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Strong user MFA means nothing if Global Admins carry the exceptions. This 8-level playbook takes tenant admin security from inventory to PIM, alerts, and quarterly access reviews.
One reused local admin password turns a single infected laptop into a fleet-wide incident. Here is how to deploy Windows LAPS through Intune, step by step.
Microsoft's Global Secure Access puts Entra ID in front of internet traffic, on-prem apps, and file shares. Here is what it stops in practice and what it costs.
Windows Autopilot turns 2 to 5 hours of manual device setup into a 30 to 60 minute out-of-box experience nobody in IT touches. Here is the full configuration.
New Defender and Purview add-on SKUs for Business Premium, Anthropic models in Copilot, an auto-installing Copilot app, and a browser policy that needs action now.
As of September 30, 2025, authentication methods can no longer be managed in Entra's legacy MFA and SSPR policies. Here is the migration path and what breaks.
Nathan Taylor runs a Microsoft Center of Excellence at SourcePass that books 4 to 5 posture reviews weekly. His playbook: narrow scope, nail the fundamentals, and sell outcomes, not settings.
Five Entra ID settings included in Business Premium close off reconnaissance, password spray, rogue app consent, and token theft. Here is where each one lives and how to enable it.
The Microsoft 365 E5 Security add-on brings five standalone security products to Business Premium for $12 per user. Six business scenarios show where the value lands.
Token protection reaches Entra ID P1, Defender gains mail-bombing detection, the Conditional Access Optimization Agent hits GA, and Intune ships LAPS for macOS.
Entra flags risky users by default, but nobody gets told and nothing happens without P2. How to route risk detections to your PSA and the one policy that prevents most compromises.
Token theft via AiTM phishing hit 51% of webinar respondents in the past year. Five layered controls, from Defender tuning to attack disruption, break the kill chain at each stage.
