Microsoft 365 E7 Is Here: 10 Questions Every Security Leader Needs Answered

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.

The Next Era of AppSec: Why AI-Generated Code Needs Offensive Dynamic Testing

My colleague Manoj Nair recently wrote about the growing gap between what AI builds and what security teams actually test. He made the case that the speed of AI-driven development has fundamentally outpaced validation, and that the response can't be to slow down, but to change what testing means. I agree with every word.

Proactive Threat Management Strategies for Modern Cybersecurity

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.

Meet Exabeam Sherpa: The AI Backbone of Our NextGeneration Partner Experience

Today’s partners don’t need more portals, more PDFs, or more one‑time training sessions. They need momentum. That’s why we built Exabeam Sherpa, an AI‑powered, always‑on virtual Channel Account Manager (CAM) designed to help partners ramp faster, sell smarter, and scale performance as their teams grow.

Tough Times Create Tough People, Easy Times Create

Rising anxiety around decision making worries many leaders, as younger professionals fear choices that might come back to hurt their careers. The conversation argues that some struggle and hard calls build resilience, because security work often means choosing a path with partial data and then learning fast when reality hits. ⸻ For more information about us or if you have any questions you would like us to discuss email podcast@razorthorn.com. We give our clients a personalised, integrated approach to information security, driven by our belief in quality and discretion..

DoD IL4 and IL5 Authorization Guide - Requirements and Readiness

One of the core pillars of the security perspective adopted by the Department of Defense is the so-called Zero Trust strategy. This strategy is the adaptation to evolving threats in the world, many of which prey on the presumption of trust from accounts and individuals that can be compromised. To protect controlled unclassified information and other sensitive data, the presumption of zero trust is necessary to eliminate many common threats.

Has AI structurally changed the cyber industry forever? #cybersecurity #podcast #ai

On this week's episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, Stel Valavanis, founder of onShore Networks, argues that AI is a significant milestone but does not change where security is headed. He puts AI alongside the Internet and TCP/IP and makes the case that the path forward is clear: fully embrace it as a tool, regardless of which side of the equation you are on. He also points out that agentic and automated AI was already being deployed well before LLMs arrived.