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Microsoft will begin changing Microsoft Entra ID self-service password reset on July 6, 2026, and from September 7, 2026, SSPR will require users to have explicitly registered authentication methods instead of relying on unregistered directory contact fields. The shift sounds procedural, but it...

Microsoft has told Entra ID customers that, starting September 7, 2026, self-service password reset will accept only explicitly registered authentication methods, after a July 6 registration campaign begins prompting affected users to add trusted methods in the Microsoft Entra experience. The...

On May 21, 2026, Microsoft published a customer story detailing how Senac-RS in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, moved more than 120,000 annual students and over 5,000 academic devices onto Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, and Defender across more than 40 educational units. The headline is...

Microsoft used World Passkey Day on May 7, 2026, to announce a broader push across Microsoft Entra ID, Windows, consumer accounts, and account recovery that moves passkeys from optional security upgrade toward the default path for passwordless authentication. The headline is not that Microsoft...

ConsentFix v3 is a newly reported phishing toolkit and attack method that targets Microsoft Azure and Entra ID accounts by automating OAuth authorization-code theft, using services such as Cloudflare Pages and Pipedream to collect codes and exchange them for usable Microsoft access and refresh...

Amazon Web Services has published a detailed blueprint for securely fronting multiple Amazon Redshift Serverless workgroups with a Network Load Balancer while using Microsoft Entra ID for native authentication. The pattern is aimed at organizations that need one stable connection endpoint for...

Microsoft has quietly removed one of the biggest identity-management frictions for enterprise customers: the inability to cleanly use third-party MFA providers inside Microsoft Entra ID without sacrificing policy control. The new external MFA capability is now generally available, and Microsoft...

When Windows 11 misfires, Azure does not necessarily lose revenue the same day, but the damage can still travel far beyond the desktop. That is the uncomfortable strategic point behind Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 troubles: a client OS bug can shake confidence in the broader Microsoft stack...

Adactin’s launch of AFIVE lands squarely in one of the busiest corners of enterprise software: the race to make internal knowledge searchable, trustworthy and useful through natural language. The Sydney-based services firm is pitching the platform as an AI knowledge layer that can unify...

Identity security in hybrid Microsoft estates is moving from a periodic compliance exercise to a continuous operational discipline, and that shift is exposing a hard truth: free, snapshot-based Microsoft identity tools are no longer enough for enterprises that need to see change as it happens...

The discovery that attackers are weaponizing Microsoft Entra ID OAuth flows to gain long‑lived access to corporate mail and files is not theoretical—it’s a clear, recurring pattern that demands a rethink of how organizations govern third‑party applications, consent, and service principals across...

Microsoft is rolling out a pair of practical updates to Exchange Online moderation that should make life easier for moderators and admins alike: moderated messages will now use Actionable Messages adaptive cards so Approve | Reject controls appear inside the message body on every Outlook client...