ABOU CONDE · MICROSOFT SECURITY MVP
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Purview permissions: discovery to production
Plan the roles and permissions required for your Purview deployment.
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- 🛡️ How to Ingest Syslog and CEF Logs into Microsoft Sentinel Using Azure Monitor Agent (AMA) 2 Nov 2025
- 🧭 Understanding Pending Dispositions in Microsoft Purview Records Management 31 Oct 2025
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I’m Abou Conde, a Microsoft Security MVP and Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert. I share implementation lessons across data protection, identity and security operations.


