October update: What’s new in Security for partners
Discover what's new in Microsoft Security for partners this October. From Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender updates to new Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) incentives, security training, and customer success resources, this month's newsletter highlights key opportunities to grow your security business and strengthen customer outcomes. Navigate to News and Announcements, Incentives and Offers, Skilling and Events, Go-To-Market, Customer Success News and Announcements Microsoft Ignite session catalog is now live—build your agenda today: Register for Microsoft Ignite to explore hands-on training, technical sessions, certifications, and practical guidance. Partners who attend this weeklong event strengthen their business expertise and learn directly from the people building Microsoft technologies. Sessions fill up quickly, so build an agenda tailored to your goals and leave with practical knowledge you can use to win customers, shape solutions, and grow your business. Prepare managed Microsoft Sentinel customers for automatic onboarding: Automatic onboarding to the unified Microsoft Sentinel experience in the Microsoft Defender portal began in September 2026 for managed customers who had not already moved. If you manage customers with multiple Microsoft Sentinel workspaces, review their configurations and plan for the primary workspace that will receive Microsoft Defender XDR alerts and incidents. Learn more about managing multiple Microsoft Sentinel workspaces in the Microsoft Defender portal. 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. 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 September 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 hub: Catch up on important announcements from previous Security newsletters at the Microsoft Community Hub. Read the September newsletter to learn about product updates and other opportunities you may have missed. Incentives and Offers New 7.5% CSP partner promotion for Business Premium security suites: Eligible Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners can now access a 7.5% promotion for Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium and Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium for qualifying customers with fewer than 300 seats. The promotion supports the transition from CSP Security Accelerate and gives eligible partners greater flexibility to support profitability and grow their small and medium-sized business (SMB) security business. Review the promotion guide for eligibility and terms, identify qualifying opportunities, and prepare your sales and quoting teams to apply the promotion. Extended offer: 50% off Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium: Customers who have licensed Microsoft 365 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 a 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. Expanded CSP incentive eligibility for Microsoft Copilot Studio and Security workloads: As of October 1, 2026, Microsoft is expanding partner earning opportunities through two new CSP consumption engagements. Copilot Studio has moved from Azure CSP incentives into the AI Business Solutions (ABS) consumption engagement, while Microsoft Security Copilot, Sentinel, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud have moved into the Security Consumption CSP engagement. These new engagements expand eligibility to additional partner designations while building on the existing Azure CSP incentive framework. For eligibility requirements, earning rates, and other details, review the FY27 CSP Incentives Guide and CSP Walking Deck. FY27 Security incentive updates—focus your practice on high-value customer outcomes: Effective October 1, 2026, Microsoft made targeted adjustments to the FY27 partner incentives portfolio to support long-term sustainability and align funding with the greatest areas of customer opportunity. For Security partners, reduced concurrent engagement caps place greater emphasis on quality of delivery and customer impact—so you can better prioritize focused, high-quality engagements. Portfolio-wide updates also adjust rates, expectations, and engagement controls to sustain investment availability throughout the year. Claims submitted on or before September 30, 2026, will be assessed using prior terms; the updates apply to claims submitted from October 1 onward. Review the incentives guide for complete details and join an upcoming community call to learn more. Skilling and Events 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. 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 security baseline. 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. Learn how to build a repeatable co-sell motion that delivers long-term results in the new Co-sell Execution Engine video series on the Microsoft Partner Skilling Hub. 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 win more opportunities. Go-To-Market Microsoft Defender ISOC preview is now live: Microsoft Defender Integrated Security Operations Center (ISOC) brings XDR and SIEM into a more unified security operations experience, offering a clearer foundation for customer conversations. Use the launch to identify opportunities for security assessments, deployment, migration, and managed services as customers evolve their security operations. Review the Microsoft Defender ISOC launch and readiness resources and prepare your teams for customer conversations. Meet today’s AI buyers where they are: 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. Lead deeper security conversations with SMB customers: SMB customers can't scale AI they can't secure, and many have no IT team to lean on. "Run your business securely" is one of the five Frontier Transformation conversations for FY27. Lead with trust and resilience, then attach the services behind Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Defender, Entra, and Purview. Start with the SMB playbook. Lead digital sovereignty conversations that drive bigger deals: Digital sovereignty is emerging as a critical consideration for technology investments, creating an opportunity to move beyond implementation and lead larger, higher-value customer engagements. With Microsoft, you can address a broader range of customer needs through a differentiated portfolio spanning Sovereign Public Cloud, Sovereign Private Cloud, and the Sovereign Partner Ecosystem. Read our latest blog to discover how you can expand your advisory opportunity and earn a Digital Sovereignty specialization to demonstrate your expertise, differentiate your practice, and position your business to win more strategic engagements. Customer Success Microsoft partner Oreta worked with Costa Group: To consolidate Costa Group’s fragmented security environment, Oreta gave its lean IT team greater visibility while reducing costs and improving incident response. Oreta used Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Sentinel, and Microsoft Intune to unify email security, security operations, and endpoint management on Costa’s existing Microsoft 365 E5 investment. Read the full story to learn more about how Oreta is delivering stronger security outcomes for Costa Group. 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. Follow the tag Security partner news to stay updated on monthly Security partner news.September update: What’s new in Security for partners
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.August update: What’s new in Security for partners
This month’s Security partner update highlights new Microsoft Security offers, partner incentives, skilling opportunities, product lifecycle changes, and go-to-market resources designed to support customer security transformation. Explore the latest updates across Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Purview, and CSP offers to identify new customer conversations, accelerate migrations, and strengthen security outcomes.July update: What’s new in Security for partners
New opportunities are emerging for partners to grow revenue, expand security and AI practices, build trust, and deliver more unified protection across customer environments in FY27. This month’s Security partner roundup gathers the latest updates, incentives, and skilling to help you prioritize high-impact solutions, engage customers with extended Microsoft Sentinel promotional offers, and learn about updates from MCAPS Start for Partners and Partner GTM Kickoff events. From evolving data security capabilities in Microsoft Purview to integrating insights with Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Agent 365, these updates focus on what you can sell, deliver, and scale now to build a more resilient, AI-ready security practice.June update: What’s new in Security for partners
As AI adoption accelerates, security expectations and partner opportunities are increasing just as fast. In this June Security partner update, Microsoft Security partners will find the latest product updates, incentives, and skilling designed to help you secure AI workloads, strengthen customer trust, and grow repeatable security services. From new capabilities across Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Purview, and Microsoft Agent 365 to expanded go‑to‑market resources and partner‑ready offers, this month’s updates focus on what you can sell, deliver, and operationalize now to stay ahead of an evolving threat landscape.May update: What’s new in Security for partners
This month’s Security partner update highlights what’s new across Microsoft Security to help you grow your practice and deliver stronger, more secure customer outcomes. Below, you’ll find key product updates across Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Purview, and Agent 365, along with important partner announcements, skilling opportunities, and upcoming events. You'll also find current incentives, go-to-market and compliance assets, and real-world partner success stories to support secure, AI-ready solutions available now so you can scale, grow, and protect with Microsoft Security. Navigate to News and Announcements, Incentives and Offers, Skilling and Events, Go-To-Market, Customer Success News and Announcements Publish a Copilot agent or analytics solution in the Microsoft Security Store: Expand your reach within the Microsoft Security platform and unlock new revenue opportunities by publishing a compliant Copilot agent or analytics solution to the Security Store. This gives identity, data protection, and compliance teams a unified way to discover, evaluate, and deploy partner solutions directly inside the workflows they already use. Learn more about how to structure your offer and prepare to list it today. 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 where partners can use either certification to meet skilling requirements for the Solutions Partner designation for Security and relevant specializations. Secure Boot certificates are expiring: Secure Boot certificates are reaching the end of their planned lifecycle and begin expiring in late June 2026. Partners and customers will need to update these certificates ahead of the expiration in order to benefit from the security in Secure Boot. Review the first set of tools, now available to proactively update your Secure Boot certificates. Security Dashboard for AI, board-ready visibility into AI risk: Learn how chief information security officers (CISOs) are using the Security Dashboard for AI to compile board reports, create a shared intelligence layer across security teams, and manage AI risk across agents, apps, and platforms. Use the dashboard to lead executive-level security conversations with customers grounded in AI governance, unified visibility, and business risk outcomes. Hyper-scale your SOC with Microsoft Defender: Join this upcoming webinar on May 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM PST to learn how to securely scale your security operations center (SOC) using Microsoft Defender’s unified role-based access control (RBAC) and delegated access capabilities. Discover how to enable multiple SOC teams to operate within a shared environment, apply granular, role-based scoping across data and workloads, and manage multi-tenant access for managed security service providers (MSSPs) and global organizations—all without compromising governance or control. Microsoft Sentinel adds unified RBAC with row-level access: Microsoft Sentinel now supports unified role-based access control (RBAC) with row-level scoping, bringing centralized permission management and granular data access into the Microsoft Defender portal. This enables multiple SOC teams to securely operate in shared environments while ensuring users only see the data relevant to their role or scope Securely delegate access with GDAP in Microsoft Sentinel: Granular Delegated Admin Privileges (GDAP) is now extended to Microsoft Sentinel, enabling secure, scalable delegated access across tenants directly in the Microsoft Defender portal. Built on a consent-based, Zero Trust model, GDAP allows organizations and MSSPs to manage multi-tenant access with precision while unifying SIEM and XDR governance in a single experience Agent 365 – Your Data Security Controls Mechanics Video: Quickly identify and secure AI agent risks before they become incidents. See how Microsoft Purview in Agent 365 helps you monitor active agents, assess risk, detect sensitive data interactions, and confirm policies are working—within familiar security workflows. Use this demo to spark executive conversations, accelerate assessments, and position services to extend data security and compliance to AI agents. Run a campaign with Microsoft Agent 365 campaign in a box assets: Partners who have access to Partner Marketing Center Pro access through a Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program partner benefits package, Solutions Partner designation, or ISV Success enrollment can explore and run the full campaign end-to-end, while those using Partner Marketing Center can download a limited set of assets to support execution. Incentives and Offers 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. This limited-time offer has been extended through July 1, 2026. Explore the new digital incentives guide experience: Now delivered through an online experience, the Microsoft Commercial Partner Incentives Guide offers clear navigation, direct paths to engagement, and faster access to up-to-date guidance. Explore the new incentives guide now, and join one of our upcoming partner community calls to share feedback so we can continue to evolve the experience. Explore the AI Business Solutions & Security Partner Experience (ASPX): Check out the new ASPX dashboard in Partner Center that brings Microsoft-aligned insights directly into partners’ workflows. It provides a unified view of customer usage, licensing, renewals, security readiness, and incentive eligibility—aligned with the same models used by Microsoft’s global sales force. New capabilities in Microsoft Agent 365 and new Microsoft Defender and GitHub integration: New Defender capabilities in the Agent 365 tooling gateway, now in preview, gives security teams visibility to detect, block, and investigate threats to AI agents. Additionally, a Defender for Cloud integration with GitHub Advanced Security, now generally available, provides unified security visibility across the development lifecycle so teams can track vulnerabilities from source code to deployed applications and speed resolution. Skilling and Events MCAPS Start for Partners and the Security Partner GTM Kickoff are coming: Don’t miss this critical FY27 planning moment. Hear directly from Microsoft executives on FY27 priorities, learn how to build your strategy around Frontier Transformation, and gain insight into the market trends and investments shaping FY27 growth. Save the date for MCAPS Start for Partners on July 22, followed by the Security Partner GTM Kickoff on July 28, to align to Microsoft’s security strategy across enterprise, Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), and small and medium business (SMB) segments, and prioritize the right solutions. Walk away with practical guidance, ready-to-use enablement, and the skilling resources needed to build and scale your security practice. Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Defender, and Purview: Deployment Best Practices: Join this five episode webinar series focused on the end‑to‑end journey for deploying and securing Microsoft 365 Business Premium plus Microsoft Defender and Purview Suites. Each episode centers on a key security pillar—identity, device management, endpoint protection, email and app security, and data protection—progressing from foundational capabilities (P1) to advanced (P2). Each episode blends core Business Premium configurations with advanced security scenarios to help organizations adopt a comprehensive, modern security baseline. Explore Microsoft Partner Digital Skilling Journeys: This curated skilling experience offers presales, sales, and tech skilling experiences designed to enhance your knowledge aligned with partner strategic wins. First-time users may need to register—use your work email credentials to sign up, answer a few questions, and receive tech and sales-ready skilling experiences customized to your interests and goals. Join the SMB Deployment Guides and Best Practices for Microsoft 365 Business Premium Defender and Purview Suites course: Sign up for this on-demand course to get hands-on experience implementing Microsoft 365 Business Premium security features with best‑practice deployment across five key areas: Identity & Access, Device Management, Device Security, Email and App Security, and Data Security. Sign up for the Any Agents, Any Code: Design, build, and govern agents on Microsoft's AI platform course: Join this demo-driven session to learn how to design and implement a complete multi agent architecture across low code and pro code, using Microsoft's integrated AI platform. Join in-person workshops around the world: Join us at upcoming skilling workshops taking place around the world. Power the Frontier Firm with Microsoft Agent 365 & Microsoft 365 E7 - Sao Paulo: This one-day sales readiness workshop will show partners how to position Agent 365 within Microsoft 365 E7, articulate the Frontier Firm vision, and drive customer-ready AI value. Join on Monday, May 18 from 9:00 AM-5:15 PM BRT. Implement Agent 365 to Secure Al Apps, Copilot & Agents - Sao Paulo: This one-day workshop focuses on securing and governing AI agents using Microsoft Agent 365. Join in-person on Tuesday, May 19 from 9:00 AM-5:30 PM BRT. Sovereign Cloud Lead The Conversation - Tech Deal Ready – Copenhagen: Join this presales workshop on designing and pitching Microsoft Sovereign Cloud solutions on Wednesday, May 20 from 9:30 AM-3:15 PM CET. Power the Frontier Firm with Agent 365 & Microsoft 365 E7 – Ottawa: This one-day sales readiness workshop will show partners how to position Agent 365 within Microsoft 365 E7, articulate the Frontier Firm vision, and drive customer-ready AI value. Join on Wednesday, June 3, from 12:00 PM-5:15 PM EDT. Implement Agent 365 to Secure Al Apps, Copilot & Agents – Ottawa: Join this one-day workshop focused on securing and governing AI agents using Microsoft Agent 365 on Thursday, June 4, from 9:00 AM-5:30 PM EDT. Check out the latest live virtual skilling events: Implement, Govern and Scale Data Security with Microsoft Purview in the era of AI: Learn how to implement and govern Microsoft Purview data security on Monday, May 11 at 9:00 AM IST and Thursday, May 14, at 1:00 PM IST. Implement threat protection with Microsoft Defender XDR: This course covers Microsoft Defender XDR for unified, AI-driven threat protection. Join on either Wednesday, May 13, at 8:00 AM CST or Thursday, May 14, at 1:00 PM CST. France Certification Week: MAICPP – Cloud & AI Platforms + Security: Prepare for your certification exam with expert-led training focused on Azure AI, infrastructure, cybersecurity, threat protection, and more. This workshop will be delivered in French. Join on either Monday, May 18, at 9:00 AM CET or Friday, May 22, at 7:00 PM CET. Modernize and optimize your SOC deployment with Microsoft Sentinel: Learn to deploy, configure, and optimize Microsoft Sentinel within the Microsoft Defender portal on Tuesday, May 26, at 9:00 AM IST or Wednesday, May 27, at 1:00 PM IST. Threat Protection and Incident response with Microsoft Sentinel within Unified Platform: Unified threat protection and response using Microsoft Defender, Sentinel SecOps. Join on either Tuesday, June 2, at 9:00 AM IST or Wednesday, June 3, at 1:00 PM IST. Frontier Partner Summit: This event serves as a key activation point, translating skilling strategy into coordinated partner execution. Join us on Tuesday, June 9 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT. Check out the latest on-demand skilling opportunities: Across Security you'll find opportunities for members in your organization to expand the presales, sales, and technical skills that can grow your Security practice. Stay ahead with the new Partner Skilling Community discussion board: a dedicated hub where Microsoft partners can discover skilling resources, ask questions, and accelerate growth across solution areas. Connect with peers and subject matter experts to get timely guidance, build capabilities, and stay informed on the latest opportunities. Click “Follow” in the top right corner to receive email notifications when new content is posted. Go-To-Market Explore the Security and Compliance for SMB campaign-in-a-box: This collection is designed for partners to drive demand for unified, AI-powered security and data protection using Microsoft Defender and Purview suites for Business Premium. Access ready-to-use marketing assets engage small and medium business (SMB) customers, and showcase how you can simplify security and support secure AI adoption. Partners who have access to Partner Marketing Center Pro access through a Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program partner benefits package, Solutions Partner designation, or ISV Success enrollment can explore and run the full campaign end-to-end, while those using Partner Marketing Center can download a limited set of assets to support execution. Download the new SMB deployment guides for Defender for Business Premium and Purview for Business Premium: To access clear guidance, best practice configurations, and key decisions, partners need to deliver secure, consistent outcomes for small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers. Use these guides alongside deployment accelerators to develop a faster, more repeatable path to value. For practical, hands-on readiness, partners can also enroll in the on-demand LevelUp course to follow guided deployments for Defender for Business Premium and Purview for Business Premium. Access an expanded library of compliance assets: We're excited to announce the availability of assets designed to articulate differentiated Microsoft capabilities in compliance, security, and risk management, and address customer concerns with confidence. These assets cover a broad range of topics, including security assessments, regulatory readiness, data governance, risk management, and AI compliance. Learn more by selecting the solution plays below: Data Security Modern SecOps with Unified Platform Protect Cloud, AI Platforms, and Apps Customer Success Learn how Quorum Cyber and Microsoft are working together to protect voter data: Protecting voter data at scale demands around-the-clock vigilance, deep platform expertise, and zero margin for error. Quorum Cyber, a Microsoft partner that holds all four Security specializations, rose to that challenge by deploying Microsoft Sentinel directly within voter data nonprofit Data Trust's Azure environment, using Azure Lighthouse to unify security visibility across their entire estate while keeping sensitive data firmly within the customer's tenant. The result was 24/7 threat detection and response, giving Data Trust a single, transparent view of their security posture and evolving into a deeper partnership. Learn how DEFEND brought a modern security posture to the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment: In this recent partner success story, learn how DEFEND, a New Zealand–based cybersecurity services provider, helped New Zealand’s Ministry for the Environment strengthen its security and modernize its cloud environment by consolidating multiple tools into an integrated Microsoft security stack, driving measurable security and operational gains. 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April update: What’s new in Security for partners
Navigate to News and Announcements, Incentives and Offers, Skilling and Events, Go-To-Market, Customer Success News and Announcements Explore Cyber Pulse: The new Cyber Pulse, an AI security report from Security Insider, is here with straightforward insights on current cybersecurity risks and practical guidance on addressing them. (New) Microsoft Security SMB partner hub: Access partner‑ready guidance, tools, and resources to lead confident security conversations, accelerate Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Defender Suites for Business Premium scenarios, and deliver real customer impact with built‑in security and compliance. Publish a Microsoft Security Copilot agent: Unlock new revenue opportunities by building Security Copilot agents and publishing them in the Microsoft Security Store. Agents published in the store are discoverable within Security Copilot and Microsoft Security products—empowering partners to reach new customers, expand solution visibility, and deliver differentiated, AI-powered security outcomes. Check out the Quick Start development toolkit for detailed guidance on developing your Security Copilot agent. Check out Microsoft Security Dashboard for AI: Now in public preview, Security Dashboard for AI creates a clear services and advisory opportunity for partners to empower customers to govern and secure rapidly expanding AI environments. By providing a unified view of AI assets and risk signals across Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Entra, and Microsoft Purview, partners can lead AI security assessments, governance planning, and remediation services without customers needing to buy new tools. Position yourself as a trusted advisor for AI adoption, driving differentiated security engagements as customers scale AI across agents, apps, and platforms. Unlock new attach and renewal revenue: Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium and Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium are now available as attach SKUs for Microsoft 365 Business Premium and fully integrated into the Security Business Case Builder (BCB). Start quantified, value-based security conversations. Incentives and Offers Don't miss the Microsoft Sentinel 50-GB commitment tier promotion: The offering has been extended to June 30, 2026. This promotional commitment tier gives partners a lower‑risk, lower‑cost entry point to sell Sentinel—especially for small and medium-sized businesses and mid‑market customers who have historically been priced out or hesitant due to unpredictable ingestion costs. Save on Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium: 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. This limited-time offer has been extended until July 1, 2026. Strengthen data security for Copilot at lower cost: Microsoft Purview Suite for Microsoft 365 Copilot customers is now available at 50% off, so enterprise organizations can reduce costs and strengthen data security through June 30, 2026. Make the most of Microsoft 365 E3, E5, Defender Suite, and Purview Suite promotions: Transition customers from on-premises solutions or upgrade from Microsoft Office 365 with 10% discount promotions for new-to-E3 or new-to-E5 customers or Defender and Purview Suites on Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) 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, which has been extended through June 30, 2026. Incentive guidance and activation at your fingertips: Now delivered through an online experience on the Microsoft partner website, the Microsoft Commercial Partner Incentives Guide provides clear navigation, direct paths to engagement, and faster access to the most up-to-date guidance—all in one place. Search incentives by category to find opportunities that align with your go-to-market priorities. Quickly confirm eligibility to make informed decisions about where to invest time and effort. Act swiftly on opportunities with live links that connect you to the next action. Explore the new digital incentives guide experience and share your feedback as we continue to develop it. Skilling and Events Stay up to date: Find the latest Microsoft Security partner news, events, and opportunities—all in one place. Visit the News and Events hub to explore upcoming sessions, key announcements, and timely updates designed to help you stay informed, build skills, and drive security growth. Don’t miss Vasu Jakkal’s 2026 RSA keynote: In the keynote, "Ambient and Autonomous Security: Building Trust in the Agentic AI Era," Jakkal shares the Microsoft vision for securing an agent‑powered world—where security is embedded, adaptive, and operating at machine speed. A must‑watch for partners aiming to lead trusted AI security conversations and empower customers to confidently adopt AI with built‑in protection across data, identity, and infrastructure. Learn directly from Microsoft product and engineering experts: Watch the on-demand replay of the Microsoft Agent 365 “Ask Microsoft Anything.” Explore how Agent 365 empowers organizations to observe, secure, and govern AI agents at scale—and get answers to common questions on capabilities, licensing, adoption, and getting started. Stay in the loop: We’re excited to continue our monthly Security Partner Investment Office Hours, designed so partners can stay informed and get the most out of Microsoft Security investments. These sessions cover key topics, program updates, and common questions related to Security partner investments. Join upcoming sessions in April and May or rewatch past recordings anytime to revisit key topics. Americas/EMEA Asia Visit the Skilling Resources page: Discover the latest security skilling event calendars, playbooks, and updates, plus register for training sessions that match your business needs. For a full view of the events calendar, download the Partner Skilling Calendar on the Skilling Resources page. For all skilling needs, contact AskSkilling. Become credential ready: Certifications build credibility, support Solutions Partner designations, and enable Project Ready and Sales & Tech Deal Ready skilling. Certification Weeks for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program offer regionally delivered, live instructor-led training—now including new Pre-sales and Sales tracks—with labs, exam prep, and expert support. AI & Security Certification Weeks April 13–17 (Asia - English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese) April 13–17 (EMEA - Spanish) April 13–17 (Americas - Portuguese) April 20–24 (EMEA - German, Italian) April 20–24 (Americas - Spanish) Go-To-Market Discover the full portfolio of Microsoft Security campaign in a box assets: These campaigns are designed to empower you to market Microsoft solutions that protect customers across security operations, cloud and AI platforms, data, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. These assets show how partners can address modern security threats, improve visibility and compliance, and deliver unified, AI-powered protection across customers of all sizes. Explore available Security campaigns: Find resources in Partner Marketing Center Pro (for partners with benefits packages and designations) or in Partner Marketing Center (no-cost version), and choose the campaigns that best align to your customers’ needs. (New) Explore the Security and Compliance for SMB (Defender + Purview Suites) campaign: Available April 7, these asset collections and marketing execution guides can enhance your go-to-market plans. Access an expanded library of compliance assets: We are excited to announce the availability of assets designed to articulate differentiated Microsoft capabilities in compliance, security, and risk management, as well as to address customer concerns with confidence. These assets cover a broad range of topics, including security assessments, regulatory readiness, data governance, risk management, and AI compliance. Learn more by selecting the solution plays below: Data Security Modern SecOps with Unified Platform Protect Cloud, AI Platforms, and Apps Customer Success Silverfort is redefining holistic identity security with Microsoft Security: Security company Silverfort used Microsoft Security to help a large grocery retailer strengthen identity protection across its hybrid environment, extending multifactor authentication (MFA) and modern security controls to legacy systems that traditionally lacked coverage. By integrating with Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory, Silverfort delivered rapid visibility into risky identities, closed critical security gaps, and empowered their customer to meet urgent cyber insurance requirements with minimal user friction. Read the full story to see how Silverfort and Microsoft Security modernized identity protection at scale. Highlight your expertise: Submit your partner success story to showcase your impact and demonstrate the measurable success you’re delivering to customers. Go to the Partner Success story submission form to get started. Follow the tag Security partner news to stay updated on monthly Security partner news.March update: What’s new in Security for partners
Navigate to News and Announcements, Incentives and Offers, Skilling and Events, Go-To-Market, Customer Success News and Announcements Introducing Microsoft 365 E7: The Frontier Suite— The challenge isn’t building AI agents—it’s operating them securely at scale. Microsoft 365 E7 unifies M365 E5, Entra Suite, Copilot, and Agent 365, creating new partner opportunities across deployment, governance, and optimization. Join the Agent 365 AMA on March 18 and the Digital Partner Airlift for SI and CSP partners on March 31 to learn more. Microsoft is launching “Cyber Pulse,” a new Microsoft Security thought leadership series, starting with Issue 1: An AI Security Report. The report provides business and security leaders with practical insights and guidance on emerging AI security risks, with a focus on the rapid rise of AI agents and the urgent need for observability, governance, and Zero Trust security to manage them safely at scale. New small and medium-sized businesses (SMB)-focused customer pages are now available for Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium and Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium—making it easier for partners to articulate the value of integrated data protection, compliance, and threat protection on Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Unlock new attach and renewal revenue with Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium and Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium, now available as attach SKUs for Microsoft 365 Business Premium and fully integrated into the Security Business Case Builder (BCB). Start quantified, value-based security conversations. To support high-volume deals and reduce friction, we’re increasing the maximum license cap for eligible Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) promotions from 2,400 to 9,999 licenses. This update simplifies large transactions, aligns guidance across Core, Security, and Copilot, and can accelerate upsell momentum. Experience the new Partner Marketing Center Pro, which supports the activation of ready-to-use Microsoft campaigns and assets as well as customization and launch of demand generation with AI. Partners can now unlock new revenue opportunities by building Security Copilot agents and publishing them in the Microsoft Security Store. Agents published in the store are discoverable within Security Copilot and Microsoft Security products—empowering partners to reach new customers, expand solution visibility, and deliver differentiated, AI-powered security outcomes. Check out the Quick Start Development Toolkit for detailed guidance on developing your Security Copilot agent. Microsoft Sentinel Accelerator updates: Beginning March 1, 2026, Microsoft Sentinel Accelerator has increased payments (up to $60,000 1 ) and shifted from a daily ingestion model to a monthly usage model. The qualification, activation, and stabilization criteria are also updated. Partners will now qualify customers using 0–1,500 GB/month usage, earn activation at 1,500 GB/month, and receive increased activation and stabilization payment amounts designed to provide a more predictable and growth-aligned incentive experience. Download the latest IncentivesGuide for details. Security Immersion Briefings for Threat Protection and Data Security include updated delivery guidance, refreshed resources, and new briefing kits for Microsoft Defender Suite and Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium. The Advanced Security for Business Premium Immersion Briefing is not a standalone engagement and must be nominated through a Threat Protection or Data Security Immersion Briefing. Briefings now include localized, ready-to-use content in multiple languages, empowering partners to deliver high-value security sessions that showcase Microsoft data protection capabilities and accelerate customer intent. Incentives and Offers Microsoft Partner investments community calls Join us for interactive discussions about the latest updates in Security partner investments. These events begin with a presentation from Microsoft partner investments experts, followed by audience Q&A. Current promotions and offers related to security and compliance Strengthen data security for Copilot at lower cost: Microsoft Purview Suite for Microsoft 365 Copilot customers is now available at 50% off, so enterprise organizations can reduce costs and strengthen data security through June 30, 2026. Microsoft 365 E3, 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-E3 or new-to-E5 customers or Defender and Purview Suites on CSP 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, which has been extended through June 30, 2026. Microsoft Sentinel 50GB promotion: Customers can now purchase a 50GB commitment tier for Sentinel with promotional pricing through March 31, 2026. Microsoft Sentinel pre-purchase plan (P3): Get Sentinel pre-commit units (CUs) at a discounted rate and save 44% when you buy a 5K CUs plan for Sentinel. Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium: 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. This is a limited-time offer available until March 31, 2026. Security Envisioning Workshops: The Security Portfolio Performance Measure has been adjusted from 33% to 15%, lowering the baseline requirement for partner eligibility; earning cap extension criteria remain unchanged. Skilling and Events Visit the Skilling Resources page to discover the latest security skilling event calendars, playbooks, and updates, plus register for training sessions that match your business needs. For a full view of the events calendar, download the Partner Skilling Calendar on the above Skilling Resources page. For all your skilling questions, contact AskSkilling. Upcoming Security events Join the Advanced Security Growth Engine community call on March 25, 2026: Discover the latest momentum in Microsoft Security and learn how partners can accelerate growth using ASPX (AI Business Solutions & Security Insights)—our data-driven targeting platform to identify the right customers, drive adoption, and deliver measurable results. Get practical insights to sharpen your go-to-market strategy and strengthen your security business. Register now: 8:00 AM–9:00 AM Pacific Time (Americas/EMEA), 7:00 PM–8:00 PM Pacific Time (Asia) Protect Cloud, AI Platform, and Apps by Implementing Microsoft Defender for Cloud - March 10–12 (IST, GMT, PST) Implement Identity and Access Management with Microsoft Entra - March 30–April 2 (IST, BST, PST) Level Up CSP: Win with Microsoft Security (Americas, EMEA, Asia) - March 18 or March 19 (PDT, IST) Upcoming: Security Certification Weeks Being Credential Ready matters. Certifications build credibility, support Solutions Partner designations, and enable Project Ready and Sales & Tech Deal Ready skilling. Certification Weeks for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program offer regionally delivered, live instructor-led training—now including new Pre-sales and Sales tracks—with labs, exam prep, and expert support. Cloud & AI Platforms + Security Certification Weeks April 13–17 (Asia - English, Japanese, Korean), April 13–17 (EMEA - Spanish), April 13–17 (Americas - Portuguese), April 20–24 (EMEA - German, Italian), April 20–24 (Americas - Spanish) For on-demand certification prep, visit Certification Prep On-Demand – LevelUp. Access self-paced Microsoft certification training available in English and nine local languages, along with hands-on labs and exam preparation resources to build practical skills and prepare for certification. Microsoft Security partners are invited to kick off RSAC 2026 early at the Microsoft Security Pre-Day on Sunday, March 22, featuring executive insights on AI-driven threats, emerging trends, and the future of security, plus exclusive networking, a keynote, and an evening reception. In addition, on March 23, join our Security Reborn in the Era of AI workshop for actionable guidance for building your Security Copilot agent and publishing it on the new Microsoft Security Store. Join us on March 31 for The Agentic System of Work: Discover how Copilot, Agents, and Agent 365 are shaping the next evolution of work. In this March 31 webcast, Microsoft experts will walk partners through the Agentic System of Work and what it means for driving customer value at scale. Tailored sessions are available for both SI and CSP partners, with clear guidance on how to get started and where to engage next. Register today for the session built for you. Empower your customers with the value of Microsoft Security by attending Level Up CSP: Attendees can expect to gain clarity on Microsoft Security licensing, explore Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview Suites, tap into go-to-market resources and skilling paths, stay current on promotions and incentives, and get actionable insights directly from Microsoft Security sales experts during live Q&A. Register now. Threat Protection and Incident Response with Microsoft Sentinel within Unified Platform: Learn how to implement end-to-end threat protection and incident response using the new unified Microsoft Defender portal. This course equips technical teams to deploy, investigate, automate, and integrate Microsoft Sentinel with the Microsoft Security suite—using a single, streamlined SecOps experience enhanced by AI, UEBA, SOAR, and Security Copilot. Please note that accessing on-demand content does not meet the criteria for earning a badge. Sign in to view the on-demand version now. Go-To-Market Discover the full portfolio of Microsoft Security Campaign in a Box assets designed to protect customers across security operations, cloud and AI platforms, data, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. These campaigns equip you with partner-ready messaging, assets, and guidance to address modern security threats, improve visibility and compliance, and deliver unified, AI-powered protection across customers of all sizes. Explore all available Security campaigns on Partner Marketing Center and choose the ones that best align to your customer needs. We are excited to announce the availability of an expanded library of compliance assets for partners that’s designed to help articulate differentiated Microsoft capabilities in compliance, security, and risk management, as well as to address customer concerns with confidence. These assets cover a broad range of topics, including security assessments, regulatory readiness, data governance, risk management, and AI compliance. Learn more below: Data Security Modern SecOps with Unified Platform Protect Cloud, AI Platforms, and Apps Advanced Identity Security Copilot Customer Success Allegis Group offers a useful example of what secure and practical AI adoption can look like in action. As they modernized operations and scaled AI, they paired Microsoft 365 Copilot and Azure AI Services with governance and security capabilities, including Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Sentinel. That combination empowered the organization to pursue productivity gains while also addressing compliance requirements and employee concerns about AI adoption. Submit your partner success story to 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. Follow the tag Security partner news to stay updated on monthly Security partner news.
