This month’s Security partner update highlights the launch of the Microsoft Security Partner Community, the integration of Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence capabilities into Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel, and the latest Microsoft Security product news. It also features updated CSP offers and promotions across Microsoft 365 E5, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft Purview, plus new skilling resources including the Microsoft Partner Skilling Hub AI Agent and Co-Sell Execution Engine video series. Discover the latest opportunities to strengthen customer security outcomes, build expertise, and grow your security business.
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- Join the conversation with Microsoft Security partners: We're excited to launch the Microsoft Security Partner Community on LinkedIn, a new space to connect with peers, learn from experts, share best practices, and stay ahead of the latest Microsoft Security and AI updates. Partners and experts can come together to connect, collaborate, and stay informed on Microsoft Security offerings, events, and opportunities.
- Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (MDTI) capabilities now available with Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel: MDTI as a standalone product was retired on August 1, 2026. Its capabilities have merged into Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel, offering a unified threat intelligence experience. MDTI capabilities will require an active Defender or Sentinel license, so now is the time to guide customers through transition planning.
- Stay in the loop on Microsoft Security updates: In the Loop is the Microsoft Security news series delivering timely updates on what's new across the portfolio and what it means for your security strategy. The August edition spotlights the latest product drops across Microsoft Defender, Entra, and Purview, with new innovations to secure AI, strengthen identity resilience, and extend protection across multicloud environments.
- 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 on the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program delivered right to your inbox each month.
- Follow the latest Security partner news: Catch up on important announcements from previous Security newsletters at the Microsoft Community Hub. Read the August newsletter to learn about product updates and other opportunities you may have missed.
- Updated CSP security add-ons available now: Updated security add-ons are available now via Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) offerings, with consistent pricing across Enterprise Agreement (EA) and CSP—including Microsoft Entra ID P2, the Defender for Endpoint P2 add-on for Microsoft 365 E3, and the Defender for Office 365 P2 add-on. Explore CSP security offers to get started.
- Accelerate deal closure with the extended Microsoft 365 E5 promotion: Microsoft 365 E5 is the flagship security and productivity SKU. With tiered discounts, you can match your offer to each customer's commitment appetite—15% off a one-year term or 10% off a three-year term—and drive new Microsoft 365 E5 acquisition through CSP before the September 30, 2026, deadline. Review the Partner Center announcement and how to sell through CSP.
- Extended 10% promotion on Microsoft 365 E3 and E5, Defender Suite, and Purview Suite: Drive customer migrations and offer upgrades from Microsoft Office 365 to Microsoft 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 E5—plus Defender and Purview attach—by promoting a 10% discount that rewards a three-year CSP commitment. Secure longer, more predictable relationships while raising customers' security and compliance posture. Sell through CSP to take advantage of this promotion before it ends.
- Extended offer: 50% off Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium: Customers who have licensed Business Premium together with Microsoft 365 Copilot Business or Microsoft 365 Copilot qualify for 50% off enhanced data protection with Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium. Position Purview in customer conversations as the safeguard designed to make Copilot deployments defensible and compliant. Lead data protection and compliance conversations with this limited-time offer, now extended through December 31, 2026.
- Take your place in the AI frontier at Microsoft Ignite: Join us to learn what’s next and connect with peers and experts at Microsoft Ignite, November 17–20. Don’t miss your chance to get hands-on with the latest AI innovations, learn from the experts to build your skills, and strengthen your network with meaningful new connections.
- Build your security expertise and grow customer opportunities with the Skilling Hub: Explore security-focused learning across endpoint protection, identity management, cloud application security, data classification, and event and incident management through in-person events, live virtual sessions, self-paced training, microskilling, and guided learning journeys. Visit the Security Skilling Hub to deepen your knowledge, strengthen customer security outcomes, and expand your services portfolio.
- Build a personalized skilling plan in minutes: The fastest way to find your next skilling opportunity is now built into the Microsoft Partner Skilling Hub. The Microsoft Partner Skilling Hub AI Agent delivers tailored training recommendations, answers skilling-related questions, and generates personalized technical skilling plans using content from the Partner Skilling Hub, LevelUp, and Microsoft Learn. Simply open the Skilling Hub and select the AI Agent icon in the lower-right corner to begin building a role-based learning plan aligned to your goals, no installation required. Check out the AI agent demo video for more information.
- Turn co-sell into a scalable growth engine: Co-sell can drive stronger collaboration, faster deal
progression, and better sales outcomes, but success requires more than occasional engagement. The new Co-sell Execution Engine video series on the Microsoft Partner Skilling Hub shows you how to build a repeatable co-sell motion that delivers long-term results. In five on-demand sessions, Microsoft co-sell leaders and experienced partners share practical frameworks and proven strategies to improve collaboration with Microsoft, increase deal velocity, and help your business win more opportunities.
- Learn best practices to deploy Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Defender, and Purview: Deploy and secure Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Microsoft Defender and Purview Suites add-ons, and secure AI agents with Microsoft Agent 365. Explore key security pillars—identity, device management, endpoint protection, email and app security, data protection, and AI agent security—and build toward a comprehensive, modern security baseline.
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High-growth partners are winning today’s buyers: Omdia reports that today's buyers increasingly research independently and rely on AI and trusted partners before engaging sales—so how you invest in, execute, and measure marketing matters more than ever. Updated FY27 cooperative (co-op) guidance and resources give you a clearer path to invest in the demand generation activities that drive stronger returns. And with Partner Marketing Center Pro, your team can execute these activities at scale by simplifying campaign management, improving collaboration across teams, and bringing AI-powered campaigns to market faster. Read our latest blog post to learn more about how the buying journey has evolved—and how you can capture more demand with these investments.
- DEFEND streamlines security for New Zealand Ministry of the Environment: Learn how the 2025 Microsoft Security Partner of the Year, DEFEND, helped New Zealand’s Ministry for the Environment simplify its security operations by consolidating multiple tools and vendors into a unified Microsoft-based security strategy. By expanding their use of Microsoft 365 E5 Security & Compliance, Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft Purview, the ministry strengthened its Zero Trust posture while reducing complexity and operational overhead. The result was a more resilient, transparent, and cost-effective security foundation tailored to evolving threats and compliance requirements. Read the full story to learn more.
- 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.
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Published Sep 09, 2026
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