Enterprises grapple with Microsoft 365 misconfigurations

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A Syskit survey shows 90% of IT leaders report security incidents linked to overlooked permissions.

Published Sept. 14, 2026

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• The call is coming from inside the house for companies grappling with Microsoft 365 security incidents, according to new research from Microsoft 365 governance platform provider Syskit. Among over 300 IT and security and decision-makers, 90% experienced or suspect they experienced a security incident tied to misconfiguration or over-permissioned access in the past two years, and 39% have confirmed one.
• As companies adopt AI tools like Microsoft Copilot, exposure to security risk is embedded in Microsoft 365’s permission model itself, according to Syskit. More than three-quarters of respondents have deployed or piloted an enterprise AI tool on Microsoft 365 data, but less than half completed a thorough...

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