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Rubrik-Microsoft Defender Integration Targets Identity Attack Recovery Across Hybrid Environments

Rubrik announced a new integration with Microsoft Defender at RSAC 2026 that connects real-time identity threat detection with automated identity rollback and recovery.

The integration is designed to compress the detection-to-recovery timeline from days to hours, the company said.

Identity systems have become the primary target for modern cyberattacks. According to Rubrik Zero Labs research, 90% of IT and security leaders say identity-driven cyberattacks are their organization’s top concern. Most security tools stop at detection, Rubrik said, leaving organizations to manually investigate and restore compromised identity systems.

“Detection is only half of the battle,” said Anneka Gupta, chief product officer at Rubrik. “Organizations need the ability to quickly and surgically reverse malicious identity changes and completely restore their infrastructure. By combining Microsoft Defender’s threat detection with Rubrik Identity Resilience, we give security and IAM teams the power to move from a detected compromise to a trusted, recovered state in hours, instead of days.”

For organizations running hybrid identity infrastructure — a common reality in cloud and…