Identity security is the new pressure point for modern cyberattacks

Microsoft Security Blog roundup (Mar 16–25, 2026): Microsoft highlights identity as a primary pressure point in modern attacks and promotes a unified identity/access strategy. The feed includes a detailed investigation and detection/mitigation guidance for a Trivy supply‑chain compromise where trusted Trivy distribution channels were abused to inject credential‑stealing malware into CI/CD pipelines worldwide. A Defender case study describes how predictive‑shielding blocked a human‑operated, GPO‑based ransomware campaign before encryption occurred. Microsoft also published research and tooling: