MMS 2025 at MOA

Description:
Access data from diverse sources effectively. Learn numerous methods to retrieve your data from Intune, Entra ID, ConfigMgr, Active Directory, and Windows. Focus on extracting raw data using Graph, SQL, WMI, PowerShell, and more. Discover how to connect the data for custom reports and tools, enhancing your data management strategies.

What you will learn:

• Various ways to access data using Graph, SQL, WMI, and PowerShell.
• How to combine input data in PowerShell for unique insights.
• How to take actions based on your data.
• Tricks of the trade for data access and extraction.

Description:
Defender for Endpoint (MDE) serves as a comprehensive tool to enhance your organization's security posture beyond antivirus capabilities. Learn to leverage MDE for monitoring device health, identifying vulnerabilities, and implementing prioritized security actions. Practical advice and real-world examples of issues found by Defender will be shared, along with insights on how MDE reports can guide decision-making and improve security awareness.

What you will learn:

• Understand how to monitor and assess device security using MDE tools.
• Learn to prioritize and implement impactful security changes based on MDE insights.
• Track the effectiveness of your security improvements over time.
• Gain practical strategies from real-world examples of vulnerabilities identified by Defender.

Description:
PowerShell by default is just like any other scripting language. You issue commands and they are processed consecutively, one after the other. But what happens when we have multiple things to do that don't depend on each other? Do we really need to wait for the first task to complete before we start the next? We actually have a very robust capability with PowerShell to perform parallel processing. We're not talking about For-EachObject -Parallel. In this session we'll look at runspaces and how to leverage them to achieve multi-threaded scripting.

What you will learn:

• How to set up and use runspaces and pools.
• Methods for sharing data between threads/workers.
• Techniques for debugging and troubleshooting runspaces.
• Guidelines for utilizing constrained runspaces effectively.

Description:
Malicious actors utilize AI to conduct sophisticated attacks, from creating phishing messages to automating hacking tools that exploit vulnerabilities. Learn how AI-driven penetration testing can be used by both pentesters and attackers, understand AI-generated phishing campaigns and malware, and discover how AI can crack passwords by analyzing patterns.

What you will learn:

• Malicious actors use AI to generate highly convincing and personalized phishing campaigns.
• AI automates penetration testing, empowering attackers to swiftly find system weaknesses.
• AI offers incredible defensive capabilities while simultaneously providing attackers with enhanced offensive tools.
• Insights on AI's dual role in cybersecurity: both a shield and a weapon.