A new quick policy template in Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will help detect data theft from Microsoft Fabric and non-Microsoft 365 cloud sources like Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Azure, and AWS. It requires minimal setup, is not enabled by default, and rolls out worldwide in late February 2026.
As part of our Secure Future Initiative (SFI), the tenant isolation feature will be enabled by default for all Power Platform tenants as the new default behavior. The enforcement is scheduled to begin on February 1, 2026.
Introduction
We’re retiring the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) API and XDR API and transitioning customers to the Microsoft Graph Security API. This update aligns our security integrations with a unified interface and schema across Microsoft Defender products. The Microsoft Graph Security API provides broader data coverage, improved consistency, and better scalability for automation and security workflows.
Exchange Online will let admins control MTA-STS and SMTP DANE validation modes on outbound connectors starting late February 2026. Modes include Opportunistic (default), None (disables validation), and Mandatory (enforces SMTP DANE). No action is needed unless changes to validation behavior are desired.
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will add new ready-to-use risk indicators for Microsoft Fabric lakehouse activities, available worldwide by late February 2026. These indicators help detect data theft or leakage and can be enabled by admins in the Purview portal; they are not enabled by default.
The “Require approved client app” control in Microsoft Entra Conditional Access will retire in June 2026. Organizations should update policies to use the “Require application protection policy” control for equivalent and enhanced protection. After retirement, the old control will no longer be enforceable.
On January 20, 2026, the new usage experience in Power Platform admin center began rolling out in Public Preview, with full availability expected by February 2, 2026. This new feature will provide powerful insights into adoption and usage trends across your environment.
We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps:
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