
Microsoft Defender Introduces Manual Incident and Alert Creation
Learn how to create manual incidents and alerts in Microsoft Defender and investigate user reported threats beyond automated detections.
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Microsoft recently introduced manual incident creation in preview for Defender to help security teams investigate threats beyond automated detections. Analysts can now instantly track, manage, and correlate user reported threats and other security findings, even when no alert is generated automatically.
Microsoft has introduced two new service plans named ‘Entra Conditional Access for Agents’ and ‘Entra ID Protection for Agents’ under Microsoft 365 Agent and E7 licenses. Starting in July 2026, organizations using agent security capabilities must ensure they have the required Microsoft 365 Agent or E7 licenses to continue accessing these features without disruption. This blog explains the licensing update, its impact on organizations, and the steps admins should take to ensure AI agents remain protected.
Starting September 7, 2026, Microsoft Entra ID will require explicitly registered authentication methods for Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) verification. This blog dives into the details of this security update and the critical actions admins must take to prepare.
Until now, organizations needed an Office 365 Extra File Storage add-on for additional SharePoint storage, which required fixed-capacity purchases that often led to unused costs. To address this, Microsoft has introduced a pay-as-you-go billing model for SharePoint storage in Microsoft 365. This allows organizations to pay only for the additional storage they consume beyond their included quota. In this blog, we’ll explore Microsoft’s pay-as-you-go SharePoint storage model and how it can help optimize costs.
The introduction of Device Soft Delete in Microsoft Entra ID (Public Preview) brings a much-needed recovery layer for device management. Instead of being permanently deleted, devices now move into a soft-deleted state, allowing admins a 30-day window to restore them when needed.
Starting in early June 2026, Microsoft Outlook will support external email tags within inbox rules, allowing users to automatically organize and categorize external emails for improved prioritization.
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Learn how to create manual incidents and alerts in Microsoft Defender and investigate user reported threats beyond automated detections.
6 min read

Explore the new service plans for Agent Conditional Access and Identity Protection to ensure uninterrupted access to agent security features.
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Microsoft will require registered authentication methods for SSPR verification. Find unregistered users amd prepare for enforcement.
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Explore new pay-as-you-go billing for SharePoint Storage and learn how to enable consumption-based billing to pay for what you consume.
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Learn about Device Soft Delete in Microsoft Entra ID and how deleted devices can be recovered within a 30-day window before permanent removal.
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Microsoft adds external email tag support to help users move external emails to a folder using Outlook inbox rules.
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Explore the unified workflow experience in SharePoint Online to create and manage Power Automate flows directly from lists and libraries.
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The Storm-2949 attack shows how hackers use different approaches until they gain full Microsoft 365 cloud access.
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Learn how the new Security Detection Report in Teams admin center helps monitor malicious links, impersonation attempts, and unsafe files.
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Explore the new Microsoft 365 admin center dashboard bringing services, Copilot, and AI agents into one place for better visibility & management.
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Discover how the Shadow AI page in Microsoft 365 helps you identify, monitor, and block unauthorized AI tools to reduce risk and secure usage.
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Explore the Account Discovery feature that finds existing user accounts in Entra ID applications and helps you identify unmanaged identities easily.
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