workplace

Mastering the Art of Closing the Deal During Interviews

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Create a report detailing which users have risky sign-ins or high-risk events within Microsoft Entra.

The Definitive Guide to KQL

Exploring the Diverse Roles in Cybersecurity

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Generate an incident report for incident <incident_number>.

Technology Careers: Thriving Roles in a Digitized World

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: What is the likelihood of real-world exploitation for CVE-2025-30065?

Reflections on Microsoft's 50th Anniversary: A Journey Through Innovation and Community

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Get Warranty Coverage report for Surface Devices.

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Analyze compliance status for devices enrolled in Microsoft Intune and identify those with high-risk configurations. Provide actionable recommendations to mitigate

Overage SCUs Now Available for Security Copilot

The Unsung Hero: The Importance of Replacing the Empty Toilet Paper Roll

After the Blog Episode 19: ThreatIntelligenceIndicator Retirement

Rod's Blog Update April 2, 2025

Integrity in Action: Lessons from Proverbs 11:1

Alert: ThreatIntelligenceIndicator Table Retirement

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Generate a report on devices managed by Intune that are flagged as non-compliant and recommend next steps for remediation.

Microsoft’s Epic Rebranding Extravaganza

The Top Habits of Highly Successful IT Professionals

Because Two Isn't Enough: The Dawn of 3FA and Beyond!

Introducing Microsoft Security Copilot 2.0: Now with Psychic Threat Detection!

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Identify gaps in our GDPR compliance.

Fostering Communication Instead of Cancellation in the IT Pro Community

Revitalize Your Work Life: Changing Daily Habits to Make Your Job Feel New

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Track sensitive data movement across the organization using Microsoft Purview tools. Suggest policies to reduce exposure.

The Power of Participation: Why IT Pros Join Communities

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: What groups is <username> assigned to?

Navigating Workplace Challenges: Handling Character Attacks with Grace

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Summarize the data risk associated with a recent security incident.

Unlocking the Potential of AI Agents for Automating Security

Embracing Transformation: A Reflection on Ephesians 4:28

Rediscovering the Lost Art of Community

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Triage the most recent Purview alerts.

Agentic AI and Microsoft Security Copilot

Understanding Security Basics

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Identify anomalies in data activity patterns using Purview's audit logs. Suggest automated alerts for potential security threats.

Spotting the Difference: When Generative AI is Creative vs. Just Wrong

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Provide an overview of the regulatory requirements Purview is monitoring for our industry. Suggest methods to enhance compliance and reduce regulatory risk.

Responding Respectfully and Appropriately in IT Pro Communities

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: What steps can we take to align with Zero Trust principles using Entra.

Turning Negatives into Positives in an IT Pro Community

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: How do I setup a DLP policy?

The Hilariously Terrifying Scenarios of Agentic AI Gone Wrong

Finding Strength in Waiting

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: How do I fix issues with automatic labeling in MIP?

Exploring the Microsoft Security Copilot Logic Apps Connector

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Generate a report on recent security issues involving Intune-managed devices, including affected users and recommended actions.

The Power of Outreach: Engaging Where Your Community Already Exists

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Analyze the security compliance of devices enrolled in Microsoft Intune and provide a summary of non-compliant devices.

Must Learn KQL Part 21: Maximizing Your Use of Kusto Query Language (KQL) - Tips, Tricks, and Tools

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Analyze recent Intune device compliance reports and highlight any critical non-compliant trends.

Embracing Personal Responsibility for a Healthier Online Experience

Bridging Generations: How Older IT Professionals Can Benefit from the Energy and Excitement for Learning of Younger IT Pros in Community Situations

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Retrieve and organize the most recent DLP alerts for triage purposes.

How Agentic AI Can Revolutionize Security Operations

Finding Contentment: A Journey of Practice and Faith

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Analyze sign-in logs for unusual activity patterns over the last week.

Bridging Generations: How Younger IT Professionals Can Benefit from the Wisdom of Older IT Pros in Community Situations

The Power of Running: Why Dedication to Running Makes for Exceptional IT and Security Professionals

The Future of IT Professionals in an AI-Driven World

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Provide a detailed report on the recent security incident [number] involving user [username].

Major Update to the "Developing Better Prompts for Microsoft Security Copilot" Workshop

Maximizing Your Insight: Subscribing to Alerts on Your Organization's Careers Site

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Evaluate current access policies and suggest improvements to enhance security.

Rod's ELDK 2025 Photos Gallery

The Technology Behind Generative AI

Transforming Work into Worship

Understanding Cybersecurity Threats

Empowering IT Pros: Strategies for Providing Continuous Learning and Development Opportunities

Zero Trust Architecture: Building a Security Model for the Modern Enterprise

Beyond the Password

Thriving in a Workplace Where Complainers Get Ahead

Walking in Integrity: A Professional's Devotion

The Human Factor: Understanding Social Engineering Attacks and How to Prevent Them

Building a Strong IT Community

Mastering Work-Life Balance: Strategies for Staying Productive and Happy

Live with Rod Trent - February 21, 2025

Building a Valuable Community through Professional Connections

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Conduct an audit of user access permissions across all systems and identify any unauthorized or unusual access patterns.

Breaking Free: Managing Feeling Typecast and Underutilized in Your Job

The Power of Soft Skills

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: List all Sentinel workspaces.

Diligence and Contentment in God's Provision

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Have any users NOT been prompted for MFA in the last 48 hours?

The Evolution of Workspaces: Navigating the Cycles of Change

The Importance of Community for IT Pros and Professional Advancement

Embracing Remote Work: Best Practices for Staying Engaged and Effective

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Provide a summary of the latest vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Office in the last 3 months.

The Perils of Participating in Echo Chambers in Business

Rod Trent's Monday Minutes for February 17, 2025

Networking Like a Pro: Tips for Building and Maintaining Valuable Connections

Reviving the myITforum Community and Newsletter Through LinkedIn: A New Chapter

Reinforcing Positive Feedback: Transforming Workplace Culture

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Create a parser using KQL that puts the following log file snippet into proper columns

Navigating Career Transitions: How to Successfully Change Roles or Industries

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Give me a summarized explanation about Russian state actor Seashell Blizzard and provide IOCs.

From Sitting Too Much to Walking While Working

Take Courage and Be Strong

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Tell me about North Korean state actor Emerald Sleet and provide IOCs.

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Review our current incident response plan file and provide recommendations to improve its effectiveness, based on recent cybersecurity trends and best practices.

Rod Trent's Monday Minutes for February 10, 2025

Embrace the Power of a Growth Mindset for Professional Success

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Can you give me information about Pearl Sleet activity, including a list of known indicators of compromise and tools, tactics, and procedures (TTPs)?

Summarize incident 1105 in Microsoft Defender XDR into a paragraph that I can submit to my manager and create a list of entities involved.

The Data Flow for Security Copilot

The Know-It-All vs. The Learn-It-All: Navigating Professional Growth

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Which threat actors are targeting the Finance industry.

The Implications of DeepSeek

Working for a Higher Purpose

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Show any unusual Defender activity involving USB devices over the past 30 days. Look for patterns such as frequent file transfers, large data transfers...

Exploring Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs)

Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture: Building a Flexible and Collaborative Security Ecosystem

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Use public URL https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=DeepSeek&FORM=HDRSC8 and give me a summary of security concerns about DeepSeek.

Rod Trent's Monday Minutes for February 3, 2025

The Evolution of Ransomware and Regulatory Changes

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: When did the user <username> last change their password?

Protecting Your Personal Data Privacy

Rod Trent's Monday Minutes for January 27, 2025

How to Protect Your Smart Home from Cyber Attacks

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Generate a hunting query to find identify processes that are known to be associated with malware.

Trusting in God's Security

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Show me the authentication methods enabled for user <user name>

Cyber Hygiene for Remote Workers

The Pithy Guides: Your Shortcuts to Mastery

The Role of Cybersecurity in Maintaining Work-Life Balance

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: What groups is Microsoft Monitoring Agent assigned to?

The Pithy Guides

Digital Detox: How to Stay Safe Online While Taking Breaks from Technology

Give me the status of the <devicename>. Is it managed, is it compliant with management policies?

Top 10 Cybersecurity Life Hacks for Your Daily Routine

Curating Your Social Media Feed: A Personal Responsibility

Security Prompt of the Day: Compliance and Best Practices: - Ensure our security measures align with industry standards and regulations. - Provide a checklist of best practices for ongoing security...

Rod Trent's Monday Minutes for January 20, 2025

Hidden Dangers of Home Technology: Protecting Your Work Data and Devices

Security Copilot Prompt of Inaugural Day: What are the key security measures being implemented to protect the U.S. presidential inauguration from cyber threats?

Creating Custom Microsoft Sentinel Data Connectors Using Functions

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Ask MSDocs to give an overview of threat detection and response features in Microsoft Sentinel.

After the Blog Episode 18: The Cybersecurity Bell Curve and Generative AI

Securing Microsoft Copilot

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: How do I create and manage compliance policies in Microsoft Intune?

Locking Down Security for PowerShell: Best Practices and Strategies

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: What are the best practices for securing data in Microsoft 365?

After the Blog Episode 17: Using a Samsung Tablet as a Second Screen

The Rising Threat of Smart Home Device Attacks

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Can you provide a step-by-step guide to set up and manage Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?

Rod Trent's Monday Minutes for January 13, 2025

Saving Your Best Prompts for Future Use

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: How do I configure Azure AD to enforce multi-factor authentication for all users?

After the Blog Episode 16: Welcome to 2025

Embracing the Future: How to Go Passwordless

Friday Fun Security Copilot prompt: List best practices for identity and access management in Azure. Respond in Swedish Chef.

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Tell me how to apply Zero Trust principles on my current infrastructure.

Why Professional Connections Matter in 2025

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Tell me how to apply Zero Trust principles on my current infrastructure.

Connecting with the Microsoft Security Copilot Learning and Community

Leveraging Social Media Networks for Professional Success in 2025

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Tell me how to apply Zero Trust principles on my current infrastructure.

How to Become More Organized at Work in 2025

Security Copilot Prompt of the Day: Suggest best practices for improving our email security.

Suggested timely Security Copilot prompt: Tell me about CVE-2024-12356 and CVE-2024-12686 that was involved in a recent United States Treasury Department hack by China.

How to Work Less but Do More

Copilot for Security Prompt of the Day: Identify vulnerabilities in our current security infrastructure.

The Superiority of Mentoring over Conventional Training