Updates to Secure Score category calculations for increased accuracy

March 2026

Updates to Secure Score category calculations for increased accuracy
To improve accuracy and better protect organizational identities, some security recommendations categorized as Cloud apps recommendations are now considered identity‑related and grouped under the Identity category. While the total Secure Score remains unchanged, individual identity and app scores may change.

Continued rollout of new health alert: Sensor v3.x RPC Audit Misconfigured
The Sensor v3.x RPC Audit Misconfigured health alert is continuing to be rolled out gradually to customers. The new health alert helps identify v3.x sensors where Enhanced RPC auditing configuration is either missing or incorrectly applied. Enhanced RPC auditing is required for some Microsoft Defender for Identity advanced identity detections.