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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 17h

His sessions & more: buff.ly/WBCiqgg
- Protect, Detect, Respond w/ Microsoft Defender XD
- Improve Client Resilience w/ Defender Boys
- Improve Your Resilience w/ Cybersecurity Table-top Exercises
- Most Common Misconfigurations Identified During our Red Team Engagements

Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 17h

For the last 10+ years, he has been awarded as a Microsoft MVP for his contributions in the community. He also holds several certifications in Incident Response and Forensics, CISM, CISSP among other Microsoft Certifications including Microsoft Certified Trainer.

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 17h

Stefan Schörling, Cloud Security & Infra Geek at Onevinn AB, will present at #Live360 Tech Con in Orlando!

He has 20+ years of experience working in cybersecurity helping customers succeed with implementing & adopting Cloud Security, with a focus on #Azure & #M365.

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 20h

In our latest Road to Live! 360 video, Angela Dugan shares why tech pros need more than code to thrive. From burnout to conflict resolution, she'll preview the Human Factors in Tech track which focuses on training beyond hard skills. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHkt... #Live360

Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 1d

Why MSIX is replacing MSI/App-V - In this #Live360 session preview Q&A, @kkaminsk.bsky.social covers containerized installs, >70% Win32 conversion, required code-signing, Win11 Shared Package Containers, CI/CD fit, and troubleshooting with PSF + Sysinternals. redmondmag.com/articles/202...

Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 2d

She will speak during:
- Cybersecurity & Ransomware Live! Panel Discussion: How to Not Get Hacked in 2026
- Off the Chain: Kill Chains for 0-Day Exploits
- The AI Force Multiplier: Weaponized AI for Hackers

Learn more: live360events.com/events/orlan...

#Cybersecurity #AI #Live360

Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 2d

Since, she has been earning bug bounties, releasing new CVEs & original exploit techniques, training penetration testers & conducting R&D projects. Erica organizes 2600, a local offensive cybersecurity meetup, and has spoken about hacking and bot writing at conferences & meetups.

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 2d

Erica Burgess is ready to deliver must-see sessions in Live! 360 Tech Con.

Erica is an AI cybersecurity architect and was a software engineer and cybersecurity hobbyist for several years before becoming an application security red-teamer in 2018.

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 2d

#Live360 is almost here! Join @talesfromthefield.bsky.social Mondays through Nov. 3 as Live! 360 speakers go live with behind-the-scenes session previews, technical insights & pro tips to help you get the most from your conference experience in Orlando.
Tune in on Monday: youtube.com/@talesfromth...

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 3d

Unmanaged devices are a major blind spot. Myron Helgering says users are 71% likelier to get infected on unmanaged hardware—and shows how to cut risk with MAM, app-enforced restrictions, session policies & Conditional Access. #Cybersecurity #ZeroTrust #Microsoft365 buff.ly/62wavCB

Unmanaged Devices: The Overlooked Endpoint Threat -- Redmondmag.com

Despite layers of security controls on corporate hardware, unmanaged devices remain a critical weak spot.

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 4d

GitHub’s Ken Muse on hardening CI/CD: fix supply-chain risk & stale deps, lock down/rotate secrets, tighten access controls, treat pipelines as code, automate checks (SCA/SAST/CodeQL), and use OWASP’s CI/CD Top 10—without slowing devs. #DevSecOps #CICD #GitHub #VSLive

Hardening CI/CD: Essential Strategies to Mitigate Security Risks -- Visual Studio Magazine

As CI/CD pipelines become foundational to modern software development, they also become high-value targets for attackers. From insecure 3rd-party dependencies to exposed secrets, the risks are…

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 8d

Yes, it’s real: Super Early Bird savings end today—Friday, October 3. #Live360 Tech Con is six co-located conferences, new friends, and the most fun you’ll have leveling up your skills this year. Grab your seat before prices rise at midnight and join us in Orlando! Last call >> buff.ly/hrWRh2W

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 8d

Q&A with Microsoft’s Carlos Robles: elevate SQL in #VSCode. The#MSSQL extension adds Copilot query help, a visual Schema Designer, Schema Compare & local SQL containers—so you can design, test & ship DB changes without leaving the editor. Read on > buff.ly/BR3F078 #SQLServer

Elevate SQL Development with VS Code -- Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft PM Carlos Robles previews his Live! 360 Orlando session on how recent updates to the MSSQL extension—like GitHub Copilot integration, Schema Designer, and local SQL containers—are…

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 8d

Exciting things ahead for #VSLive and #Live360 —
Microsoft's JimHarrer shares why this year’s Orlando event is set to deliver even more value to the tech community.https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-live-orlando-2025/

VS Live! Orlando – Your Ultimate Learning Adventure - Visual Studio Blog

Join Visual Studio Live! Orlando, Nov 16–21, 2025. Hands-on labs, .NET & AI sessions, and up to $900 subscriber savings. Register today

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 8d

See her sessions - buff.ly/hrWRh2W:
- AI Live! Panel: Governance in the AI Age
- Boost Your Personal Productivity with M365 Copilot
- How to Get What You Want: The Art of Prompt Engineering for Copilot
- Managing Change in a Microsoft World: Copilot Governance & Change Management

Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 8d

Michelle is the board President of the Minnesota Microsoft 365 User Group, organizes MN M365 Workshop Day, & has been part of the SharePoint community since 2009. She is a former Director of Modern Work Customer Success, Teams Technical Specialist, MVP, & Office 365 solution architect.

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 8d

Michelle Gilbert from Microsoft is presenting four sessions at #Live360

Michelle, Principal Cloud Solution Architect focused on Modern Work and M365 Copilot, has been delivering business collaboration solutions for years, working on Copilot, Teams, Viva, SharePoint & Office 365.

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 9d

Q&A with Erica Burgess on how gen AI is reshaping cyber defense—automated vuln triage into high-impact exploits, deepfake social engineering, faster 0-day cycles—and how blue teams/CISOs respond: asset inventories, rapid CVE comms, vendor rigor. #Cybersecurity #GenAI redmondmag.com/articles/202...

How Generative AI Is Changing the Cybersecurity Battlefield -- Redmondmag.com

AI is reshaping offensive security tactics and challenging defenders to respond at unprecedented speed.

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 10d

See his sessions - bit.ly/live360orlando:
- Hands-On Lab: Design Thinking for Software Development Teams
- Injecting Innovation Into Applications Through Design
- The Extreme Risk of Generational Turnover
- VSLive! Panel: Keep Building Applications without Agile, DevOps, or AI

Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 10d

At his consulting practice, based in Nashville, he and his team focus on #UX design, advanced user interface development, rules-based architectures and healthcare systems.

He teaches design classes for UX & technical classes on #XAML for the Universal Windows Platform.

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 10d

Billy Hollis will take the stage at #Live360 Tech Con, Nov 16-21!

Billy is a software designer and developer with a contrarian streak that often challenges conventional wisdom in the industry.

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 11d

Supercharge your skills at the Azure AI Foundry with Agents Virtual Seminar Nov 6–7! This 2-day, live online training with @linotadros.bsky.social gives you expert-led guidance, hands-on learning, and real-world strategies to apply Azure AI tools + Agents immediately at work. buff.ly/N1AOdee

Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 12d

Good news: Super Early Bird is extended through October 3! More time to join the #Live360 fun—6 co-located conferences, sunshine, smart people, and the kind of hallway chats that turn into wins. Don’t miss out on the energy. Lock it in before the extension ends - bit.ly/live360orlando

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 14d

Ends TODAY! Super Early Bird is closing—don’t miss the most energizing week in tech. #Live360 brings 6 co-located conferences, real-world fixes, & that Universal Orlando buzz. Grab your spot before prices jump; final hours to save $400 off standard. Go ➡️ bit.ly/live360orlando

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Live! 360 Events @live360events.bsky.social · 15d

Aidan Finn, @aidanfinn.bsky.social breaks down #Azure #DDoS Protection: ML-based detection per public IP, terabit-scale absorption on Azure’s global network, config (free vs paid), working with WAF/NSGs/Firewall, and must-have monitoring (IfUnderDDoSAttack). redmondmag.com/articles/202...

Inside Azure DDoS Protection: Scalable Defense Against Modern Attacks -- Redmondmag.com

Azure expert Aidan Finn previews how Microsoft's cloud-scale DDoS Protection detects, mitigates and monitors attacks ahead of his Live! 360 Orlando session.

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