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Everyday Defender

Chris & Koos

Everyday Defender provides snackable, practical tips and tricks based on real-world experience to help you secure your Microsoft cloud environments.

Hosted by Microsoft MVPs Chris Goosen and Koos Goossens.

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  • 20 episodes
  • monthly
  • Avg 41 min
  • English
  • S2 · E7
    August 1 · 52 min

    02x07-b2c_you_later.auth

    In this episode: Koos recently had to help a customer getting their Entra ID External ID connected to the SOC and discovered that it wasn't as straightforward as you might think. Let's revisit what…

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  • S2 · E6
    July 1 · 38 min

    02x06-silence_of_the_logs.kql

    In this episode Chris takes a look at Exchange-attribute Source of Authority (SOA) transfer - could this finally be the answer to removing that last Exchange server we've all been waiting for? Koos…

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  • S2 · E5
    June 6 · 37 min

    02x05-maester_of_puppets.ps1

    Live and face-to-face again, this time recorded from Experts Live Netherlands. Chris previews his EL:NL session on practical SecOps for Microsoft 365: how to automate the boring-but-critical parts…

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  • May 1 · 52 min

    02x04-terminal_velocity.tui

    In this episode Chris covers some common Intune deployment mistakes he's come across while working with various customer environments.Koos has become a full-time Claude (Code) user over the past…

  • S2 · E3
    April 2 · 47 min

    02x03-azure_fridays_but_its_us.now

    In this episode Koos discusses the Odido data breach in The Netherlands by hacker group Shinyhunters, one of the largest public data leaks in Dutch history. Touching on vishing, misconfigurations,…

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  • S2 · E2
    March 1 · 49 min

    02x02_you_shall_not_pass.key

    In this episode, Chris take a look at PowerShell modules and how managing M365 and Entra ID has changed over the years. And Koos likes to re-visit Passkeys. This is not new and we covered it earlier…

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  • S2 · E1
    February 1 · 36 min

    02x01_scu_later_alligator.json

    In this episode, Chris explores Agent 365 while Koos takes another look at Security Copilot. Since our last episode, several new announcements have dropped, making this a great time to dive in and…

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  • January 3 · 6 min

    02x00_insert_disk_2.img

    Not your regular episode but an announcement for our upcoming second season. Chris and I share what we've been working in preparations for season 2, and what you can expect from us during the…

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  • S1 · E12
    Nov 1, 2025 · 27 min

    01x12_df3ndr.eof.01.tar.gz

    📍 Live from Times Square, New York City 🇺🇸 This was the first edition of Experts Live in the United States, and we couldn't be more proud to be part of it!We wrap up Season One with a special in-pers…

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  • S1 · E11
    Oct 1, 2025 · 52 min

    01x11_trust_me_im_a_keyboard.hid

    In this episode Chris asks "To block or not to block?" as he looks at geo blocking in Conditional Access, while Koos explores the human element in cybersecurity.Full show notes available…

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  • S1 · E10
    Sep 2, 2025 · 53 min

    01x10_lake_it_till_you_make_it.log

    In this episode Koos takes a look at the recent release of Sentinel data lake and Chris shares 5 tips to help your Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM) deployment.Full show notes available on…

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  • S1 · E9
    Aug 1, 2025 · 40 min

    01x09 | open_port_regrets.pcap

    In this episode Chris revisits Microsoft Entra Suite and takes a deep dive into GSA - Global Secure Access. Koos did a project recently where Defender for External Attack Surface Management (EASM)…

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  • S1 · E8
    Jul 1, 2025 · 45 min

    01x08 | copilot_reinstall.bat

    In this episode Koos returns to a somewhat controversial topic - Security Copilot, but this time without the hype and of course with some practical tips. Chris introduces Microsoft Entra Suite in…

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  • S1 · E7
    Jun 2, 2025 · 47 min

    01x07 | summarize harden(Tenant) | take 5

    In this episode Chris shares 5 things you should configure in Microsoft 365 to make your tenant more secure and Koos introduces "Summary Rules" in Microsoft Sentinel. What are…

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  • S1 · E6
    May 4, 2025 · 44 min

    01x06_ctrl_alt_disrupt.bat

    In this episode we look at one of Defender XDRs most exiting features at the moment: Attack Disruption! Why it is so exiting and how you can start using it today? Full show notes available on our…

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  • S1 · E5
    Apr 3, 2025 · 34 min

    01x05_DEVICEHIGH=MVPSUMMIT.SYS

    In this episode... Booting high on community energy! In this special in-person episode, recorded on-site at the Microsoft Campus during the MVP Summit 2025, Koos and Chris share behind-the-scenes…

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  • S1 · E4
    Mar 1, 2025 · 41 min

    01x04_RE:authmail.eml-and-siem.kql

    In this episode...* Chris revisits his e-mail authentication and security from last time to dig a little deeper.* Koos recently did some talks about SIEM migrations to Sentinel and keeping things as…

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  • S1 · E3
    Feb 2, 2025 · 44 min

    01x03_authmail.eml-and-identity.gov

    In this episode...Chris takes a look at email security and digs into SPF, DMARC and all the other acronyms.Koos recently had some experience with Entra ID Entitlement Management he wants to share.…

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  • S1 · E2
    Jan 5, 2025 · 39 min

    01x02_Get-Ignite24Recap.ps1

    In this episode we do a recap of some of the security announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2024. Chris takes a look at the upcoming changes to Intune while Koos shares some thoughts on new…

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  • S1 · E1
    Dec 10, 2024 · 40 min

    01x01_mfa.exe

    In this episode Chris has some thoughts about MFA usage and deployment, and Koos recently ran into some issues with Passkeys and wants to share a couple of do's and don't's and also discuss future…

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