Merill Fernando 💚
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Merill Fernando 💚
@merill.net
· Nov 8
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🦋 Introducing bluesky.ms 👏 = A crowdsourced database of anyone and everyone in the Microsoft community on Bluesky.
👉 Add yourself and anyone you know today 👈
🫂 All are welcome.
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LET'S FILL IT UP! 🙏
👉 Add yourself and anyone you know today 👈
🫂 All are welcome.
This is my v1, I'll add options to directly follow from the site itself but first 👇
LET'S FILL IT UP! 🙏
👋 Folks, I'm super excited to announce the launch of the Microsoft Zero Trust Assessment!
I've been working on this project for the past year at Microsoft with an extended team including our security researchers, product feature teams and docs
Here's what it does
I've been working on this project for the past year at Microsoft with an extended team including our security researchers, product feature teams and docs
Here's what it does
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
👋 Folks, I'm super excited to announce the launch of the Microsoft Zero Trust Assessment!
I've been working on this project for the past year at Microsoft with an extended team including our security researchers, product feature teams and docs
Here's what it does
I've been working on this project for the past year at Microsoft with an extended team including our security researchers, product feature teams and docs
Here's what it does
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
Riding the AI Wave: How Microsoft Entra is Evolving for the Agentic Era
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Riding the AI Wave: How Microsoft Entra is Evolving for the Agentic Era
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Riding the AI Wave: How Microsoft Entra is Evolving for the Agentic Era | Microsoft Community Hub
Get ready for Microsoft Ignite by reading Alex's reflections on how to ride the wave of AI agent innovation instead of splashing around in the foam.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
Riding the AI Wave: How Microsoft Entra is Evolving for the Agentic Era
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Riding the AI Wave: How Microsoft Entra is Evolving for the Agentic Era
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November 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Driving cloud-first identity: User SOA is now Public Preview and Group SOA is Generally Available
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Driving cloud-first identity: User SOA is now Public Preview and Group SOA is Generally Available
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Driving cloud-first identity: User SOA is now Public Preview and Group SOA is Generally Available
Simplify hybrid complexity and strengthen your security posture by managing users and groups natively in the cloud.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
Driving cloud-first identity: User SOA is now Public Preview and Group SOA is Generally Available
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Driving cloud-first identity: User SOA is now Public Preview and Group SOA is Generally Available
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Reposted by Merill Fernando 💚
Great chat with Merill Fernando on Entra Chat! We (Thomas Naunheim & I) shared some favorite findings and stories from the past years working with Entra ID Attack & Defense Playbook. Link to the full episode below👇
Thomas Naunheim and Sami Lamppu quietly built one of the most useful open projects for Entra ID defenders.
The Entra ID Attack & Defense Playbook
It’s free, community-driven, and packed with real detection logic and KQL queries.
🧵👇
The Entra ID Attack & Defense Playbook
It’s free, community-driven, and packed with real detection logic and KQL queries.
🧵👇
November 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Great chat with Merill Fernando on Entra Chat! We (Thomas Naunheim & I) shared some favorite findings and stories from the past years working with Entra ID Attack & Defense Playbook. Link to the full episode below👇
Thomas Naunheim and Sami Lamppu quietly built one of the most useful open projects for Entra ID defenders.
The Entra ID Attack & Defense Playbook
It’s free, community-driven, and packed with real detection logic and KQL queries.
🧵👇
The Entra ID Attack & Defense Playbook
It’s free, community-driven, and packed with real detection logic and KQL queries.
🧵👇
November 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Thomas Naunheim and Sami Lamppu quietly built one of the most useful open projects for Entra ID defenders.
The Entra ID Attack & Defense Playbook
It’s free, community-driven, and packed with real detection logic and KQL queries.
🧵👇
The Entra ID Attack & Defense Playbook
It’s free, community-driven, and packed with real detection logic and KQL queries.
🧵👇
Reposted by Merill Fernando 💚
Episode #120 is out! We speak to @merill.net about the Zero Trust Workshop, but we also spend time talking about all things identity! Merill's final thought is pure gold.
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Episode #120 is out! We speak to @merill.net about the Zero Trust Workshop, but we also spend time talking about all things identity! Merill's final thought is pure gold.
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
Microsoft Entra at Ignite 2025: November 17-21
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Microsoft Entra at Ignite 2025: November 17-21
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October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Microsoft Entra at Ignite 2025: November 17-21
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Microsoft Entra at Ignite 2025: November 17-21
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Get the latest Entra news @ https://entra.news
October 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Get the latest Entra news @ https://entra.news
Dirk-jan Mollema found one of the most severe vulnerabilities ever discovered in Microsoft Entra ID.
One that could have compromised every tenant in the cloud.
In this episode, we unpack the story, the stress, and the mindset behind responsible disclosure. 🔥
One that could have compromised every tenant in the cloud.
In this episode, we unpack the story, the stress, and the mindset behind responsible disclosure. 🔥
October 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Dirk-jan Mollema found one of the most severe vulnerabilities ever discovered in Microsoft Entra ID.
One that could have compromised every tenant in the cloud.
In this episode, we unpack the story, the stress, and the mindset behind responsible disclosure. 🔥
One that could have compromised every tenant in the cloud.
In this episode, we unpack the story, the stress, and the mindset behind responsible disclosure. 🔥
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
11 days remaining: Support for Microsoft Entra Permissions Management ends November 1, 2025
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11 days remaining: Support for Microsoft Entra Permissions Management ends November 1, 2025
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11 days remaining: Support for Microsoft Entra Permissions Management ends November 1, 2025
We recommend that customers complete the offboarding instructions or communicate the need for extended deadline before support ends.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
11 days remaining: Support for Microsoft Entra Permissions Management ends November 1, 2025
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11 days remaining: Support for Microsoft Entra Permissions Management ends November 1, 2025
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October 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Reposted by Merill Fernando 💚
ATTENTION: From now on, Power Platform Admin Center is officially called 2PAC. The term PPAC shall be deprecated. Please switch to using the new aka.ms/2pac Short URL.
This is NOT a joke. @merill.net actually made it work.🤜🤛
(Okay, the deprecation is not true. But is might as well be.)
This is NOT a joke. @merill.net actually made it work.🤜🤛
(Okay, the deprecation is not true. But is might as well be.)
October 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
ATTENTION: From now on, Power Platform Admin Center is officially called 2PAC. The term PPAC shall be deprecated. Please switch to using the new aka.ms/2pac Short URL.
This is NOT a joke. @merill.net actually made it work.🤜🤛
(Okay, the deprecation is not true. But is might as well be.)
This is NOT a joke. @merill.net actually made it work.🤜🤛
(Okay, the deprecation is not true. But is might as well be.)
October 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
What’s new in Microsoft Entra – September 2025
What’s new in Microsoft Entra – September 2025
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October 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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What’s new in Microsoft Entra – September 2025
What’s new in Microsoft Entra – September 2025
Melbourne friends — next Monday is going to be epic 🔥.
I’ll be sharing some seriously cool stuff combining Maester + Lokka at WP Ninja Australia 🇦🇺
🎤 Joining me are legends: Jason Byway, Joel Kino, Aaron Parker & Steven Hosking + host Jose Schenardie!
Register at www.meetup.com/workp...
I’ll be sharing some seriously cool stuff combining Maester + Lokka at WP Ninja Australia 🇦🇺
🎤 Joining me are legends: Jason Byway, Joel Kino, Aaron Parker & Steven Hosking + host Jose Schenardie!
Register at www.meetup.com/workp...
October 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Melbourne friends — next Monday is going to be epic 🔥.
I’ll be sharing some seriously cool stuff combining Maester + Lokka at WP Ninja Australia 🇦🇺
🎤 Joining me are legends: Jason Byway, Joel Kino, Aaron Parker & Steven Hosking + host Jose Schenardie!
Register at www.meetup.com/workp...
I’ll be sharing some seriously cool stuff combining Maester + Lokka at WP Ninja Australia 🇦🇺
🎤 Joining me are legends: Jason Byway, Joel Kino, Aaron Parker & Steven Hosking + host Jose Schenardie!
Register at www.meetup.com/workp...
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
The Conditional Access Optimization Agent keeps getting better—and making your life easier
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The Conditional Access Optimization Agent keeps getting better—and making your life easier
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The Conditional Access Optimization Agent keeps getting better—and making your life easier | Microsoft Community Hub
From chatting with the agent to integrating with ServiceNow, the CA Optimization Agent is helping you deploy policies confidently and optimize access with...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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The Conditional Access Optimization Agent keeps getting better—and making your life easier
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The Conditional Access Optimization Agent keeps getting better—and making your life easier
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I just sent out this week's Entra newsletter.
🚀 Most popular posts from last week
🥇Microsoft Introduces Restore Capability for Conditional Access Policies • Tony Redmond
🥈Why Setting Office IP as a Trusted Location in Conditional Access Is Risky • AIMA
🚀 Most popular posts from last week
🥇Microsoft Introduces Restore Capability for Conditional Access Policies • Tony Redmond
🥈Why Setting Office IP as a Trusted Location in Conditional Access Is Risky • AIMA
October 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I just sent out this week's Entra newsletter.
🚀 Most popular posts from last week
🥇Microsoft Introduces Restore Capability for Conditional Access Policies • Tony Redmond
🥈Why Setting Office IP as a Trusted Location in Conditional Access Is Risky • AIMA
🚀 Most popular posts from last week
🥇Microsoft Introduces Restore Capability for Conditional Access Policies • Tony Redmond
🥈Why Setting Office IP as a Trusted Location in Conditional Access Is Risky • AIMA
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
Your shortcut to Microsoft Entra deployment success
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Your shortcut to Microsoft Entra deployment success
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Your shortcut to Microsoft Entra deployment success
FastTrack has developed created 20+ short, scenario-based videos that guide you step-by-step through Microsoft Entra deployments.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Your shortcut to Microsoft Entra deployment success
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Your shortcut to Microsoft Entra deployment success
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Here's an easy way to remember how to create an OIDC vs SAML app in Entra.
Bookmark this 💡
Bookmark this 💡
October 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Here's an easy way to remember how to create an OIDC vs SAML app in Entra.
Bookmark this 💡
Bookmark this 💡
October 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
October 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Jas Suri, Gayan Randeny & I had so much fun recording this episode just yesterday at the Redmond campus.
Gayan and Jas are heavy weights in the Entra consumer space and have helped bring online hundreds of millions of users to AAD B2C and Entra External ID.
Check it out at https://entra.chat
Gayan and Jas are heavy weights in the Entra consumer space and have helped bring online hundreds of millions of users to AAD B2C and Entra External ID.
Check it out at https://entra.chat
October 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Jas Suri, Gayan Randeny & I had so much fun recording this episode just yesterday at the Redmond campus.
Gayan and Jas are heavy weights in the Entra consumer space and have helped bring online hundreds of millions of users to AAD B2C and Entra External ID.
Check it out at https://entra.chat
Gayan and Jas are heavy weights in the Entra consumer space and have helped bring online hundreds of millions of users to AAD B2C and Entra External ID.
Check it out at https://entra.chat
Hey folks, here's a lucky opportunity to spend an hour with some brilliant Entra minds.
Join me for a live AMA 🎙️ with the Entra architecture team!
Bring all your hard questions or just listen in to a fun chat.
Register at aka.ms/entra/ama
Want to warm us up? Post your questions 👇
Join me for a live AMA 🎙️ with the Entra architecture team!
Bring all your hard questions or just listen in to a fun chat.
Register at aka.ms/entra/ama
Want to warm us up? Post your questions 👇
October 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Hey folks, here's a lucky opportunity to spend an hour with some brilliant Entra minds.
Join me for a live AMA 🎙️ with the Entra architecture team!
Bring all your hard questions or just listen in to a fun chat.
Register at aka.ms/entra/ama
Want to warm us up? Post your questions 👇
Join me for a live AMA 🎙️ with the Entra architecture team!
Bring all your hard questions or just listen in to a fun chat.
Register at aka.ms/entra/ama
Want to warm us up? Post your questions 👇
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
The Microsoft Entra agent for smarter access governance: Access Review Agent
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The Microsoft Entra agent for smarter access governance: Access Review Agent
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The Microsoft Entra agent for smarter access governance: Access Review Agent
Accelerate access reviews with the newest Security Copilot agent in Microsoft Entra—now in public preview.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
The Microsoft Entra agent for smarter access governance: Access Review Agent
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The Microsoft Entra agent for smarter access governance: Access Review Agent
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