25 Years in Cybersecurity: Insights & Lessons from Stefan Schörling | MVP Security Insights

In this episode of our MVP Security Insights series, we sit down with Stefan Schörling—a cybersecurity veteran with over 25 years of experience, SANS-certified professional, and Microsoft MVP.

🔍 What you’ll learn in this episode:

- His journey from sysadmin to CTO of a cybersecurity-focused MSSP

- Hands-on insights into Microsoft Defender XDR and Unified Security Operations (USX)

- Balancing fast incident response with deep, automated defense

- Real-world security innovations that made a difference

- Current trends in threat intelligence and managed security

- The value of community collaboration in modern cybersecurity

🎯 Stefan also shares valuable advice for professionals looking to thrive in the Microsoft Security ecosystem.

⏱️ Timestamps:

0:00 Teaser

0:45 Intro

1:15 Introduction of this episode

3:10 Introduction of Stefan

5:23 Monitoring as a foundation

6:42 primary areas of expertise, and the passion for threat intelligence, incident response, and Defender XDR

10:22 Key projects as a CTO

17:55 Global and industry-specific challenges

24:10 Security innovations that drive impact

30:11 Trends shaping the future of security operations

35:32 Advice for starting security professionals

38:36 AI Question.... One tip Stefan would give his younger self

41:26 Why community matters in cybersecurity

46:18 The role of the MVP program

49:13 Personal goals and what drives him

51:12 Quickfire Fun Questions

52:30 Closing of this episode

54:14 Outro

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