Insentra

Name: Insentra
Address: THe Commons, Mezzanine, 388 George Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, AU
Telephone: +61282031600

We are a global Professional and Managed services business delivering exclusively through IT partner

Insentra is a truly collaborative IT service partner delivering a range of specialised
professional and managed services to the IT channel. We select and focus on attaining knowledge and skills in solutions that will best empower
the channel. Our partner-centric business model provides our partners and their clients
with access to industry expertise and accountable outcomes. Our business units a range of professional and managed services, such as Data Migration, Information Management, Information Security, Cloud and Collaboration, Application Delivery and Mobility, and Enhanced Support Services.

23/10/2026

You achieved your Essential Eight maturity target.

But would you achieve the same result if you were assessed today?

That’s a question worth asking.

The Essential Eight isn’t static.

ACSC guidance evolves. Threats change. Technology changes. And the controls that satisfied a maturity level several years ago may not satisfy that same level today.

That creates a potentially dangerous gap between believing you’re aligned and being able to prove you’re aligned.

In his latest blog, Murray Clifford looks at some of the areas where that gap can quietly emerge:

→ Patching processes built around outdated expectations
→ MFA that exists but hasn’t evolved
→ Administrative privileges that have gradually crept back
→ Security baselines that haven’t been revisited
→ New devices and access methods that weren’t part of the original design

None of these necessarily mean your security program has failed.

They mean security controls need to evolve alongside the framework they’re designed to meet.

And with the ACSC announcing the retirement of the current Essential Eight Maturity Model and the move toward the broader Essentials Series, there’s another reason to take stock now.

Don’t rely on the maturity level you achieved years ago. Validate the controls you have today.

Read Murray’s latest blog to understand where to look—and why now is a good time to reassess your Essential Eight alignment.

https://hubs.li/Q04C5XHr0

22/10/2026

Your Microsoft 365 migration went perfectly. So why is everyone frustrated on Monday?

Every technical checkpoint is green. Mailboxes migrated. Cutover completed. Project delivered.

But for your employees, the real test starts when they open their laptops on Monday morning.

A new login. An authenticator that needs resetting. A calendar that no longer works as expected. A service desk overwhelmed with calls.

The migration might be technically successful, but the user experience tells a different story.

In Part 4 of our Microsoft 365 Tenant-to-Tenant Migration series, Insentra's Dan Kregor explores why the human side of migration matters just as much as the technology.

He covers the communication mistakes, device challenges, migration wave decisions and post-cutover support that can make or break the experience.

Because a successful migration isn't just about moving data. It's about keeping your people productive.

👉 Read Dan's latest article: https://hubs.li/Q04B-l6w0

20/10/2026

Microsoft Intune has reached a turning point.

With advanced capabilities now included in Microsoft 365 E3 and E5, AI becoming part of endpoint management, and Apple's move to Declarative Device Management, the case for modern endpoint management has never been stronger.

In this latest blog, Matt Kaplan explores why 2026 is shaping up to be a defining year for organisations looking to modernise endpoint management and maximise the value of their Microsoft investment.

19/10/2026

For years, Zero Trust has asked one question: can this user access this resource?

That’s no longer enough.

Work now spans unmanaged devices, SaaS platforms, and AI assistants and autonomous agents that retrieve information and act on our behalf. The question has become: can this person, application, AI assistant or agent be trusted to perform this action?

In his latest blog, Brian Riegels-Morgan introduces Zero Trust Workplace Architecture, an approach that moves security from protecting access to enabling trusted work.

Inside:
→ Why access doesn’t always grant authority to act
→ Three expanded trust domains: Enterprise Browser, Applications and AI, and Data and Knowledge
→ The Workplace Trust Control Plane and how it coordinates trust decisions
→ A practical first step for security, EUC and AI governance leaders

Read the full blog 👇
https://hubs.li/Q04Bwb8T0

16/10/2026

Patching is no longer an IT task. It’s a risk management function.

In October’s Microsoft security release, 1,416 CVEs were published. 38 met our threshold for priority escalation: high severity, network-exploitable, low complexity, no privileges required and no user interaction.

Most organisations think they have a patching challenge. They actually have a scale challenge.

When vulnerability volume grows faster than the team responsible for managing it, control without capacity becomes the illusion of control.

In his latest blog, Matt Kaplan explores:
→ Why task ownership needs to become outcome ownership
→ The predictable failure points of in-house-only patching
→ How a specialist managed model keeps governance with you while scaling ex*****on

Read the full blog 👇
https://hubs.li/Q04BmvxP0

15/10/2026

AI is helping the industry find vulnerabilities faster than ever. That’s good news for long-term security, but it’s creating real pressure for the teams who have to patch them.

Microsoft’s October release reportedly addressed more than 1,400 vulnerabilities, and critical Citrix NetScaler disclosures have shown how quickly known weaknesses become active threats.

The challenge isn’t just volume. It’s the growing number of critical fixes that can’t wait for the next maintenance window.

In his latest blog, Matt Gorman looks at:
→ Why Patch Tuesday alone no longer sets the pace
→ What short-notice security changes mean for the business
→ How to prepare your people, processes and expectations before the next urgent update

Read the full blog 👇
https://hubs.li/Q04BdX5k0

14/10/2026

AI spending is accelerating. But is the ROI keeping up?

79% of enterprises have experienced AI cost overruns. Yet only 26% of organisations report full, real-time visibility into what their AI systems cost to operate.

As organisations scale AI adoption, token consumption is creating a new challenge for every part of the business, and that is how to prove the value of what they’re spending.

In his latest blog, Lee Foster explores why the conversation needs to shift from tracking tokens consumed to measuring business outcomes delivered.

🔎 Why agentic AI is amplifying costs
📊 Why cost per completed task matters more than cost per token
🎯 What organisations achieving measurable AI ROI are doing differently

The takeaway? AI success isn't about spending more. It's about spending more deliberately.

Read Lee's latest insights 👉 https://hubs.li/Q04B5B1Z0

12/10/2026

Most transformations don’t fail because of the technology.

They fail because leaders commit to the project before they understand the environment they’re changing.

In his latest blog, Shane Fisher explains why great transformations start with clarity, not technology, and how Insentra’s Advisory Services help leaders decide with confidence before they invest.

A cloud migration, a security uplift, a merger integration or an AI initiative all go better when you have:

✔ A current-state assessment
✔ Risks and dependencies mapped
✔ Prioritised recommendations
✔ An executive-ready roadmap

Shane walks through our three-phase approach (Establish, Advise, Report) and shows how it turns complexity into a clear plan.

Read the full blog 👇

https://hubs.li/Q04zSG920

09/10/2026

NetScaler Console may technically still be optional. Operationally, that is becoming a much harder argument to make.

With the volume of NetScaler security advisories, patching is only part of the job. Teams also need to identify affected appliances, apply required configuration changes and understand whether an exposed appliance may have been compromised.

In his latest blog, Mike Gray looks at how NetScaler Console is evolving from a useful management platform into an increasingly important part of the security toolkit — with CVE detection, remediation workflows and Indicators of Compromise checks all available from one place.

If NetScaler Console is still sitting on your “we’ll get around to it” list, this is worth a read.

Read Mike’s blog: https://hubs.li/Q04zJ2Cs0

08/10/2026

A valid corporate identity does not automatically mean the device behind it can be trusted.

When users access corporate data from unmanaged, non-compliant or compromised devices, identity is only part of the access decision.

In his latest blog, Luke Woodhead explores how Microsoft Intune device compliance and Microsoft Entra Conditional Access can work together to make device trust part of the decision and why that trust needs to be evaluated continuously.

He covers:

• Why identity alone is not enough
• How device compliance becomes an access signal
• Why compliance and Conditional Access play different roles
• How organisations can define a practical standard for a trusted device
• Where to begin without creating unnecessary barriers to productivity

Read the blog: https://hubs.li/Q04zz2vy0

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