🚀 New Blog Series Launch: Mastering Workload Identity Security in Microsoft Entra ID 🔐 I'm excited to announce the launch of my new blog series on Substack: “Mastering Workload Identity Security in Microsoft Entra ID – An Exploratory Guide”. As a contributor to the CIS Windows 365 Fundamentals benchmark, I’ve had the privilege of engaging in deep conversations around identity security. One area that stood out as needing more focused guidance? Workload Identities—those non-human identities like service principals and managed identities that power automation and integration in the cloud. 🔍 This series is my deep dive into that space, designed to help Microsoft Entra administrators secure these critical assets with practical, step-by-step guidance. From foundational practices in the free tier to advanced configurations using Workload Identities Premium, we’ll cover it all. 💡 What you can expect: Actionable PowerShell scripts (using beta cmdlets) CIS-aligned (but exploratory) best practices Guidance on Conditional Access, Identity Protection, Access Reviews, and more A progressive structure: start with no-cost wins, then scale up to advanced governance 📚 First up: Intro Blog: Why workload identity security matters now more than ever Blog 1: Discovering and understanding your workload identities (Free Tier) Workload Identities—those non-human identities, like service principals and managed identities, that power automation and integration in the cloud. Read the introduction and subscribe to the series here: open.substack.com/pub/jjrmil… Let’s build a more secure cloud—one identity at a time. 💬 I’d love your thoughts, feedback, and experiences as we explore this together. #MicrosoftEntra #IdentitySecurity #WorkloadIdentities #CISBenchmarks #CloudSecurity #PowerShell #AzureSecurity #SubstackSeries