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The managed ispm tag currently brings together coverage of Microsoft 365 identity posture and how permissive tenant settings can enable rapid privilege escalation. Its featured discussion examines a demonstration in which a standard user reached Global Administrator in five and a half minutes without a zero-day exploit. The scenario relied on an overpowered enterprise application, a service account, permissive identity settings, and AI-generated scripting. For Windows and enterprise IT teams, the focus is on reducing excessive permissions, reviewing exceptions, and addressing stale configuration choices in Entra ID before they can be chained into a compromise. Use this page to follow related managed ispm coverage.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft 365 “Standard User” Became Global Admin in 5.5 Minutes: Identity Posture

    Huntress says a standard Microsoft 365 user was escalated to Global Administrator in five and a half minutes during a live product-launch demonstration, using no zero-day exploit, only permissive identity settings, an overpowered enterprise application, a service account, and AI-generated...