When we launched Maester 2.0, it was our biggest release yet. Since then the project has kept moving: more than 540 commits, 1,900 files touched, and the published test documentation has grown from 128 to 168 tests.
This release brings Maester into more of the places security teams live every day: Azure DevOps, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Copilot Studio, entitlement management, multi-tenant operations, and the report experience itself.
We are excited to announce that Maester now supports multi-tenant reports! Run your security tests across multiple tenants and view the results in a single report. 🚀
Azure DevOps tests are now available in Maester!
We're excited to announce Maester 2.0 - our biggest release yet! With over 400 commits since version 1.3.0, this release brings powerful new capabilities for Microsoft 365 security testing.
When we started with Maester, we were in the luxurious position to use a code signing certificate for all published versions. This, sadly, ends today.
Today we are happy to announce that it is now easier to assess your M365 environment with specific types of tagged tests. Key Maester tags are now less ambiguous, and a new function makes it easy to see all of the tests associated with each tag! 🏷️
Today, we are thrilled to announce the release of the new version of Maester on Azure Web App. 🔥
If you have ever seen one of my presentations on or we have ever discussed technology security or operations, you have likely heard me say something like: At a certain maturity level everything is just exception management. Keep reading to get more details on one of the most common exception management techniques, compensatory or compensating controls.
The Maester community of contributors have been hard at work and we are excited to announce the June 2025 release of Maester! 🎉
Here are some quick stats for you:
❇️ 55,000+ tenants have used Maester to improve their security posture
🚀 260,000+ downloads of Maester on PowerShell Gallery
💻 2,600+ commits on GitHub
🤝 72+ contributors
✳️ 285 Maester tests (90+ new tests!)
📦 252 releases
There's a lot to cover, so let's dive right in!
The Maester module can now dynamically build the necessary files for testing and reporting on all the Office 365 Recommended Configuration Analyzer (ORCA) controls. Providing users with a single report covering many controls that existed before Maester and which are still valuable. 🚀