Defender-for-Endpoint

· 20 min read

Modern Work Weekly - Week of 2026-09-29

Agent 365 MCP governance tools land alongside a major Intune feature wave and Microsoft's disruption of the EvilTokens device code phishing platform - a week where AI control and endpoint capability both moved meaningfully forward.

Endpoint & Device Management Security & Compliance AI & Copilot Collaboration & Productivity Identity & Access
14 action items 12 CVEs
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· 16 min read

Modern Work Weekly - Week of 2026-09-22

Agent 365's cross-platform registry goes live alongside a Critical Outlook/Word RCE at CVSS 9.8 - a week that demands both a patch and a governance decision.

Identity & Access Endpoint & Device Management Collaboration & Productivity AI & Copilot Employee Experience Security & Compliance
17 action items 14 CVEs
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· 16 min read

Modern Work Weekly - Week of 2026-09-15

Agent 365 lands with cross-vendor AI governance controls, a Critical Windows Secure Kernel EoP vulnerability needs patching, and September Exchange Server security updates are out.

Identity & Access Endpoint & Device Management Collaboration & Productivity AI & Copilot Security & Compliance
18 action items 15 CVEs
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· 2 min read

Deployment Guides

Official Microsoft deployment and setup guides for Intune, Defender, Entra, Copilot, Purview, and Viva, organized by Modern Work practice area, plus what actually changes across Commercial, GCC, GCC High, and DoD.

Identity & Access Endpoint & Device Management Collaboration & Productivity AI & Copilot Employee Experience Security & Compliance
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· 5 min read

Modern Work Weekly - Week of 2026-08-25

Purview gets two meaningful compliance additions this week - retention for Copilot Memory and DSI integration with endpoint DLP alerts - plus expanded Organizational Messages support for hybrid-joined devices.

Security & Compliance
3 action items
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· 18 min read

Modern Work Weekly - Week of 2026-08-11

Entra Tenant Governance hits GA for multi-tenant control at scale, Defender for Identity expands sensor v3.x coverage to AD FS, AD CS, and Entra Connect, and the Copilot Domain Exclusion feature gets quietly rolled back - a lot moved this week.

Identity & Access Endpoint & Device Management Collaboration & Productivity AI & Copilot Employee Experience Security & Compliance
5 action items 15 CVEs
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· 8 min read

Modern Work Weekly - Week of 2026-06-09

Teams Live Events dies June 30 — migrate now. Exchange Server OWA has an active XSS CVE. Meanwhile, Purview ships posture reporting, Copilot Studio goes fully agentic with computer-use GA, and Entra tackles shadow tenant sprawl.

Endpoint & Device Management AI & Copilot Security & Compliance
5 action items 1 CVE
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