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
Interian | Securing Insights
Practical Microsoft security, identity and governance insights
Category NIS2 & Governance
Microsoft 365 Baseline Security Mode, Secure Score And Tenant Governance
Compare Microsoft 365 Baseline Security Mode, Secure Score and tenant governance. Learn where CIS Controls and NIS2 fit, and which BSM controls need impact review.
Privacy Alert: OneDrive Photos Revives Windows Recall Concerns
TL;DR– OneDrive Photos can appear as part of the existing OneDrive installation and surface local images even when no Microsoft account is signed in.– After sign-in, AI search, OCR and optional facial grouping become available, introducing additional processing of photo…
Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Risk Model Is Not Your Operating Model
Microsoft recently shared how its Office of the CISO manages cybersecurity risk at hyperscale. While the tooling and governance structure are impressive, most organisations cannot simply copy Microsoft's operating model.
Designing an Enterprise AI Data Protection Architecture for Microsoft 365
Can Microsoft Purview protect Azure OpenAI, AI agents and custom AI applications on its own? Explore where Purview ends, where Presidio begins, and how both complement each other in enterprise AI architectures
AI Governance in Microsoft 365: A Practical Operating Model
Most organisations have an AI policy. Very few have AI governance. This article turns the policy into a working operating model for Microsoft 365, mapping six governance layers to Purview, Entra and Compliance Manager, with a Copilot governance starting point, a maturity model, and an up to date view on the EU AI Act.
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…
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.
Unified Tenant Configuration Management: Microsoft moves tenant governance into continuous control
Microsoft is introducing Tenant Configuration Management as a native configuration governance layer for Microsoft 365. This article explores how continuous configuration monitoring, drift detection and baseline enforcement will reshape Microsoft security and compliance operating models.
Unlocking Stronger Security: A 2025 Guide to Microsoft’s Baseline Security Mode for Microsoft 365
A practical look at Microsoft’s Baseline Security Mode: what it does, where it helps, and how it supports essential cyber hygiene under standards like Cyber Essentials and NIS2.
