Microsoft Secure Score in the Microsoft Defender XDR ecosystem — how Entra ID, Defender for Endpoint, Office 365, and Purview feed the score

Microsoft Secure Score Part 2: Inside the Defender Ecosystem

Part 2 of the Secure Score series. Where Microsoft Secure Score physically lives, how it feeds off the Microsoft Defender family, what each source product contributes, and a practical exercise to trace one score point back to the product that generated it.

May 4, 2026 · 9 min · Dimosthenis Atteia
Microsoft Secure Score operational workflow — prioritization, change management, and compliance mapping for ISO 27001 and NIS2

Microsoft Secure Score Part 3: Daily Operations & ISO 27001

Part 3 of the Secure Score series. How to actually run Microsoft Secure Score day-to-day: prioritizing 260+ recommendations, building a change management process that doesn’t break production, mapping controls to ISO 27001 and NIS2, collecting audit evidence, and reporting to the board.

May 22, 2026 · 20 min · Dimosthenis Atteia
The Microsoft Defender family, as Microsoft itself organises it

Microsoft Defender Part 1: All Products, Which One Do You Need

Confused by Microsoft Defender naming? You’re not alone. This guide maps the entire Microsoft Defender family, 8 core products, licensing tiers, and when you actually need each one. For CISOs, IT managers, and security teams implementing Microsoft 365 E5 or EMS E5.

May 18, 2026 · 10 min · Dimosthenis Atteia
Microsoft Defender for Cloud — protecting Azure and multicloud workloads

Microsoft Defender Part 3: Microsoft Defender for Cloud (The One That's Actually Different)

Part 3 of the Microsoft Defender Demystified series. Microsoft Defender for Cloud explained in plain language, the CSPM foundation, the paid Defender CSPM tier, the workload protection plans, the multicloud story, and why the unified Microsoft Defender portal is quietly making all this one experience.

July 10, 2026 · 10 min · Dimosthenis Atteia
Which Microsoft Defender products come with Business Premium, E3, E5, and E7

Microsoft Defender Part 4: The Licensing Decoder

Part 4 of the Microsoft Defender Demystified series. A licensing decoder across the 2026 Microsoft 365 lineup, including the new Defender Suite add-ons, the July 2026 pricing update, and three real-world scenarios (small business, mid-market, enterprise) for sizing the right purchase.

July 25, 2026 · 10 min · Dimosthenis Atteia
Microsoft is killing SMS authentication - Passkeys are taking over

Τέλος στα SMS/Voice MFA: Η Microsoft κάνει τα Passkeys default στο Entra ID

Η Microsoft κάνει τα passkeys προεπιλεγμένη μέθοδο σύνδεσης στο Microsoft Entra ID από 01/9/2026, ενώ η SMS/Voice αυθεντικοποίηση που παρέχει η ίδια αποσύρεται πλήρως από 01/2/2027, χωρίς δυνατότητα opt-out. Δες το πλήρες χρονοδιάγραμμα, τι σημαίνει για tenants με ρυθμιστικές απαιτήσεις SMS, και ένα πρακτικό πλάνο δράσης για administrators και security teams.

July 16, 2026 · 5 min · Dimosthenis Atteia

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