{"podcast":{"title":"M365.FM a Microsoft MVP Podcast by Mirko Peters","slug":"m365-fm-modern-work-security-and-productivity-with-microsoft-365-7311214","podcast_index_feed_id":7311214,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6704921/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.m365.fm","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dcd2a8cc504197846a71af23bbeb0707.jpg","author":"Mirko Peters - Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, and Copilot for IT Pros","episode_count":989,"summary":"M365.FM is a podcast about Microsoft 365, Microsoft Copilot, AI, Modern Work, security, governance, Power Platform, Azure, and the technologies shaping the future of work.Hosted by Microsoft MVP Mirko Peters, M365.FM brings together Microsoft MVPs, Microsoft employees, product experts, architects, developers, and community leaders from around the world.Each episode goes beyond announcements and hype to explore what Microsoft technologies mean in practice. From Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI agents to Teams, SharePoint, Power Platform, Microsoft Fabric, Entra, Purview, security, governance, adoption, and automation, M365.FM focuses on real-world experience, implementation, strategy, and lessons learned.Expect expert interviews, technical deep dives, practical explainers, and conversations with people building, implementing, and shaping the Microsoft ecosystem.If you work with Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI, Modern Work, or the Microsoft Cloud, M365.FM helps you understand what matters, what works, and what is coming next.Hosted by Mirko Peters, Microsoft MVP. 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Modern cybercriminals no longer need to bypass firewalls or install malware to compromise an organization—they simply steal legitimate credentials and log in like a trusted user. That's why identity security has become one of the most critical components of modern cybersecurity. In this episode of Microsoft Knowledge Nuggets, we explore Microsoft Defender for Identity, Microsoft's cloud-powered identity threat detection solution, and explain how it protects Active Directory environments against sophisticated identity-based attacks that traditional security tools often miss. WHY IDENTITY HAS BECOME THE NEW SECURITY PERIMETER For years, organizations focused on protecting networks, endpoints, and email. Today, attackers increasingly target identities instead. Compromised credentials obtained through phishing, password reuse, or previous data breaches allow attackers to authenticate as legitimate users without triggering traditional security defenses. Because these attacks use valid usernames and passwords, they often appear completely normal unless organizations continuously monitor authentication behavior and user activity. WHAT MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR IDENTITY ACTUALLY DOES Microsoft Defender for Identity is a cloud-based identity threat detection solution that monitors on-premises Active Directory environments, including domain controllers and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). Rather than searching for malware or suspicious files, Defender for Identity analyzes authentication patterns, user behavior, and network activity to identify attacks such as Pass-the-Hash, Pass-the-Ticket, Kerberoasting, DCSync, Golden Ticket attacks, credential theft, privilege escalation, and lateral movement. By learning what \"normal\" b…","meta_description":"Passwords have become the new attack surface. 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