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Users are pasting client data into AI tools nobody approved. Defender for Cloud Apps can already show you — here is the MSP playbook for turning it on and reading it.
CloudCapsule's new Manage tier adds Quick Fixes, 100+ policy deployments, a reusable Policy Library, outcome-based Capsules, and Explorer, so multi-tenant M365 remediation happens in one place.
Cyber Essentials v3.3 maps cleanly onto Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Entra, Intune, and Defender for Business cover all five technical controls without buying a single new tool.
Defender for Endpoint scans macOS devices around the clock, but only after ABM, Intune profiles, and an onboarding package are in place. Here is the rollout order.
Defender for Business ships 24/7 vulnerability scanning with Business Premium. How to onboard devices, read the exposure score, and run an approve-remove-patch SOP.
Shadow SaaS thrives where no approved software list exists. Build a vendor management policy, an inventory template, and use the three app inventories M365 already keeps.
Most businesses cannot produce an accurate application inventory, and the Microsoft 365 defaults make it worse. Here is the layered plan for CIS Control 2, from OAuth consent to ASR rules.
By default, anyone with a Microsoft 365 tenant can open a Teams chat with your users. Here is the attack that exploits it and the four controls that break the kill chain.
Rotation, JIT elevation, audit logging, and a plan for the two moments admin rights actually get used. The full governance picture for local admin accounts, first party and third party.
May 2022 for MSPs: personal Bookings pages land in Outlook, quarantine notifications get custom branding, Teams ships four features, and Defender for Business standalone gets an upgrade path.
April 2022 for MSPs: Defender for Business standalone arrives at $3 per user, legacy CSP renewals get until July 11, Azure subscriptions transfer between partners, and Windows 365 goes annual.
January 2022 for MSPs: New Commerce goes live for M365 and D365, Teams Phone with Calling Plan replaces Business Voice, Defender for Business heads into Business Premium, and Walkie Talkie hits iOS.
