Many organisations believe they are operating at Essential Eight ML2 or ML3. In reality, their SaaS resilience sits closer to ML0–ML1. This 2026 briefing explains why - and how Essential Eight must evolve for identity-driven, SaaS-dependent operations.

Identity is the lifeblood of your business, but most companies can’t recover it. This article explores why Microsoft Entra ID and Okta outages become business crises, the hidden risks of relying on platform resilience, real-world IAM horror stories, and how independent backup ensures compliance and continuity.

Microsoft’s 2024 Digital Defense Report reveals a hidden truth: when production and backup share the same cloud, they share the same fate. Here’s why independence is the only path to true resilience.