Executive Summary

The article highlights the importance of monitoring who holds administrative privileges in Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD). It warns that former employees or contractors who move on can still retain admin rights, potentially enabling accidental or malicious changes. The piece urges organizations to regularly audit and revoke unnecessary permissions to mitigate insider threats.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: SANS Internet Storm Center - Published Date: 2026-08-26T15:58:15+00:00 - Category: threat-intel

Original Description: A common thing that folks should "worry" about in Entra (or any platform really) is "who has rights to administer"&#;x26;#;x3f;&#;x26;#;xc2;&#;x26;#;xa0; Who can delete or change key things, or modify them in ways that might not be obvious (accidentally or on purpose).&#;x26;#;xc2;&#;x26;#;xa0; Yes, we trust our people, but if they&#;x26;&#x...

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