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Break-glass account
Break-glass account: An emergency cloud-only Global Administrator account, excluded from normal policies and closely monitored, used only when normal admin access fails.
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- Account Discovery: find the accounts your SaaS apps forgot to tell you about 17 Jun 2026
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- External MFA is GA: third-party MFA without giving up Conditional Access 25 Feb 2026
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