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Expert perspectives on identity security, compliance frameworks, and the evolving Microsoft 365 threat landscape.

Recent Articles

Security
·8 min

Stop Chasing Alerts: How Desired State Configuration Transforms M365 Security

IT teams waste 15+ hours weekly on compliance reports that never fix the root cause. Desired State Configuration flips the model: define your security baseline once, and let automation maintain it.

Nikolai PoverudJan 15
Security
·9 min

Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Role Drift: The Silent Risk in Your Tenant

That "temporary" Global Admin from six months ago still has access. Here is how privileged role drift happens in every organization, why it creates serious security and compliance risk, and how to catch it before auditors do.

Nikolai PoverudJan 12
Product
·7 min

Auto-Remediation for Microsoft 365: Fix Security Drift Automatically

Someone re-enabled legacy auth at 2 AM. With auto-remediation, it was disabled again by 2:15 AM, no human intervention required. Here is how automatic security remediation works and why safety gates matter.

TrueConfig TeamJan 10
Security
·8 min

Microsoft 365 Security Defaults Are Not Enough: 5 Gaps Putting Your Tenant at Risk

Security Defaults block common attacks, but they leave critical gaps in privileged access, guest controls, and policy granularity. Here are the five areas where you need to go beyond the basics.

Nikolai PoverudJan 8
Guides
·9 min

Microsoft Entra Conditional Access: The 4-Tier Policy Framework That Works

Most Conditional Access deployments fail because of policy conflicts, admin lockouts, or gaps that leave attack vectors open. This framework organizes policies into four tiers that are secure, maintainable, and won not break your users.

Nikolai PoverudJan 5