Microsoft Entra memberOf Retirement: What Admins Should Check Before Dynamic Groups Stop Updating
Microsoft Entra memberOf retirement affects dynamic groups, access policies and licensing. Check what must be replaced before 3 November 2026.
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Practical Microsoft security, identity and governance insights
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Practical Microsoft security, identity and governance insights
Category Entra & Identity
SMS and Voice MFA Are Retiring in Microsoft Entra: What Should Replace Them?
Microsoft Entra SMS and voice MFA retirement is coming. Learn when to use passkeys, Windows Hello for Business, QR code sign in and Temporary Access Pass.
Microsoft Entra Passwordless Password Changes Arrive in October 2026
Microsoft Entra passwordless password change arrives in October 2026. Learn how it differs from SSPR and what hybrid identity teams should test.
Microsoft Entra ID Account Recovery: The Missing Link in Passwordless Identity
Microsoft Entra ID Account Recovery introduces a new self-service recovery model built around verified identity proofing rather than traditional helpdesk resets. This article explores how the feature works, where it fits in a modern passwordless strategy, its architectural implications for Zero Trust environments, and why organisations should start evaluating it now despite its current preview limitations.
Your group estate is not governed. It is just synced.
Most Microsoft Entra tenants look mature at the policy layer, but far fewer can clearly explain which system is actually authoritative for their groups. This article explores why Group Source of Authority is not just a sync setting, but a governance control question that shapes ownership, lifecycle, access review enforcement and real identity assurance.
Microsoft Entra Backup and Recovery: A Practitioner’s Guide to What it Does and Does Not Solve
On 19 March 2026, Microsoft quietly released one of the most requested enterprise identity features to Public Preview: a native, platform-managed backup and point-in-time recovery capability for Entra ID tenant configuration. No big announcement, no Message Centre notification. Just a…
Entra Tenant Governance: How It Works in Practice
Entra Tenant Governance extends UTCM into a multi-tenant governance model, adding tenant discovery, governance relationships and policy templates on top of Microsoft’s native monitoring and snapshot engine. This post breaks down how it works mechanically, what each licensing tier unlocks, where the control-plane risks sit, and when native governance makes sense versus third-party tooling.
Administrative Boundary Design in Microsoft Entra: From Flat Tenants to Defensible Governance
Many Microsoft Entra tenants are technically secure but structurally fragile. This article explains why administrative boundary design — using Administrative Units, scoped delegation and governance segmentation — is essential for defensible enterprise tenant governance.
Microsoft is auto-enabling passkeys in Entra: configuration, sync and deployment best practices
Microsoft is automatically enabling passkeys in Entra, accelerating the shift to passwordless authentication. This technical deep dive explains configuration, device sync behaviour and best practices for deploying passkeys securely with Conditional Access.
Exploring Conditional Access Bypasses in Microsoft Entra ID
Conditional Access is the backbone of Zero Trust in Microsoft Entra ID, yet real world attacks increasingly demonstrate how it can be bypassed. From device and token abuse to built in exclusions and misunderstood session controls, attackers exploit gaps that many organisations assume are protected.
Triggered by Microsoft’s upcoming change in February 2026, where session revocation will finally behave as expected during incident response, this blog analyses observed Conditional Access bypass techniques from real incidents in 2024 and 2025. More importantly, it explains why a strong security baseline is essential to compensate for what Conditional Access was never designed to solve alone.
