Community activities

The list of community activities includes organizing meetups, as well as other initiatives such as blogging, public speaking (if applicable), teaching courses, hosting webinars, and participating in open-source activities – and I do my best to try to have it all here – but can be hard 😆

I do a lot in the Community and helping Microsoft a lot in product development – see more here: Michael Morten Sonne – Skills Profile – Credly 🥳

Created a lot of public stuff like tools and scripts to the community – see it all here there is public: Michael Morten Sonne – Github.com – Your Repositories 🧑‍💻

I do stuff for the community too, and I have supporters as you can read here too: Michael Morten Sonne is writing about Microsoft Stuff and related security – buymeacoffee.com 💁‍♂️🙌

Upcoming activity

Type of activityDateLinkRoleDate updated

Past activity

Type of activityDateLinkRoleDate updated
Microsoft CCP Activity: Being recognized as Community Rockstar for 2024 by Microsoft Security and their CCP programs is truly an honor! 🏆 – By Bostjan Zvanut20/01/2025LinkedIn linkContributer
Blog: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps – Permissions filter and export capability is here!16/01/2025Blog linkAuthor
Microsoft CCP Activity: Being recognized as Microsoft Management Customer Connection Program – Community Rockstars 2024 🏆 – By Elie El Karkafi15/01/2025LinkedIn linkContributer
Microsoft CCP Activity: Proud to see my name and Danes among such an exceptional group of professionals recognized in the Microsoft Security Customer Connection Program 2024 Community Rockstars! 🏆 – By Henrik F. Wojcik15/01/2025LinkedIn linkContributer
Blog: What a 2024 – a new year is now over and a new begings01/01/2025Blog linkAuthor
Community newsletter: The latest technology news – December 2024 by Ivo Beerens31/12/2024Newsletter linkContributer
Blog/Tool: Managed Identity Permission Manager – v. 1.0.0.3 is out!23/12/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps – Visibility into applications with highly privileged permissions, whether used or unused

(This blog was featured in Entra.News #77 as Most popular posts from last week)
19/12/2024Blog link
Entra.News #77
Entra.News #76
LinkedIn post #77 – Merill Fernando
LinkedIn post #76 – Merill Fernando
Author
Maester v1 | Maester

“Big thanks to the following contributors for improving remediation steps for tests, making them clearer and easier to follow:
Michael Morten Sonne
Jan Bakker
Christian Frohn
12/12/2024Blog linkMerill FernandoContributer
Blog: Windows – Hotpatching is now possible on clients – rebootless updates is here!02/12/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: GitHub Tools and Repositories that I use – By Cristian Schmitt Nieto01/12/2024Blog linkContributer
Blog: GitHub Backup Tool – update 1.3.1.0 is out14/11/2024Blog linkAuthor
Mentorship/Coaching: Mention in Denis Bogunic´s post07/11/2024LinkedIn linkMentorship/Coaching
Tool: My Managed Identity permissions tool has now over 1500 downloads at GitHub!03/11/2024GitHub linkAuthor
Blog: Managed Identity Permission Manager – v. 1.0.0.2 is out!01/11/2024Blog link

Newsletter link – Mention in Merill Fernando´s Entra newsletter – Category DevOps & PowerShell
Author
Book/E-book: My MDI Removal script is selected to be in “Microsoft Defender for Identity in Depth” book by Pierre Thoor01/11/2024LinkedIn linkContributer
Community newsletter: The latest technology news – October 2024 by Ivo Beerens31/10/2024Newsletter link
LinkedIn link
Contributer
Blog: Introducing Azure DevOps Backup Tool 1.1.2.0: Security update!30/10/2024Blog linkAuthor
Tool: Exciting milestone to share – SignToolGUI download counts in short time28/10/2024LinkedIn linkAuthor
Community newsletter: Mention in Merill Fernando entra.news # 68 – again again!27/10/2024LinkedIn linkContributer
Tool: PoC 2 in the makeing to the community: Managed Identity Permission Manager (GUI) – more nice stuff27/10/2024LinkedIn linkAuthor
Blog: Managed Identity Permission Manager – A new tool is out to test – v. 125/10/2024Blog linkAuthor
Tool: PoC 1 in the makeing to the community: Managed Identity Permission Manager (GUI)21/10/2024LinkedIn linkAuthor
Blog: Microsoft Defender for Identity – New posture recommendations focusing on Active Directory07/10/2024
Blog link
Author
Blog: Mandatory MFA enforcements is coming03/10/2024Blog linkAuthor
Community newsletter: Mention in ivobeerens.nl blog post: The latest technology news – September 202402/10/2024LinkedIn linkContributer
Blog: Import and Export Automation rules for Microsoft Sentinel – Unified SOC Platform24/09/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Introducing Azure DevOps Backup Tool 1.1.1.0: Update with new features and bug fixes!22/09/2024Blog linkAuthor
Community newsletter: Mention in Merill Fernando entra.news # 60 – again again!01/09/2024LinkedIn linkContributer
Blog: Microsoft Defender for Identity – Expands support to servers with Microsoft Entra Connect28/08/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Microsoft Defender for Identity – How to manually remove a malfunctioning sensor that can’t be installed, uninstalled or removed15/08/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Introducing Azure DevOps Backup Tool 1.1.0.0: Major update with new features, bug fixes and enhanced security!10/08/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: SignToolGUI – A new tool is here for your digital signing experience – Now public!18/07/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Azure Arc – Windows Admin Center – Cant connect with error: Couldn´t get server data, ajax error15/07/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Entra ID – Global Secure Access – Now Generally Available!14/07/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Introducing Azure DevOps Backup Tool 1.0.5.9: Enhanced security, optimization and bug fixes!10/07/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Reflecting on a remarkable first half of the year 2024! ✨07/07/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Veeam Backup M365 – Exchange Online backup fails with error: Failed to get folder properties. Not allowed to access non IPM folder29/06/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Entra ID – Global Secure Access Client – Assign users and groups to forwarding profiles05/06/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Introducing a new tool – Lookup IP to DNS Tool – v. 1.0.0.3!25/05/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Entra ID – Exploring the new feature: What’s New
(This blog was featured in Entra.News)
10/05/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Defender for Cloud – Reset to free tier via PowerShell02/05/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Introducing Azure DevOps Backup Tool 1.0.5.8: Enhanced security, optimization and bug fixes!13/04/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Microsoft Defender XDR – Unified Security Operations Platform (Sentinel and Defender)04/04/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Defender for Office 365 – Hunting and responding to QR code-based phishing attacks

Microsoft has introduced new default security measures and additional controls to protect against these attacks.

This blog from Michael Morten Sonne provides an end to end guidance to leverage hashtag#MicrosoftDefender hashtag#XDR to detect and respond
03/04/2024Blog link
LinkedIn link – shared by Pyan N
Author
Blog: Introducing GitHub Backup Tool 1.3.0.0: Enhanced customization, security and bug fixes!30/03/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Azure – Automating Management Group Removal in Azure with PowerShell23/03/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Introducing GitHub Backup Tool 1.2.0.0: Enhanced Security and Customization15/03/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Microsoft 365 Developer Program – Attention to all Microsoft 365 developers and learners!14/03/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Entra ID – Global Secure Access Client – Setup of the Microsoft 365 Profile – Part 306/03/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Secure Boot – What it is and how to update Secure Boot keys06/03/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: GitHub – Get a local backup of your code repositories – v. 1 of the tool05/03/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: PowerShell – Code Sign and validate files in a folder with optimized logic25/02/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Microsoft Defender for Identity – Updated Advanced Settings Page24/02/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Entra ID – Global Secure Access Client – Installation of the Agent on Windows – Part 221/02/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Microsoft Defender XDR – Offboarding scripts will now expire in 3 days and not 30 days19/02/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Entra ID – Global Secure Access Client – What it is about – Part 117/02/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Configure email authentication for domains you own in Exchange Online (SPF, DKIM, DMARC and MTA-STS)12/02/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Defender for Cloud – Permissions Management – New Features added to Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)06/02/2024Blog link

Offical in the Microsoft Azure Repo too after diaglog with the PM: Microsoft-Defender-for-Cloud/Remediation scripts/Create Azure RBAC Role based on CIEM access report at main · Azure/Microsoft-Defender-for-Cloud

Community newsletter – endpointcave.com by René Laas
Author
Blog: Microsoft Defender for Identity – What is it, how to install it and setup requirements20/01/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: PowerShell – Automatically retrieve download links from Microsoft Evaluation Center15/01/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Entra ID – Stale Application Analysis with PowerShell17/01/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Microsoft Defender XDR – Activity log and change incident severity09/01/2024Blog linkAuthor
Blog: Microsoft Defender XDR – Experience Improvements for Advanced Hunting07/01/2024Blog link
Author
Blog: Reflecting on 2023: A Year of Achievements, Growth, and Gratitude31/12/2023Blog linkAuthor
And a looooot more…. see All posts – Blog – Sonne´s Cloud etc.

Some other community taggings – can be at LinkedIn and other sites for events, blogs and community tools

Type of activityDate (if known)
Link
Microsoft Ignite 2024 Recap – by Henrik F. WojcikLinkedIn link #1
LinkedIn link #2
Microsoft Ignite 2024 Pictures – by Nicholas ChangLinkedIn link
Microsoft Ignite 2024 Recap – by Sune ThomsenLinkedIn link #1
LinkedIn link #2
LinkedIn link #3
LinkedIn link #4
LinkedIn link #5 – Keynote
Microsoft Ignite 2024 Recap – by Thomas MarcussenLinkedIn link
Microsoft Ignite 2024 Recap – by Ola StrómLinkedIn link
Microsoft Ignite 2024 – Security MVP´s – by Deniz MutluLinkedIn link
Windows 11 Hotpatchning in Windows 365 – It´s now in preview, and Michael Morten Sonne just wrote a very comprehensive article about it – By Christiaan BrinkhoffLinkedIn link
Twitter
Amazing community evening by Jon Towles watching the Chicago Bulls play. Fantastic opportunity to catch-up with friends – By Morten Waltrop KnudsenLinkedIn link
📢 Shoutout to Michael Morten Sonne [MVP] for the impressive Managed Identity Permission Manager tool!📢 – By Sher AzamLinkedIn link
Windows Hotpatching, previously a game-changer for servers, is now available on Windows clients! – 💡For a deep dive into how this works, check out this great article by Michael Morten Sonne [MVP] – By Michel RothLinkedIn link
Looks Cool. Congrats Michael Morten Sonne! – My Signtool GUI is public – By Chuck A.LinkedIn link
Struggling to get developers to sign code for execution on Windows or do you dislike the command line approach? Michael Morten Sonne [MVP] has a fix for you! – By Andreas HartigLinkedIn link
Special thanks to the amazing Microsoft Customer Connection Team and my amazing CCP colleagues for their motivation and support throughout this journey, especially – By Uros Babic07/11/2024LinkedIn link
🚨New Global Access Security feature! 🚨For more insights on this new feature, check out my friend Michael Morten Sonne [MVP]‘s latest blog post – By Alexander AppelbyLinkedIn link
Security MVP meeting in the sun🌞So nice to meet with my friend Michael Morten Sonne [MVP] and Mathilde in my hometown Kolding this afternoon 😀 – By Morten Waltorp KnudsenLinkedIn link
Azure DevOps backup tool from Michael Morten Sonne [MVP]. Check it out. 🤘 – By Mike ParkerLinkedIn link
Getting ready to start the day at Experts Live in Copenhagen and look who i ran into Michael Morten Sonne – By Henrik F. WojcikLinkedIn link
Mentioned at: PowerShell Conference Europe 2024 – By Fabian02/07/2024GitHub link to pptx
Mentioned in Kristina Quicks post on LinkedIn for the CCP year of 2023 – in Microsoft rockstar groupLinkedIn link
And a looooot more….