🚀🚀 Weekly Microsoft Security Update -March 06, 2026 🚀🚀

00:00 - Introduction 00:29 - Microsoft Entra ID: Custom greetings in voice call authentication will 02:49 - Microsoft Entra ID: "Require approved client app" control in Conditional Access will be retired in June 2026 05:00 - Microsoft Entra ID: Convert user Source of Authority (SOA) to the cloud 07:29 - Microsoft Entra ID: Service Principal creation audit logs for alerting & monitoring 10:08 - Microsoft Entra ID: Improved enforcement for All resources policies with resource exclusions 12:46 - Thank You. 🔐 Weekly Microsoft Security Update | Identity & Access Highlights This week’s security update focuses on important Microsoft Entra ID changes that help organizations strengthen identity governance, improve visibility, and prepare for upcoming retirements. Key updates include: ✅ Upcoming retirements in Entra ID MFA and Conditional Access, helping organizations simplify authentication experiences and modernize access controls ✅ Guidance on transitioning User Source of Authority (SOA) to the cloud to support a cloud‑first identity strategy ✅ Enhanced audit and monitoring capabilities for service principal creation, improving visibility into app and workload identities ✅ Improvements to Conditional Access enforcement when using All resources policies with exclusions, reducing unintended access gaps 💡 Why this matters: These updates help organizations reduce identity risk, improve auditability, and align more closely with Zero Trust principles — while giving security teams clearer signals and better control over access decisions. If you’re responsible for identity security, governance, or Conditional Access strategy, these changes are worth reviewing and planning for. #MicrosoftSecurity #EntraID #IdentitySecurity #ZeroTrust #ConditionalAccess #IAM #CyberSecurity #WeeklySecurityUpdate #Security Please see the link below for further reference: 1) Microsoft Entra ID: Custom greetings in voice call authentication will retire https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/howto-mfa-mfasettings#custom-voice-messages 2) Microsoft Entra ID: "Require approved client app" control in Conditional Access will be retired in June 2026 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/concept-conditional-access-grant#require-approved-client-app 3) Microsoft Entra ID: Convert user Source of Authority (SOA) to the cloud https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/user-source-of-authority-overview 4) Microsoft Entra ID: Service Principal creation audit logs for alerting & monitoring https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/monitoring-health/understand-service-principal-creation-with-new-audit-log-properties https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/monitoring-health/howto-analyze-provisioning-logs 5) Microsoft Entra ID: Improved enforcement for All resources policies with resource exclusions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/concept-conditional-access-cloud-apps?tabs=powershell#new-conditional-access-behavior-when-an-all-resources-policy-has-a-resource-exclusion