https://modernworkweekly.com/tags/defender-for-identity/Recent content in Defender-for-Identity on Modern Work WeeklyHugoen-usSat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modernworkweekly.com/deployment-guides/Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modernworkweekly.com/deployment-guides/Microsoft publishes official, step-by-step deployment guides for nearly every Modern Work service, but they’re scattered across Microsoft Learn, the Microsoft 365 Setup Portal, and the admin center. This page organizes the ones worth starting from by practice area, and covers what actually changes if you’re deploying into GCC, GCC High, or DoD instead of commercial. Every guide below is a Microsoft resource, not something written here. Most are freely viewable; a handful of the more advanced ones live only in the Microsoft 365 admin center and require signing in with an appropriate admin role.https://modernworkweekly.com/posts/2026-08-18/Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modernworkweekly.com/posts/2026-08-18/Top 5 Exchange Server SE August Security Updates are live and need immediate attention. Security updates are available for Exchange SE RTM, Exchange Server 2019 CU14/CU15, and Exchange Server 2016 CU23. If you are on 2019 or 2016, you must also be enrolled in the Period 2 ESU program to access these SUs. Patch now. Exchange SE CU1 has slipped again - plan your on-premises roadmap accordingly. Microsoft confirmed CU1 will not ship in H1 2026 as previously stated, and the new target is simply “second half of 2026.https://modernworkweekly.com/posts/2026-08-11/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modernworkweekly.com/posts/2026-08-11/Top 5 Entra Tenant Governance is now GA - Multi-tenant environments have historically been a governance blind spot. This GA capability gives organizations a central control plane to manage identity, access, and compliance posture across dozens or hundreds of tenants, which is increasingly relevant as AI workloads span tenant boundaries. Defender for Identity sensor v3.x now covers AD FS, AD CS, and Entra Connect - These three server roles are high-value attack targets and were previously gaps in MDI sensor coverage.