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How Microsoft Defender Can Help Detect Risk Before It Becomes a Breach

How Microsoft Defender Can Help Detect Risk Before It Becomes a Breach

by CPI Staff | May 13, 2026 | Blog, Cyber Security Strategy & Governance, Cybersecurity, Endpoint Security, Microsoft 365 Security, Microsoft defender XDR

Most breaches do not begin with a sudden, dramatic attack. They begin with a series of signals that were already visible — sitting in a security platform, waiting for someone to act on them. For Australian businesses running Microsoft 365, those signals are already...
The Defender Alerts Nobody Looked At — Until It Was Too Late

The Defender Alerts Nobody Looked At — Until It Was Too Late

by CPI Staff | May 9, 2026 | Blog, Cybersecurity, Essential 8, Microsoft 365 Security, Microsoft defender XDR

Most security incidents do not begin with a total lack of telemetry. They begin with a signal that was already there, sitting in a queue, waiting for someone to decide whether it mattered. That is the uncomfortable reality for many Microsoft 365 environments....

The North Korean Threat Actor Now Targeting macOS Fleets — and Why Your Intune for Mac Baseline Matters

by CPI Staff | Apr 22, 2026 | Blog, Cybersecurity, Essential 8, Microsoft 365 Security, Microsoft defender XDR, Microsoft Intune

For years, Australian IT leaders treated macOS as the “quiet corner” of the fleet. A handful of executives and designers on MacBooks, a sprinkle of engineers, and a general assumption that Apple’s built-in protections were enough. That assumption no...
How Python Info-Stealers Are Targeting macOS Endpoints

How Python Info-Stealers Are Targeting macOS Endpoints

by CPI Staff | Feb 4, 2026 | Blog, Microsoft defender XDR

In this blog post How Python Info-Stealers Are Targeting macOS Endpoints in 2026 we will walk through what’s driving the surge, how these stealers operate on Macs, and the practical controls that reduce risk fast. High level: info-stealers are “smash-and-grab”...
Secure Windows 11 Devices with Defender XDR

Secure Windows 11 Devices with Defender XDR

by CPI Staff | Jan 9, 2026 | Blog, Microsoft defender XDR, Microsoft Intune

In this blog post Secure Windows 11 Devices with Defender XDR for Better Control we will explore how to protect Windows 11 devices using Microsoft Defender XDR, from the “big picture” strategy down to practical rollout steps and a few real-world hunting examples....
How to Use Microsoft Graph Security API

How to Use Microsoft Graph Security API

by CPI Staff | Jul 23, 2024 | Blog, Microsoft 365 Security, Microsoft defender XDR, Microsoft Graph API, Microsoft Graph security API

In this Microsoft Defender XDR article, we will show how to use Microsoft Graph Security API using a REST API client and retrieve XDR alerts. Microsoft Defender Extended Detection and Response (XDR) is an enterprise end-to-end security solution that detects, prevents,...

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