Secure Your Microsoft 365 & Hybrid Identity with Cayosoft Guardian
▼ Summary
– Cayosoft Guardian Protector is a free, always-on solution offering real-time threat detection, alerts, resolution guidance, and change history for Microsoft hybrid identity environments.
– It provides continuous monitoring across Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Teams, Intune, and Exchange Online to reduce blind spots and speed up investigations.
– The tool addresses the vulnerability of Microsoft identity systems, which are prime targets for ransomware and insider attacks due to their widespread use and growing complexity.
– Alongside Guardian Protector, Cayosoft launched a Reddit community for collaboration and a Threat Directory with updated intelligence on hybrid identity attack techniques.
– This freemium solution enables organizations of all sizes to strengthen resilience against identity threats without license costs or restrictions, supporting compliance and Zero Trust mandates.
Cayosoft Guardian Protector delivers free, real-time threat detection and proactive security monitoring for Microsoft hybrid identity environments, including Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 services. This always-on solution provides administrators and security teams with continuous visibility and control across complex identity infrastructures, helping organizations defend against ransomware, insider threats, and compliance risks without licensing costs or usage quotas.
Over ninety percent of major enterprises rely on Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID, making these systems frequent targets for cyberattacks. As experienced Active Directory specialists retire, many IT departments struggle with limited resources to oversee increasingly intricate environments. The security landscape continues to expand into platforms like Microsoft Teams, Intune, and Exchange Online, creating vulnerabilities that malicious actors frequently exploit. Conventional security tools often fall short, offering incomplete coverage, slow notifications, or expensive subscription models.
Robert Bobel, Cayosoft’s CEO, emphasized that “Active Directory and Entra ID form the operational foundation for countless businesses, yet they remain among the most vulnerable security surfaces. Cayosoft Guardian Protector fundamentally changes this dynamic. Now organizations of any scale can implement continuous, real-time protection against identity-based threats at no cost. There are no licenses required, no usage limitations, just persistent defense mechanisms and immediate alerting.”
Complementing Guardian Protector, Cayosoft has launched two additional resources to support IT and security professionals. The Cayosoft Guardian Reddit Community establishes a dedicated space for administrators, security architects, and engineers to exchange knowledge and collaboratively address challenges. Simultaneously, the Cayosoft Threat Directory provides regularly updated intelligence about hybrid identity attack methodologies and detection signatures.
These combined resources establish a more robust security framework that integrates live threat detection with community-driven expertise and practical intelligence. Technology and security teams receive not only the capability to intercept threats as they emerge but also the collective wisdom and predictive insight to anticipate future security challenges.
Key capabilities of Cayosoft Guardian Protector include:
Immediate threat identification through real-time detection and alerts for suspicious activities like privilege escalation attempts, reactivated dormant accounts, and Group Policy modifications.
Comprehensive change visibility via continuous monitoring across Active Directory, Entra ID, Intune, Teams, and Exchange Online, reducing security gaps while accelerating incident response and strengthening compliance across identity systems.
Unrestricted monitoring coverage that tracks every modification to identity objects continuously, without limitations or licensing constraints.
Vickie Brown, Director of Public Sector at XMS Solutions, noted that “Identity has become the new security perimeter, with Microsoft hybrid environments representing one of the most frequently targeted attack surfaces. What distinguishes Cayosoft Guardian Protector is its delivery of continuous, real-time monitoring and alerting across Active Directory and Entra ID as a freemium offering. By minimizing both cost and complexity, it enables quicker implementation while providing government agencies with a tangible method to enhance protection against ransomware, internal threats, and identity breaches, all while supporting compliance obligations and Zero Trust initiatives in hybrid Microsoft setups.”
Dmitry Sotnikov, Cayosoft’s Chief Product Officer, added that “Identity teams confront constant attack attempts and suspicious changes that can rapidly escalate into full compromises. With Guardian Protector, we’re not simply introducing another security product, we’re fortifying the worldwide identity community. By merging the most sophisticated capabilities available in any freemium identity threat detection and response solution for hybrid Active Directory with our new Reddit Community and Threat Directory, we’re equipping security professionals with both advanced technology and shared intelligence to maintain an advantage against evolving threats. This initiative focuses on empowering defenders collectively.”
(Source: HelpNet Security)
