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Enterprise-scale Active Directory management now involves Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, and cloud workloads, making native tools insufficient and increasing operational risks. Organizations use advanced AD management platforms to boost efficiency, delegation, and auditing while maintaining security. This article reviews the five most widely used enterprise Active Directory management tools, highlighting how they improve efficiency…

Microsoft has launched a new monitoring and reporting platform for Windows 365 in public preview, aimed at simplifying Cloud PC management. The solution unifies health, performance, and configuration insights into a single Microsoft Intune experience. Windows 365 Cloud PC monitoring data has been fragmented, hard to access, and inefficient to use, which makes it difficult…

Non-human identities, service accounts, and AI agents are exploding across modern environments, and security teams aren’t keeping up. As organizations hand real access and autonomy to non‑human identities, attackers are exploiting the gaps, often by simply using trusted credentials rather than breaking in. The SANS 2026 State of Identity Threats & Defenses survey gathered input…

Microsoft has notified its channel partners that prices for Windows 365 Cloud PCs will drop by 20 percent starting on May 1. The move is aimed primarily at making cloud-based desktops more attractive and affordable for small and medium-sized businesses. Windows 365 is a cloud‑based PC service that lets users stream a full Windows desktop…

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft’s multiple OneNote apps, Ray Ozzie’s stint at the company in the 2000’s, and more.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent directive ordering federal civilian agencies to remediate a critical vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM). The move comes after confirmed evidence that the flaw is already being actively exploited in real-world attacks. Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) is a mobile device management (MDM)…

Outdated operating systems remain common across workplaces, with many organizations still relying on devices that lack critical updates. This lapse in basic security maintenance increases the risk of cyberattacks and leaves sensitive data needlessly exposed. Jamf’s Security 360 Report analyzes data from over a million Mac and mobile devices to show how modern Apple-focused environments…

Microsoft has rolled out a new set of security, governance, and analytics enhancements for Microsoft 365 Copilot, aimed at giving organizations tighter oversight of AI-driven workflows. The updates give administrators more precise tools to monitor usage, enforce policies, and maintain control over how AI is deployed across the enterprise. Microsoft has introduced Purview Data Loss…

Organizations around the world are being quietly breached through a new Microsoft device‑code phishing operation that blends automation and AI to slip past traditional defenses. It allows attackers to hijack a legitimate login process to gain persistent access to corporate email accounts and steal sensitive financial information. This new malicious phishing kit, called EvilTokens, was…

Microsoft has launched a Windows 365 connector in public preview for Microsoft Power Platform and Azure Logic Apps. The goal is to help IT and operations teams automate tasks related to Windows 365 Cloud PCs using low‑code and no‑code tools. Windows 365 is a cloud PC service that lets organizations stream a full Windows desktop…

For a brief moment, it looked like generic AI assistants might become the universal interface for work. Ask anything. Generate everything. Bolt intelligence onto every problem and figure out governance later. That moment is over. Enterprises haven’t rejected AI. They rejected ungovernable AI: systems that make decisions without accountability, touch sensitive data without clear boundaries,…

A vast majority of organizations do not fully trust their cybersecurity vendors. New research from Sophos shows mounting concerns over transparency, accountability, and risk in an evolving threat landscape. The Sophos Cybersecurity Trust Reality 2026 report is based on a global, independent survey of 5,000 IT and security decision‑makers across 17 countries. It examines how…