New Defender for Identity alerts is here!
More to you - this gives you more visibility Across your Entra ID and On-Prem Active Directory - and it’s expanding detection across both cloud and on-prem.
Entra ID-focused detections includes:
> Attempt to disable Defender for Identity service principal
> Suspicious account enablement after disruption
> Suspicious OS switch activity
> Suspicious Intune device registration
> Unusual sign-ins (PowerShell, device code flow, user agent/IP anomalies)
On-Prem Active Directory detections includes:
> Suspicious on-prem account enablement
> RBCD (Resource-Based Constrained Delegation) changes and authentication
Read more of What’s new right here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-for-identity/whats-new#new-defender-for-identity-security-alerts?wt.mc\_id=MVP\_353010
Identity remains still the primary attack vector in many organizations, and these alerts focus on post-compromise activity, privilege abuse techniques and evasion and persistence tactics in your environment!
This is a strong step toward better detection of identity-based attacks across hybrid environments.
Posted Apr 9, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC