Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Microsoft 365 E7 launches May 1, 2026. At $99 per user per month, it is the most complete Microsoft enterprise license ever shipped. It bundles E5, Copilot, Entra Suite, and the new Agent 365 into a single SKU. We have fielded hundreds of questions from customers about what E7 means for their security posture, their licensing strategy, and their AI readiness. Here are the 10 questions that come up the most, answered from a security partner perspective.

From golden images to agent governance, Chainguard Assemble 2026 focused on how teams can reduce risk by embedding trust, compliance, and security into delivery systems.

You may encounter issues when using any application, and Office 365 is no exception. Not all issues are caused by bugs left unpatched by the software vendor or by third-party applications like the recent Crowdstrike incident that caused a global O365 outage. Many issues that you may face day-to-day can be fixed on the client side. If you encounter an issue in Office 365 that can only be fixed by the vendor, Microsoft usually releases an update to resolve any known issues as soon as possible.

Growth through acquisition can accelerate market reach and revenue. But it often leaves IT teams managing a fragmented network environment. When your organization is adding two new locations per month, each with its own carrier contracts, circuit types, and support agreements, the result is a patchwork infrastructure that’s expensive to maintain and difficult to secure. For IT professionals tasked with keeping systems stable while supporting aggressive expansion, this creates a critical challenge.

Staying healthy sounds easy, but it’s often a daunting and complex process. It involves balancing diet, exercise, sleep, and routine doctor visits, among other things. For many, this lifelong commitment can cause fear, worry, and anxiety. Similarly, migrating a production environment to the cloud is a complex process. When a data center closure is on the horizon, the pressure mounts quickly.

Boris Kurktchiev is a Field CTO at Teleport, known for his expertise in Zero-Trust identity solutions for cloud and AI, and for his contributions to the CNCF's Cloud Native AI working group. Doyensec dropped a piece last week called The MCP AuthN/Z Nightmare, and I think anyone deploying MCP in production needs to read it.

There is hardly a government that does not have a long list of acronym-heavy compliance requirements on its books, which can be difficult to meet without the help of a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution on your side. This means that whether you operate in healthcare, finance, critical infrastructure, or any sector handling sensitive data, adhering to standards like HIPAA, FedRAMP, DORA, CMMC, GDPR, and others is a legal imperative. And, a good practice.

Businesses are under increasing pressure to protect their digital assets as cyber threats continually evolve. Threat management is now an important part of modern cybersecurity because it enables companies to detect, mitigate, and respond to threats in real time. Effective advanced threat protection not only reduces risk but also makes businesses more resilient, ensuring operations remain secure and uninterrupted.

As businesses increasingly adopt hybrid cloud environments to gain flexibility and scalability, ensuring their security becomes a top priority. The hybrid cloud mixes resources from both public and private clouds, making operations more efficient than ever. But this connected design also poses significant risks, including data breaches, misconfigured systems, and unauthorized access. According to new studies, 82% of businesses had security incidents in their cloud environments in 2023.

Data is a critical asset for modern businesses, so keeping it safe becomes extremely important. Cybercriminals use sophisticated methods to steal data, but these threats can be mitigated through Data Loss Prevention (DLP). It is a security framework that includes policies and tools to protect data from attackers and unauthorized access. Many organizations use DLP to protect confidential data from external threats and accidental exposure. Organizations that lack a strong DLP plan risk exposing their data.