by Chris Compton, Director of Outreach & Governance
Fraud is not just a security issue. It is a business risk that can erode customer trust, disrupt operations, and create real financial exposure, including revenue loss or customer churn. For Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners, that risk is amplified by privileged access across customer environments and responsibility for billing and provisioning.
Microsoft fraud prevention work underscores the scale of what the ecosystem is facing. According to an August 2025 white paper, Three Lessons from Microsoft’s Fight Against Fraud, the company stopped $4 billion in fraud attempts, blocked around 1.6 million bot sign-ups per hour, and rejected 49,000 fraudulent partnership enrollments.
These are not edge cases. They reflect the operating environment partners see every day: impersonation, account takeover, synthetic identities, and abuse patterns that look legitimate until they cause damage.
Community Manager