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Security Features of PowerShell 7 with Mike O'Neill

Aug 26, 2026 · 32 min · 12 segments

How secure are your PowerShell scripts? Richard talks to Mike O'Neill about the powerful security features introduced with PowerShell 7.3 and above, including session configuration files and clean…

How secure are your PowerShell scripts? Richard talks to Mike O'Neill about the powerful security features introduced with PowerShell 7.3 and above, including session configuration files and clean blocks. Mike talks about how some organizations are strict about installing anything on servers, including the latest version of PowerShell - which is one of the reasons 5.1 has persisted so long. But that ends with 26H2 and opens the door to securing your PowerShell with strict controls over accounts, cmdlets, and more! The latest PowerShell makes it easier to have just enough administration - and makes it harder for the black hats to exploit! **Links** - PowerShell 7 - Just Enough Administration - New-PSSessionConfiguration File - PowerShell Clean Block - Monthly PowerShell Team Call - Mike's Exchange Add-In for PowerShell Recorded July 9, 2026

How secure are your PowerShell scripts? Richard talks to Mike O'Neill about the powerful security features introduced with PowerShell 7.3 and above, including session configuration files and clean…

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Speakers: Mike O'NeillGuestRichard CampbellHost

Top entities: PowerShell×69 Microsoft×16 Windows Server×9 Visual Studio Code×5 Microsoft Exchange Server×6

PowerShell 7 and Mike O’Neill0:23 – 1:48

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Brandon WennNarrator

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From RunAsRadio.com, you're listening to Run As Radio, the internet audio talk show for IT professionals with Richard Campbell.

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Brandon WennNarrator

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This is Brandon Nguyen announcing show 1051, Security Features of PowerShell 7 with guest Mike O'Neill.

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Brandon WennNarrator

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Recorded Thursday, July 9th, 2026.

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Brandon WennNarrator

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Run As Radio is produced each week by Sound Thoughts, LLC.

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Brandon WennNarrator

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For more information, visit soundthoughtsllc.com. You can follow us on X at x.com slash runasradio.

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Richard CampbellHost

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Hi, this is Richard Campbell.

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Richard CampbellHost

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Thanks for listening to Run As Radio.

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Richard CampbellHost

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Bringing back after entirely too long of a time, my friend Mike O'Neill, who endeavors to empower engineers as much as possible with sharing of information and overall IT knowledge.

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Richard CampbellHost

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And he's currently a Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect focusing on PowerShell, MS Graph API and Exchange with ongoing deliveries.

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Richard CampbellHost

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on all PowerShell workshops, Exchange, and MS Graph API content.

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Richard CampbellHost

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He's continually looking for new methods to help improve IT engineers' efficiency and knowledge about PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, and Exchange, and he occasionally posts on his blog at mikeoneil.blog, and also does the Exchange add-in PowerShell module.

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Richard CampbellHost

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at mikeoneil.blog slash exchange underscore add in from time to time.

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PowerShell 7 and Mike O’Neill0:23 – 1:48

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Brandon WennNarrator

0:23

From RunAsRadio.com, you're listening to Run As Radio, the internet audio talk show for IT professionals with Richard Campbell.

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Brandon WennNarrator

0:32

This is Brandon Nguyen announcing show 1051, Security Features of PowerShell 7 with guest Mike O'Neill.

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Brandon WennNarrator

0:39

Recorded Thursday, July 9th, 2026.

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Brandon WennNarrator

0:43

Run As Radio is produced each week by Sound Thoughts, LLC.

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Brandon WennNarrator

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For more information, visit soundthoughtsllc.com. You can follow us on X at x.com slash runasradio.

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Richard CampbellHost

1:03

Hi, this is Richard Campbell.

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Richard CampbellHost

1:04

Thanks for listening to Run As Radio.

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Richard CampbellHost

1:06

Bringing back after entirely too long of a time, my friend Mike O'Neill, who endeavors to empower engineers as much as possible with sharing of information and overall IT knowledge.

R

Richard CampbellHost

1:16

And he's currently a Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect focusing on PowerShell, MS Graph API and Exchange with ongoing deliveries.

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Richard CampbellHost

1:24

on all PowerShell workshops, Exchange, and MS Graph API content.

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Richard CampbellHost

1:28

He's continually looking for new methods to help improve IT engineers' efficiency and knowledge about PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, and Exchange, and he occasionally posts on his blog at mikeoneil.blog, and also does the Exchange add-in PowerShell module.

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Richard CampbellHost

1:44

at mikeoneil.blog slash exchange underscore add in from time to time.