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Christian. Husband. Father. Runner. Speaker. Author. Capitalist. Cyber and AI at Microsoft. Dude/Bro.
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Security Check-in Quick Hits: AI-Enhanced Threats & Deepfakes, Ransomware Evolution, State-Sponsored Espionage, Critical Vulnerabilities, and Major Data Breaches rodtrent.substack.co...

#Security #Cybersecurity
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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The Unraveling of Miranda Hale: Chapter 15 rodsfictionbooks.sub...

#RodsFictionUniverse #IndieAuthor #FictionBooks #BookLovers #SciFiBooks #FantasyReaders
January 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Rod's Saturday Funnies: Ransomware Rascals, Router Riddles, and New Year Cyber Mayhem (January 1-7, 2026) rodtrent.substack.co...

#RodsSaturdayFunnies #CybersecurityHumor #TechNews #SaturdayCartoons #CyberSafety #TechLaughs #SecurityUpdates
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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PolitiBiblical for January 10, 2026: Defections in Congress, Policy Shifts, and International Withdrawals politibiblical.subst...

#PolitiBiblical #Politics #USPolitics #News
January 10, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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Change of Pace + Change of Place = Change of Perspective. Start your professional day a little different this year with one of the Divine Design Devotionals https://amzn.to/4oiEQv4

#DivineDesign #Jobs #Industry #GodsWay #Career
January 10, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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Determine Defender for Endpoint offboarding state of Windows machines using PowerShell techcommunity.micros...

#MicrosoftDefender #DefenderforCloud #Security #MicrosoftSecurity #Cybersecurity #DefenderXDR #MicrosoftThreatIntelligence
Determine Defender for Endpoint offboarding state of Windows machines using PowerShell | Microsoft Community Hub
There are certain instances when a machine or machines are offboarded that the corresponding status takes an unusual amount of time to report in the Defender...
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January 9, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Security Check-in Quick Hits: Ledger Leak, Smaregi Scare, AI Phishing Surge, and Dark Web Data Dumps rodtrent.substack.co...

#Security #Cybersecurity
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Easy Way to Send Microsoft Word Files to Kindle Will Stop Working Next Month
Easy Way to Send Microsoft Word Files to Kindle Will Stop Working Next Month
You’ll instead have to use Amazon’s own Send to Kindle website or app.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Important Update for Microsoft Sentinel Users: Deprecation of Alert-Triggered Playbooks in Analytics Rules rodtrent.substack.co...

#MicrosoftSentinel #Cybersecurity #MicrosoftSecurity #Security #DefenderXDR
January 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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The "AI" Security Insights Show Episode 283 - AI Revolution in Cybersecurity www.microsoftsecurit...

#MicrosoftSecurity #THESecurityInsights #MSIShow
The "AI" Security Insights Show Episode 283 - AI Revolution in Cybersecurity
Ed hates homework! Frank love cruise ships! Rod is doing no "Pop Tarts" January!
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January 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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The Unraveling of Miranda Hale: Chapter 14 rodsfictionbooks.sub...

#RodsFictionUniverse #IndieAuthor #FictionBooks #BookLovers #SciFiBooks #FantasyReaders
January 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Navigating the Risks of AI Agents: Best Practices for Mitigation and Safety rodtrent.substack.co...

#AI #ResponsibleAI
January 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Watching the Watchers: Security Monitoring for AI Agent API Behavior rodtrent.substack.co...

#AI #ResponsibleAI
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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PolitiBiblical for January 09, 2026: Border Clashes and Global Gambits politibiblical.subst...

#PolitiBiblical #Politics #USPolitics #News
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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THE PROMPT for Microsoft Security - Issue #58 microsoftdefender.su...

#MicrosoftSentinel #DefenderXDR #MicrosoftDefender #SecurityCopilot #Cybersecurity #MicrosoftSecurity #Security #MicrosoftThreatIntelligence
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Get those creative juices flowing for 2026! Reading fiction drives creativity.

Welcome to 2026 at Rod's Fiction Universe! rodsfictionbooks.sub...

#RodsFictionUniverse #IndieAuthor #FictionBooks #BookLovers #SciFiBooks #FantasyReaders
January 9, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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Hey book lovers! 📚🕵️‍♀️

In Old Like Us cozy mysteries, help choose the next monster for our silver sleuths: Mutants? Cryptids? Parasites?

Vote now! 👉 rodsfictionbooks.sub...

Your pick? 👇 #CozyMystery #SilverSleuths
January 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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People ask where to start with the Old Like Us series. Obviously, the beginning is best to understand the evolution of the characters.

However, "Old Like Us: Elders and Extraterrestrials" is a somewhat stand-alone story. Hilarious and heartwarming.

https://amzn.to/4jAla5g
January 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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Fighting alert fatigue with built-in incident prioritization socautomators.substa...

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Fighting alert fatigue with built-in incident prioritization
It’s Monday morning and there are 50 alerts in the incident queue.
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January 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Security Check-in Quick Hits: China-US Hacking Denials, Global-e Breach Lessons, Phishing Defenses, SQL Injection Risks, and Bug Bounty Wins rodtrent.substack.co...

#Security #Cybersecurity
January 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Introducing AI-powered incident prioritization in Microsoft Defender techcommunity.micros...

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Introducing AI-powered incident prioritization in Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Community Hub
Every SOC analyst faces this challenge: multiple incidents, same severity, and different sources. When everything looks equally urgent, the real question...
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January 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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Microsoft revealed as company behind controversial data center proposal in Michigan township
Microsoft revealed as company behind controversial data center proposal in Michigan township
Locals have concerns about water use in a township that has dealt with shortages.
www.cnbc.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Build Your Phishing Defense Skills with This AI-Powered Simulator rodtrent.substack.co...

#AI #ResponsibleAI
January 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Digital Minimalism for IT Pros: Reducing Tool Sprawl to Survive 2026 myitforum.substack.c...

#myITforum #Community #ITPros #ITCommunity
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Sword of the Shattered Kingdoms - Echoes of the Void: Chapter 12 rodsfictionbooks.sub...

#RodsFictionUniverse #IndieAuthor #FictionBooks #BookLovers #SciFiBooks #FantasyReaders
January 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM