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Deep Microsoft 365, Intune, Entra ID (logs included), CVEs, and Purview security commentary, research notes, and behind-the-scenes posts on Senserva Trustworthy AI.

Research notes, product updates, and Microsoft 365, Intune, Entra ID, and Purview security commentary from the Senserva team.

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June 15, 2026 · Mark Shavlik

Finding At-Risk Azure Service Principals

Service principals sign in with no human, no MFA, and no sign-in friction. Here is what makes one risky in Entra ID, and how to find the dangerous ones.

June 5, 2026 · Clay Babcock

What the 2026 Verizon DBIR Means If You're in a Compliance or Audit Role

MFA Microsoft Security Conditional Access Intune Microsoft Entra A.I. Audit What the 2026 Verizon DBIR Means If You're in a Compliance or.

April 21, 2026 · Clay Babcock

What Happens When a Tester Meets Senserva Trustworthy AI

Siemserva Senserva AI HOME-BLOG What Happens When a Tester Meets Senserva Trustworthy AI Clay Babcock Apr 21, 2026 We've been running.

January 29, 2026 · Rod Trent

Microsoft's UTCM APIs: A Massive Win for Configuration Drift Management, And Why Senserva's Already Ahead

Microsoft Senserva micrsoft misa Security Drift TOP-BLOG Microsoft's UTCM APIs: A Massive Win for Configuration Drift Management, And Why.

January 26, 2026 · Clay Babcock

The Revolution Starts Today: Siemserva is Here

Today we're launching something that changes the game. Not with hype, not with buzzwords, but with something the security industry.

December 18, 2025 · Rod Trent

Stop Configuration Drift Before It Costs You: Meet Senserva Drift Manager

A Note from Clay: We're excited to welcome back Rod Trent as a guest contributor to the Senserva blog. For those who don't know Rod, he's a.

December 17, 2025 · Clay Babcock

Everyone's Deploying AI, Nobody's Validating Security

Senserva Microsoft Security Security Drift Cybersecurity Mark Shavlik AI Everyone's Deploying AI, Nobody's Validating Security Clay Babcock.

December 8, 2025 · Clay Babcock

Teaching AI to Know When It Doesn't Know

Senserva AI meta-cognitive Telco Teaching AI to Know When It Doesn't Know Clay Babcock Dec 8, 2025 We've been thinking a lot about trust.

December 3, 2025 · Clay Babcock

Senserva Achieves Microsoft Sentinel Integration Approval: Completing the Three-Legged Stool

Senserva Achieves Microsoft Sentinel Integration Approval: Completing the Three-Legged Stool Clay Babcock Dec 3, 2025 Entra ID. Intune.

November 21, 2025 · Clay Babcock

Why MSPs Across 4 APAC Countries Are Racing to Solve the Configuration Drift Crisis

Why MSPs Across 4 APAC Countries Are Racing to Solve the Configuration Drift Crisis Clay Babcock Nov 21, 2025 Last week's webinar with.

November 13, 2025 · Mark Shavlik

Looking back: Mark Shavlik's Microsoft Journey

Microsoft Software Engineering shavlik Senserva Software Development Mark Shavlik Looking back: Mark Shavlik's Microsoft Journey Mark.

November 11, 2025 · Clay Babcock

Real Talk from the Channel: Gino Barletta on the Misconfiguration Crisis

Azure Security Partner Microsoft Senserva Intune micrsoft misa Security Drift Real Talk from the Channel: Gino Barletta on the.

October 31, 2025 · Clay Babcock

The Partnership Model That's Changing How Security Innovation Goes Global

Integration Partner Azure App Service Security Microsoft Microsoft MISA Conditional Access Security Drift The Partnership Model That's.

October 20, 2025 · Clay Babcock

Webinar Recap: MSPs Say Configuration Optimization Is Vital Technology

MSSP Sentinel MISA Microsoft Sentinel Microsoft MISA Microsoft Security Microsoft Entra Security Drift Cybersecurity Webinar Recap: MSPs.

October 2, 2025 · Clay Babcock

When $2.6 Billion Goes Up in Smoke: The Cyberattack No One Saw Coming

Senserva Cybersecurity When $2.6 Billion Goes Up in Smoke: The Cyberattack No One Saw Coming Clay Babcock Oct 2, 2025 How configuration.

September 29, 2025 · Rod Trent

Why Senserva’s Azure Lighthouse Approach Is a Security Game-Changer

Azure App Service Azure Lighthouse Why Senserva’s Azure Lighthouse Approach Is a Security Game-Changer Rod Trent Sep 29, 2025 Why.

September 17, 2025 · Clay Babcock

Behind the Scenes: How the Senserva Insurance Compliance Inquisitor Actually Works

Since announcing our Insurance Compliance Inquisitor program, I've been getting detailed questions about our process. People want to.

September 12, 2025 · Clay Babcock

The Hidden Crisis in Cyber Insurance

The Hidden Crisis in Cyber Insurance Clay Babcock Sep 12, 2025 Why I'm Soft-Launching the Senserva Insurance Compliance Inquisitor (And Why.

September 1, 2025 · Glenn Adolph

How Senserva is addressing the “Too Small to Target” Security Myth

Azure Security Cloud Security MSSP Sentinel MISA Microsoft Security How Senserva is addressing the “Too Small to Target” Security Myth.

August 19, 2025 · Mark Shavlik

Bridging PowerShell and C# for Advanced Microsoft Security Automation

Microsoft Powershell Reddit Bridging PowerShell and C# for Advanced Microsoft Security Automation Mark Shavlik Aug 19, 2025 Hello, fellow.

August 13, 2025 · TJ Dolan

Why Removing Legacy Software is Crucial for Security

Software Engineering general security Software Development Why Removing Legacy Software is Crucial for Security TJ Dolan Aug 13, 2025 In.

August 5, 2025 · Glenn Adolph

Senserva is offering a Zero Setup plan for Drift Manager.  We do all the work for you.

Azure Security Zero Setup Senserva is offering a Zero Setup plan for Drift Manager. We do all the work for you. Glenn Adolph Aug 5, 2025.

August 1, 2025 · Clay Babcock

When Cyberattacks Hit Home: Lessons from the Saint Paul Incident

Cloud Security Senserva Microsoft Security Security Drift When Cyberattacks Hit Home: Lessons from the Saint Paul Incident Clay Babcock Aug.

June 24, 2025 · Rod Trent

Drift Management: The Perfect Complement to Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Security Drift Drift Management: The Perfect Complement to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Rod Trent Jun 24, 2025 Maintaining consistency and.

January 23, 2025 · Rod Trent

Understanding and Mitigating Security Drift in Microsoft Intune Managed Devices

Intune Security Drift Understanding and Mitigating Security Drift in Microsoft Intune Managed Devices Rod Trent Jan 23, 2025 Enhancing.

December 17, 2024 · Rod Trent

Embracing the Future: The Shift Towards a Passwordless World

security passwords Microsoft Entra Embracing the Future: The Shift Towards a Passwordless World Rod Trent Dec 17, 2024 Why Going.

December 9, 2024 · Rod Trent

Security Drift in Microsoft Entra: Challenges and Mitigation Strategies

security Microsoft Security Microsoft Entra Security Drift Security Drift in Microsoft Entra: Challenges and Mitigation Strategies Rod.

November 11, 2024 · Rod Trent

The Cumulative Impact of Incremental Changes on Security Posture: A Major Cause of Security Drift

The Cumulative Impact of Incremental Changes on Security Posture: A Major Cause of Security Drift Rod Trent Nov 11, 2024 One concept that.

November 4, 2024 · Rod Trent

Combating Security Drift: Proactive Measures for Long-Term Security

Combating Security Drift: Proactive Measures for Long-Term Security Rod Trent Nov 4, 2024 Maintaining robust security protocols is a.

October 28, 2024 · Rod Trent

Proactive Strategies: How Continuous Monitoring and Training Can Mitigate Security Drift

Proactive Strategies: How Continuous Monitoring and Training Can Mitigate Security Drift Rod Trent Oct 28, 2024 Maintaining a robust.

October 21, 2024 · Rod Trent

Human Behavior and Security Drift: Employee Actions That Can Compromise Security

Human Behavior and Security Drift: Employee Actions That Can Compromise Security Rod Trent Oct 21, 2024 The importance of robust security.

October 11, 2024 · Rod Trent

Security Drift: The Silent Killer

Security Drift: The Silent Killer Rod Trent Oct 11, 2024 New threats often capture our attention with their immediate and visible impact.

March 17, 2024 · Mark Shavlik

Senserva and Microsoft announced we are a Security ISV of the Year and Endpoint Management Trailblazer finalist in the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards!

I am thrilled to announce the finalists for the 5th annual Microsoft Security Excellence Awards 2024, presented by the Microsoft.

February 28, 2024 · TJ Dolan

Senserva and Bulletproof Solutions Announce Partnership to Develop A Safer Environment for Microsoft Customers

Senserva and Bulletproof Solutions have announced a strategic partnership to develop and deliver industry-leading software solutions to.

July 10, 2023 · Kyle White

Azure AD Role Scoring

At the time of writing this post, Azure AD contains 91 built-in administrative roles. These roles have varying degrees of power within.

June 8, 2023 · TJ Dolan

Azure AD Roles: Global Admin Assignment should be a Last Resort

Azure Active Directory has many components to it, with many features and capabilities. These different possibilities necessitate the.

May 19, 2023 · TJ Dolan

Azure KQL: Complexity in a Low Code World

If you've used Microsoft Sentinel, Azure Monitor, or Log Analytics Workspace (LAW) for more than a few minutes, you've inevitably come.

May 5, 2023 · TJ Dolan

Azure Authentication Methods Policy: What is it and what does it change?

If you've been looking around in the Azure portal, you may have seen a newer blade in the menu named 'Authentication Methods' under the.

April 11, 2023 · Kyle White

Azure AD Conditional Access Best Practices

Today we'll be taking a look at Azure AD Conditional Access. Conditional Access is a feature of Azure AD Premium P1 and P2 that helps.

March 9, 2023 · Kyle White

Azure App Service Security & Best Practices

Today we'll be taking a look at Azure App Services and some of their features from a security standpoint. Azure App Services allow you to.

February 13, 2023 · TJ Dolan

The Senserva Security Model: A Deep Dive

Senserva takes your security very seriously, as a trusted partner. As part of that security, the partners you work with need to also be.

February 7, 2023 · Mark Shavlik

Enabling MSP, MSSPs and customers to Run Their Own Azure Management Applications In Minutes

Enabling MSP, MSSPs and customers to Run Their Own Azure Management Applications, Keeping all Data in Their Tenant Microsoft Azure provides.

November 10, 2022 · Mark Shavlik

Senserva and MSSPs

Senserva is an easy-to-use, in-depth, customizable solution focused on helping MSSPs manage entitlement, configuration, compliance, and.

July 22, 2022 · Mark Shavlik

Limiting the Scope of Application Permissions

In previous blogs, we have already talked about the dangers of applications permissions used in app registrations. While they have their.

July 22, 2022 · Mark Shavlik

Introducing Senserva's Open-Source-Toolkit

With great pleasure, we would like to introduce the open-source version of Senserva’s Azure Active Directory toolkit to help you secure.

July 22, 2022 · Mark Shavlik

Introducing Senserva, From our Guest And Microsoft Sentinel expert Cameron Fuller

Who is Senserva Senserva is the brainchild of Mark Shavlik. For those of you who have been in the industry for a while that may ring some.

July 17, 2022 · Mark Shavlik

Sending email through the Graph API securely (application permission scoping)

Since the old age, applications that need to send emails through Exchange have always used a service account or a send connector to.