Upcoming Webinar:
AppGov Preventive Maintenance Webinar Series - Season 5. Episode 1

Identity Security Predictions for 2026
What Threat Actors Are Targeting Next 

📅 Wednesday, February 4, 2026
🕰️ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
🌐 Microsoft Teams Webinar

Webinar Details
In this session, we’ll break down the identity threat patterns shaping 2026 and what they reveal about where offense and defenses are failing today. Drawing from real-world breaches, Microsoft advisories, and AppGov telemetry, we’ll show how attackers are abusing OAuth, service principals, legacy permissions, and unattended access paths in Entra to persist undetected. 

What You’ll Learn 

  • The top identity attack techniques threat actors are using against Entra ID today 
  • Why applications and non-human identities are becoming the preferred entry point 
  • How OAuth abuse, excessive permissions, and ownerless apps enable long-term access 
  • Which identity controls are breaking down at scale and why 
  • Early warning signals that indicate elevated identity risk inside your tenant 

This is not only a speculative trends talk (although we might throw out some hunches)! It’s a practical look at how identity attacks are actually happening, and what organizations must prioritize next. 
Is the webinar free?
Yes, our webinars are free! The AppGov Community resources are put together by the team at ENow Software with Microsoft MVPs and subject-matter experts to ensure we can offer the most valuable information and updates to make your job easier. Application Governance is a newer problem that many organizations are just now starting to uncover - our goal is to help you on that journey.
I'm not sure I can attend - will I receive the recording?
Yes! We understand this time won't suit everyone's schedule, and we're a global community (Alistair & Nicolas are based in South Africa!). Everyone who registers for the webinar will receive the recording and slide deck (usually within 48 hours of the live event).
I already have topical questions. Can I send them somewhere to ensure they're answered on the webinar?
Absolutely - we love receiving questions from the community! You can send them over to ProductInfo@enowsoftware.com

We'll make sure the speakers get them ahead of time so they can answer your questions live or reach out separately for more info.

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Meet the Speakers:

Alistair Pugin

Alistair Pugin

M365 + Security MVP | Blogger | Podcaster | Speaker | Founder, CEO - Celyntis

Alistair has worked in various capacities in multiple verticals from retail-manufacturing to government, spanning 50 to 50000 users utilizing all aspects of pure Enterprise Information Management.

Specialties: 20+ years pure IT, 16 years ECM, Livelink, Zylab, SharePoint, FileNet, etc. IT Pro dabbling in Dev, ECM Consultant, Suffering from Technophilia. Technology Architect specializing in Business Productivity Enrichment.

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Nicolas_Blank

Nicolas Blank

Founder, Group CEO, Architect, Podcaster, Author, MVP Office Apps & Services, MVP Azure, MCM & MCSM Messaging at NBConsult

Nicolas is the founder, as well as an architect, author, and speaker focused on Office 365 and Azure at NBConsult Group in South Africa, England, and Hong Kong. Nicolas is a Microsoft Certified Master for Exchange and Office 365, Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Office Apps and Services since March 2007.

Nicolas has co-authored the Microsoft Zero Trust Adoption Framework, published by Microsoft; “Microsoft Exchange Server 2013: Design, Deploy and Deliver an Enterprise Messaging Solution”, published by Sybex and available on Amazon; as well as authoring “Azure Site Recovery: IaaS Migration and Disaster Recovery,” published by Pluralsight.

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