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Security

EV-Signed Phishing Installers Drop ScreenConnect

Microsoft Defender Experts uncovered phishing campaigns that use fake meeting, invoice, and document lures to deliver malware installers disguised as trusted apps like Teams, Zoom, and Adobe Reader. What makes this notable is that the installers were signed with an EV certificate and used to deploy legitimate remote management tools such as ScreenConnect and Tactical RMM, giving attackers stealthy initial access that can blend into normal enterprise IT activity.

3 min read · Mar 3, 2026
Security

Entra ID OAuth Redirect Abuse Fuels Phishing Attacks

Microsoft says attackers are abusing a normal Microsoft Entra ID OAuth redirect behavior to turn trusted login links into phishing or malware delivery paths, often by forcing an OAuth error and sending victims to attacker-controlled redirect URIs. The campaign matters because it can bypass user suspicion and some security filters without stealing tokens, and it has been observed targeting government and public-sector organizations.

3 min read · Mar 2, 2026
SharePoint

AI in SharePoint Public Preview: Agentic Building

Microsoft has launched AI in SharePoint in public preview, introducing natural-language tools that can build and refine pages, libraries, lists, and soon entire sites as part of an "intent-to-solution" workflow. This matters because SharePoint is becoming a key foundation for Copilot and agent experiences, helping organizations create content and business solutions faster while making governance and secure AI adoption more important for administrators.

3 min read · Mar 2, 2026
Power Platform

Power Platform February 2026 Update: Copilot and Governance

Microsoft’s February 2026 Power Platform update expands Copilot across business apps and adds stronger governance tools for admins. Key highlights include public previews for Microsoft 365 Copilot chat in model-driven apps, Power Apps MCP and enhanced agent oversight, plus new canvas app controls and admin features that help organizations automate work safely while improving security, compliance, and lifecycle management.

3 min read · Mar 2, 2026
Power Platform

Power Apps Modern Controls Reliability Updates

Microsoft has shipped reliability improvements across nine Power Apps modern controls, with major fixes highlighted for Combo Box and Date Picker to better support production canvas apps at scale. The update improves large-data handling, server-side filtering, form and Dataverse behavior, read-only rendering, date persistence, timezone consistency, and mobile usability—important because modern controls are becoming the default foundation for enterprise apps and need to behave predictably in real-world scenarios.

3 min read · Mar 2, 2026
Intune

Microsoft Intune February Update: Multi-Admin Approval & Apple DDM

Microsoft’s February Intune update adds multi-admin approval for device configuration and compliance policies, requiring a second admin to approve critical changes before they take effect. The release also improves Advanced Analytics device query results and expands Apple Declarative Device Management support, helping organizations strengthen change control, reduce configuration risk, and manage Apple devices more precisely at scale.

3 min read · Feb 26, 2026
Security

Microsoft Threat Modeling for Generative AI Apps

Microsoft says traditional threat modeling is no longer enough for generative and agentic AI apps because these systems are nondeterministic, easier to manipulate through prompt injection, and increasingly connected to tools, memory, and autonomous workflows. The guidance matters because it helps security teams anticipate AI-specific risks like tool misuse, privilege escalation, and silent data leakage before they turn into real-world exploits.

3 min read · Feb 26, 2026
SharePoint

SharePoint Embedded for Legacy ECM and DMS Apps

The post explains how SharePoint Embedded can modernize legacy ECM and DMS applications by providing API-based document management inside the Microsoft 365 tenant boundary, without requiring a full rip-and-replace of existing business apps. This matters because it makes legacy document content more accessible to Microsoft 365 Copilot, Purview, and collaboration tools, helping organizations turn isolated content repositories into AI-ready, governed infrastructure.

3 min read · Feb 25, 2026
Security

Malicious Next.js Repos Target Developers via VS Code

Microsoft Defender Experts uncovered a campaign using malicious Next.js repositories, often disguised as job take-home assignments, to compromise developers through normal VS Code and app startup workflows. The repos can automatically execute attacker-controlled JavaScript on folder open or when the project is run, potentially exposing source code, environment variables, and cloud credentials—making this a serious supply-chain and developer workstation security threat.

3 min read · Feb 25, 2026
Security

Copilot Studio Misconfigurations: Detect With Defender

Microsoft has outlined 10 common Copilot Studio agent misconfigurations—such as oversharing, missing authentication, unsafe actions, and stale ownership—and paired them with Defender Advanced Hunting community queries to help security teams detect them. This matters because low-code AI agents are becoming a new control plane for identity, data access, and automation, meaning small setup mistakes can quietly expand an organization’s attack surface and enable abuse or data exfiltration unless proactively monitored and locked down.

3 min read · Feb 25, 2026
Intune

Intune App Protection in Edge for Business on Windows

Microsoft announced public preview support for Intune App Protection Policies in Edge for Business work profiles on Windows, allowing organizations to protect corporate data in the browser even on PCs already managed by another tenant. This matters because it gives contractors and partner users secure access to business apps without requiring full device enrollment, while enforcing controls like download redirection, copy/paste restrictions, and clearer Entra-based onboarding.

3 min read · Feb 25, 2026
Security

Microsoft Defender XDR Autonomous Defense for SOCs

Microsoft says its Defender XDR platform is evolving toward an “autonomous defense” model, combining unified cross-domain security signals, AI-driven investigation and response, and expert-led services to help SOCs move faster than attackers. The shift matters because many security teams are overwhelmed by fragmented tools and alert backlogs, and Microsoft argues this approach can reduce analyst toil, close visibility gaps, and improve early attack disruption.

3 min read · Feb 25, 2026