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Microsoft released an emergency patch on July 9, 2026, for a Microsoft Defender zero-day vulnerability dubbed “RoguePlanet” (CVE-2026-50656) that allows attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices (BleepingComputer,…

Simon White, Incident Response Analyst
July 16, 2026 < 1 Min Read

We track active phishing campaigns in the Thrive Adversary Operations Group (AOG) all day, every day. And here is what we keep seeing. Defen...

Simon White, Incident Response Analyst
July 13, 2026 5 Min Read

I track underground cybercrime markets as an adversary operations group (AOG) analyst. In December 2025, I counted 38 dark web forum posts a...

Simon White, Incident Response Analyst
July 9, 2026 5 Min Read
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 CISA added four vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in the last ten days of June and the first days of July. Each one is being exploited in the wild right now. Two carry CVSS 10.0…

Simon White, Incident Response Analyst
July 6, 2026 4 Min Read

Strong governance has always served as the cornerstone of a secure, efficient, and well-managed digital workplace. Microsoft 365 has become the primary productivity platform for most organizations; however, without deliberate and effective governance, even robust…

Daniel Suenkel, senior Microsoft advisor
May 18, 2026 4 Min Read

Modern organizations rely on the Microsoft ecosystem—including identity, security, collaboration, data, analytics, automation, and AI—to power their operations and support business objectives. However, many organizations implement these capabilities in a fragmented manner, responding to new…

Daniel Suenkel, senior Microsoft advisor
May 1, 2026 4 Min Read

Microsoft is a major technology foundation for millions of businesses – but because it is so ubiquitous in organizations, it can make chan...

Danielle Gagnon, Thrive marketing
September 17, 2025 4 Min Read

Simplify Governance for Your Mid-Market Business Managing Microsoft 365 can be challenging for mid-market businesses, especially when it com...

February 27, 2025 < 1 Min Read

In today’s digital era, leveraging advanced tools like Microsoft Copilot can significantly enhance productivity and decision-making. H...

Matt Tabor, Director, Microsoft Platform Services, Thrive
March 18, 2024 2 Min Read

Learn a more organized and strategic approach to preparing, documenting, configuring, implementing, communicating, maintaining, and adjusting your Teams governance journey.

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December 6, 2022 < 1 Min Read

Learn a more organized and strategic approach to preparing, documenting, configuring, implementing, communicating, maintaining, and adjusting your Teams governance journey.

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October 18, 2022 < 1 Min Read