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Guardian 365 Monthly Bulletin: Major M365 Updates & Retirements – January 2026
Guardian 365 personnel perform a monthly review of the updates provided by Microsoft in the M365 Admin Message Center. Updates identified to have an impact on the services delivered by Guardian 365 and/or the applications on which those services rely are noted below for your reference and planning.
PLEASE NOTE, however, that reading this bulletin does not guarantee that other messages will not impact your environment. Forsyte recommends performing regular checks of the message center (requires admin account to access) to ensure preparedness for and understanding of upcoming Microsoft-driven changes.
Read MoreTop Cybersecurity Trends for 2026
The cybersecurity landscape is shifting faster than most organizations can adapt. In 2026, we face unprecedented pressure as attackers adopt AI-driven automation, identity systems become the new frontline, and clients demand measurable outcomes—not just alert responses. Below are the latest, research-backed trends we must prepare for to stay competitive, relevant, and secure.
Read MoreMicrosoft Unveils Powerful New Tool for IT Admins to Investigate Security Breaches
Microsoft has released a new AI-enabled investigation platform within its Purview suite, designed to help IT administrators rapidly analyze and respond to security breaches. The tool, known as Microsoft Purview Data Investigations, is now generally available and provides organizations with end‑to‑end capabilities to uncover sensitive data exposure, identify breach impact, and analyze compromised content using advanced AI technologies.
Read MoreMicrosoft Purview Security MSSP Blog — January 2026 Update
Microsoft Purview delivered major advances this week: an AI‑powered investigations platform is now generally available, a modernized DSPM experience is rolling out, and several roadmap items landed in preview/GA. Here’s what Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) need to know—and do—right now.
Read MoreMicrosoft Defender Security — Forsyte Monthly Briefing (January 2026)
January delivered a high‑tempo start for Microsoft Defender customers and Security MSSPs: a multi‑service outage that impacted Defender XDR, an actively exploited zero‑day patched on Patch Tuesday, new AI‑powered Defender agents, and updated Defender intelligence. This briefing distills what changed, why it matters, and how MSSPs should respond.
Read MoreWhy our customers should use Semperis ADFR and DSP
We are responsible for defending their customers against increasingly aggressive identity‑centric attacks. With Active Directory (AD) acting as the backbone identity system for 90% of global organizations, attackers target it relentlessly—often with devastating operational impact.
Semperis provides two purpose‑built platforms that elevate MSSP cyber‑resilience: Active Directory Forest Recovery (ADFR) and Directory Services Protector (DSP).
Read MoreWhat Happened During Microsoft’s Major Outage Last Week? A Full Breakdown
Last week, Microsoft experienced one of its most significant and disruptive cloud outages in recent years — an event that took core Microsoft 365 services offline for hours and impacted millions of users globally. Below is a full breakdown of what happened, what caused it, and what it means moving forward.
Read MoreSecurity Trends and Threat Intelligence
Attackers can bypass MDO protections in Teams for guest users using an unprotected tenant. The protections used in Teams messages are determined by the host tenant; therefore, if a guest account is invited to a Teams chat in an unprotected tenant, then an attacker can send them malicious URLs and attachments that are not scanned by MDO.
Read MoreForsyte IT Solutions Enters Strategic Partnership with SUNY to Provide Comprehensive MDR Services
Partnership Enhances Campus Cybersecurity with Advanced Technology provided by Forsyte IT Solutions’ Guardian Select, Exclusive Microsoft Pricing, and Active Directory Recovery Services provided by Semperis Richmond, Virginia– 12/16/2025 – Forsyte IT Solutions’ Guardian Select service is proud to announce a groundbreaking agreement with The State University of New York (SUNY) to bolster cybersecurity across its…
Read MoreForsyte I.T. Solutions and Semperis Partner to Deliver Advanced Identity System Resilience for Education and Public Sector Agencies
Combining Semperis’ Lightning purpose-built ITDR platform with Guardian 365, a managed security service and SOC, equips public sector agencies with tools to defend hybrid identities such as Active Directory and Entra ID.
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