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Marcus Jacobson Senior Microsoft Cybersecurity Consultant

Enabling organizations to mature their cloud security posture across the Microsoft security stack · Information Protection & Data Governance (Purview) · Identity & Access Management · Zero Trust Architecture (Entra ID) · Threat Detection & Response · SIEM / SOAR (Sentinel & Defender XDR) · Compliance & Regulatory Alignment · Security Architecture

Most organizations have more security capability than they realize — the tools are licensed, the features exist, but the configuration never quite got there. That's usually where I come in. I focus on the Microsoft security stack: getting it deployed properly, integrated across identity, data, and threat detection, and built in a way that doesn't fall apart six months later. This portfolio is a record of that work — what I know, what I'm building toward, and how I think about the problem.

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Cybersecurity Compass
Cybersecurity Compass
A map of my professional scope across the Microsoft security stack — the products I deploy, the data flows I architect, and the client scenarios I deliver across identity, information protection, and threat defense.
Zero Trust Identity Information Protection Threat Defense
Roles & Scenarios
Consulting Scope & Delivery Patterns
Standardized role profiles across the Microsoft security practice — from roles aligned to my current experience level through senior positions I am actively building toward, mapped to certifications and client engagement patterns.
Security Consultant Cloud Security Posture SOC Transformation
Projects
Project Portfolio
Client-agnostic projects built to demonstrate hands-on competency across the scope defined in the Cybersecurity Compass — lab environments, automation artifacts, and IaC deployments covering identity, information protection, threat detection, and compliance.
Lab Environments Infrastructure as Code Detection Engineering
Certification Strategy
Certification Roadmap
A sequenced credential strategy aligned to the Microsoft security stack — mapping completed certifications, active exam targets, and the planned path toward senior technical and architecture-level qualifications.
Azure Security Identity & Access Security Operations Expert Level
Skills Inventory
Technical Skills & Competencies
A self-assessed inventory of hands-on technical skills across the Microsoft security stack — organized by product area with proficiency ratings and current vs. developing status.
KQL PowerShell IaC Zero Trust
Purview · Information Protection
Defender XDR · SIEM / SOAR
Entra ID · Identity
Sentinel · Compliance
Azure · 3rd-party integrations
Security Copilot · AI