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EDR cannot save a workstation running an exploitable app version. Here is the full Intune Win32 workflow for deploying and updating third-party software at scale.
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.
A malicious OAuth app keeps mailbox access after every password reset. How attackers plant them in Microsoft 365, plus the consent lockdown and hunting runbook.
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.
Users refuse enrollment, admins refuse open access. Intune app protection policies plus one Conditional Access rule protect Microsoft 365 data on personal phones without managing the device.
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.
Entra lets any user register any device by default, and attackers use that to persist after a compromise. Three policies, from MFA on registration to TAP gating, shut the door.
Microsoft 365 lets users sign in from any device in the world by default. Here are the two Conditional Access policies, exact settings included, that restrict access to devices you manage.
When customers demand BYOD access to Microsoft 365, contain it: web-only access, download blocks, session limits, TAP-gated enrollment, and MAM, with a dynamic group to segment personal devices.
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.
