Rubrik Integrates with Microsoft Defender to Enhance Identity Security
Rubrik (RBRK) announced a new integration with Microsoft (MSFT) Defender at RSAC 2026. The integration connects Microsoft's real-time identity threat detection with Rubrik's automated identity rollback and recovery capabilities, helping organizations respond faster to identity-based attacks. "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."
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