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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.
Dura Cyber CEO Mike Hughes explains why security sells as its own package, how the F1 to F4 Fortify journey works, and the per-seat math behind it.
GPT-5 rolls into Copilot Chat, Intune adds two-admin approval for destructive actions, Autopilot patches during setup, and Windows 10 ESU hits the CSP price list.
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.
Token protection reaches Entra ID P1, Defender gains mail-bombing detection, the Conditional Access Optimization Agent hits GA, and Intune ships LAPS for macOS.
Microsoft blocks legacy browser auth and requires admin consent by default, Safe Attachments loses Monitor mode, passkey profiles go per-group, and Teams channels learn to thread.
The Australian Essential Eight maps cleanly onto Microsoft 365. Here is the strategy-by-strategy mapping, the licensing each one needs, and which checks you can automate.
Six Conditional Access policies can stop token theft before it starts. Each blocks a different part of the attack, and each has a gap. Here is the full comparison with exact settings.
GCS Technologies replaced point solutions with the Microsoft 365 security stack and built a practice around proactive improvement. Five lessons MSPs can borrow, from engagement model to pricing.
Attack Surface Reduction rules block the macros and scripts antivirus misses, and a careless rollout blocks payroll too. The Intune deployment sequence that gets you to Block mode safely.
