June update: What’s new in Security for partners

News and Announcements

• Prepare for FY27 success with MCAPS Start for Partners and GTM Partner Kickoff events: Join us at MCAPS Start for Partners on July 22 to align on FY27 priorities, security strategy, and key opportunities across Microsoft’s end-to-end platform. Then continue with the GTM Partner Kickoff on July 28 to align to Microsoft’s FY27 security strategy and go-to-market priorities. Through the Microsoft Security track, gain clear guidance on the solutions to prioritize, discover how to leverage incentives and promotions to accelerate growth, and access ready-to-use enablement, skilling, and resources to strengthen and scale your security practice across identity, data, infrastructure, applications, and operations.

• Microsoft Build 2026––Codename MDASH for proactive risk discovery: Surface risks earlier with Microsoft Defender and GitHub Code Security. Codename MDASH uses a multi-model, agent-based scanning approach with 100+ AI agents to find, validate, and prove exploitability across codebases. This integration brings runtime context into dev and security workflows, helping teams prioritize and fix risks sooner with less effort. A select group of Security partners is shaping MDASH in limited preview, advancing a shared goal of identifying exploitable risk early. Security should be built into AI, app modernization, and data initiatives from day one. For a full Microsoft Build 2026 recap, read the blog. 

• Partner of the Year Award Nominations open through July 7, 2026: Submissions are now open for the 2026 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. These awards recognize partner success in delivering meaningful customer outcomes across solution areas, industries, and regions. There are three award categories for Security: Data Security and Governance, Secure Access, and Security. Showcase the exceptional work you’ve delivered for customers and how you’re helping them solve critical security business challenges with Microsoft Security solutions and AI. 

• Advancing AI-powered security in an evolving threat landscape: Keep pace with emerging AI threats. Learn how Microsoft is proactively working with model providers and the industry to support partners and customers navigating evolving AI risk using advanced cyber capabilities, including AI-led vulnerability discovery and mitigations, an AI-ready posture to reduce exposure, and AI-powered solutions to defend at scale. 

• The Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) certification is retiring: This certification is retiring in August 2026 and will be replaced by the new Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate (SC‑500) certification. We're providing a transition period that allows partners to use either certification to meet skilling requirements for the Solutions Partner designation for Security and relevant specializations.  

• New capabilities in Microsoft Agent 365; new Microsoft Defender and GitHub integration: Expand your security footprint across AI, development, and operations with In the Loop, a new series from Microsoft Security that delivers timely news and updates to the global security community. The current edition spotlights the latest capabilities you can use to deliver high-value services like securing AI agents, protecting foundations, and defending against threats in real time.

• Never miss another program update: Stay aligned, maximize your benefits, and uncover new ways to scale your impact and revenue by getting the latest news and updates delivered right to your inbox each month. 

• Follow the latest Security partner news: Catch up on important announcements from previous newsletters at the Microsoft Community Hub. Read the May newsletter to learn about product updates and other opportunities you may have missed. 

Incentives and Offers

• Microsoft Sentinel 50-GB promotion extended through December 31, 2026: Partners can re-engage customers and accelerate deal momentum with the Microsoft Sentinel 50-GB promotion—now extended through December 31, 2026, providing more time to drive adoption while customers lock in pricing through March 31, 2027. 

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  Extended Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium promo: Customers who have licensed Business Premium with Microsoft 365 Copilot Business or Microsoft 365 Copilot qualify for 50% off enhanced data protection on Purview Suite for Business Premium. Lead data protection and compliance conversations with this limited-time offer, now extended through July 1, 2026.  

• Copilot tab in AI Business Solutions & Security Insights dashboard now available: Surface data security signals alongside Copilot opportunity data in a single, side‑by‑side view. Identify Copilot‑ready tenants faster and anchor customer conversations in real risks, such as oversharing and sensitive data exposure, with clear paths to services attach and Microsoft 365 E5 expansion. 

• Strengthen data security for Copilot at lower cost: Microsoft Purview Suite for Microsoft 365 Copilot is available at a discounted rate, so enterprise organizations can reduce costs and strengthen data security through June 30, 2026. 

• Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5, Defender Suite, and Purview Suite promotions: Transition customers from on-premises solutions or upgrade from Office 365 with 10% discount promotions for new-to-Microsoft 365 E3 or new-to-Microsoft 365 E5 customers or Defender and Purview Suites with Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partner three-year subscription terms through June 30, 2026. 

• Accelerate with Microsoft 365 E5 promotion: CSP authorized partners can offer new Microsoft 365 E5 customers 15% off with this promotion, available through June 30, 2026 

Skilling and Events

• Enable customers to realize Frontier Firm potential with Microsoft 365 E7: This course prepares sales professionals to position Microsoft 365 E7 as the complete solution for customers ready to unlock Frontier Firm potential. You'll learn how to identify the right opportunities, articulate the Microsoft 365 E7 value proposition, handle objections, and drive adoption—all in a focused 1.5-hour session designed to get you sales-ready quickly. 

• Implement Security Copilot across Microsoft Security workloads: In this course, you will learn to deploy and configure Microsoft Security Copilot to deliver AI-powered security operations across Microsoft workloads. Through hands-on labs, you’ll use Security Copilot to analyze alerts, investigate identity risks, gain threat intelligence, and extend its functionality with custom plugins and agents to streamline incident response, strengthen posture, and maintain compliance. 

• Implement Agent 365 to observe, govern, and secure Al apps, Copilot & Agents: This advanced course is designed to equip security professionals and architects with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, secure, and govern Al agents using Microsoft Agent 365. The curriculum focuses on the security architecture, governance frameworks, and operational controls required to manage enterprise-scale Al agent deployments securely. Participants will learn how to leverage the Agent 365 control plane to enforce policies, monitor activities, and mitigate risks associated with autonomous and assisted agents. 

• Differentiate yourself with a Frontier Transformation Engineer Badge: Signal delivery readiness and position your team to be chosen for Frontier Transformation engagements by earning the Frontier Transformation Engineer badge. Validate that you have the certifications, project readiness, and AI engineering capability customers—and Microsoft sellers—look for. Learn how to earn the badge in three steps.  

• Frontier Transformation Engineer Summit: Accelerate your readiness for the next era of AI engineering and delivery.  This on-demand event is an expert-led skilling experience where you can explore the skilling, engineering frameworks, and execution models behind Frontier Transformation delivery at scale.  

• New Learning Journeys now live: Prepare your teams to execute faster in real customer scenarios with new Learning Journeys. Focused on small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and Microsoft Agent 365 + Microsoft 365 E7, these Learning Journeys can empower sales, technical, and delivery teams to move faster from skilling to execution.  

• Build readiness for the certifications that differentiate your business: Access on-demand Frontier skilling through LevelUp and prepare for upcoming Certification Weeks returning in August. 

• Explore curated Microsoft Partner Digital Skilling Journeys: In an AI-first market, skilling isn't optional—it's foundational. Stay current as technologies and capabilities evolve using these curated Microsoft Partner Digital Skilling Journeys, designed to strengthen the skills you need to succeed in an ever-changing market.

• Check out the latest on-demand skilling opportunities: Discover opportunities for members of your team to expand the presales, sales, and technical skills that can grow your security practice. 

Go-To-Market

• Run a campaign with Microsoft Agent 365 campaign in a box assets: Lead customer conversations with a clear, Microsoft-backed approach to AI governance and security using the Microsoft Agent 365 campaign in a box. Partners with Partner Marketing Center Pro access (via a Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program benefits package, Solutions Partner designation, or ISV Success enrollment) can explore and run a full campaign end to end, while those using Partner Marketing Center can download a limited set of assets to support execution.

Customer Success

• Quorum Cyber strengthened voter data protection with Microsoft Security: Quorum Cyber helped safeguard sensitive voter data by implementing Microsoft Security solutions designed to strengthen threat detection and response. By enhancing visibility across the security environment and improving incident response capabilities, the solution supports more resilient protection of critical public sector infrastructure.

• Share your partner and customer success stories: Showcase your impact, highlight your expertise, and demonstrate the measurable success you’re delivering to customers. Go to the Partner Success story submission form to get started.