

Azure Policy for Security Compliance Automation
Managing security compliance across Azure environments manually doesn't scale. I've seen too many organisations rely on periodic audits and spreadsheets to track security configurations, only to discover drift during incidents or compliance reviews. Azure Policy provides the auto
William Clarkson-Antill
Jul 184 min read
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Deploying OCSF to Microsoft Sentinel: A Step-by-Step Implementation Guide (Part 2 of 2)
In **Part 1**, we covered what **OCSF** is and why it solves critical problems for **Microsoft Sentinel** deployments. This post walks through the technical implementation: creating custom tables for OCSF event classes, configuring **Data Collection Rules (DCR)** to transform log
William Clarkson-Antill
May 84 min read
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Understanding OCSF: The Universal Translator for Security Data in Microsoft Sentinel (Part 1 of 2)
The **Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF)** addresses one of the most persistent challenges in security operations: inconsistent log formats across vendors. If you've spent hours writing custom parsers for every new data source in **Microsoft Sentinel**, OCSF offers a stan
William Clarkson-Antill
May 14 min read
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Deploy MISP in an Azure Container Instances (ACI) and Integrate with Microsoft Sentinel
Deploy MISP in an Azure Container Instances (ACI) and Integrate with Microsoft Sentinel
William Clarkson-Antill
Apr 56 min read
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Enabling Defender for Cloud - Initial Setup and Config
Enabling Defender for Cloud - Initial Setup and Config
William Clarkson-Antill
Apr 55 min read
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Deploying Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to Your First Machine
Deploying Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to Your First Machine
William Clarkson-Antill
Apr 54 min read
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Deploying OpenCTI on AKS using Helm
OpenCTI is an open‑source cyber threat intelligence platform designed to manage and visualise knowledge about cyber threats. This post...
William Clarkson-Antill
Sep 26, 20254 min read
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New Series: How to build a SOC
I decided to begin by writing a series of blog posts, starting with "How to Build a Security Operations Centre (SOC)." It has been a...
William Clarkson-Antill
Mar 31, 20251 min read
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Settling Into the Unknown: Adjusting to Life in Australia
Hey all, I've been unable to write anything in a while as I've moved from little New Zealand to Australia. I havent been able to post...
William Clarkson-Antill
Feb 6, 20251 min read
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Getting Started with Microsoft Security Copilot
Introduction With the rapid advancement of AI products, Microsoft Security Copilot is changing the game in cybersecurity. Harnessing the...
William Clarkson-Antill
Jul 30, 20245 min read
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Microsoft Security Exposure Management - CTEM enablement with Microsoft
Earlier this week Microsoft announced the new Exposure Management capability within Microsoft Defender. This new tool will enable...
William Clarkson-Antill
Mar 19, 20242 min read
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Microsoft Sentinel - Setting up
I thought id write something up for anyone wanting to setup Microsoft Sentinel for the first time, but are unsure how. Below are the...
William Clarkson-Antill
Feb 4, 20241 min read
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Enabling Vulnerabilities Notification
Something I thought id share with the wider community as more then likely most people wont be aware of this, or will have a different...
William Clarkson-Antill
Nov 8, 20231 min read
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Microsoft Sentinel - Creating Parsers within a Workspace
I thought I'd write some tips, tricks, and notes on how to build out an effective parser for your Sentinel Workspace. There are a heap of...
William Clarkson-Antill
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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Information on Signing up for the Microsoft Private Preview Community
I thought I would share some details of how to get into the Microsoft Private Preview Community, for the sake of sharing new ideas,...
William Clarkson-Antill
Oct 9, 20233 min read
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Global Administrator in Azure, why is this role so painful for Security?
I thought I'd jot down something for this as I don't believe most know how powerful global administrator really is in Microsoft Azure....
William Clarkson-Antill
Oct 4, 20231 min read
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Microsoft Sentinel - Data Ingestion from Multiple Tenants within the Same Platform
I thought I'd create a guide for ingesting multiple tenants' security information from the same platform. For example, if I have multiple...
William Clarkson-Antill
Sep 24, 20233 min read
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud - Using it to Monitor for Compliance
A lot of organizations will have some sort of compliance they will usually have to monitor for across their cloud infrastructure. In this...
William Clarkson-Antill
Sep 21, 20233 min read
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Deploying Defender using Azure Policy Considerations
Released not long ago was a set of new Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Policies within Azure Policy called [Preview]: Deploy Microsoft...
William Clarkson-Antill
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud - What is it exactly
What exactly is Microsoft Defender for Cloud? Well, it's your one-stop-shop for all Azure Platform and other platform-related security...
William Clarkson-Antill
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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