What’s new in Microsoft Sentinel: February 2026
February brings a set of new innovations to Sentinel that helps you work with security content across your SOC. This month’s updates focus on how security teams ingest, manage, and operationalize content, with new connectors, multi-tenant content distribution capabilities, and an enhanced UEBA Essentials solution to surface high‑risk behavior faster across cloud and identity environments. We’re also introducing new partner-built agentic experiences available through Microsoft Security Store, enabling customers to extend Sentinel with specialized expertise directly inside their existing workflows. Together, these innovations help SOC teams move faster, scale smarter, and unlock deeper security insight without added complexity. Expand your visibility and capabilities with Sentinel content Seamlessly onboard security data with growing out-of-the-box connectors (general availability) Sentinel continues to expand its connector ecosystem, making it easier for security teams to bring together data from across cloud, SaaS, and on-premises‑premises environments so nothing critical slips through the cracks. With broader coverage and faster onboarding, SOCs can unlock unified visibility, stronger analytics, and deeper context across their entire security stack. Customers can now use out-of-the-box connectors and solutions for: o Mimecast Audit Logs o CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection o Vectra XDR o Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW o SocPrime o Proofpoint on Demand (POD) Email Security o Pathlock o MongoDB o Contrast ADR For the full list of connectors, see our documentation. Share your input on what to prioritize next with our App Assure team. Microsoft 365 Copilot data connector (public preview) The Microsoft 365 Copilot connector brings Microsoft 365 Copilot audit logs and activity data into Sentinel, giving security teams visibility into how Microsoft 365 Copilot is being used across their organization. Once ingested, this data can power analytics rules, custom detections, workbooks, automation, and investigations, helping SOC teams quickly spot anomalies, misuse, and policy violations. Customers can also send this data to the Sentinel data lake for advanced scenarios, such as custom graphs and MCP integrations, while benefiting from lower cost ingestion and flexible retention. Learn more here. Transition your Sentinel connectors to the codeless connector framework (CCF) Microsoft is modernizing data connectors by shifting from Azure Function based connectors to the codeless connector framework (CCF). CCF enables partners, customers, and developers to build custom connectors that ingest data into Sentinel with a fully SaaS managed experience, built-in health monitoring, centralized credential management, and enhanced performance. We recommend that customers review their deployed connectors and move to the latest CCF versions to ensure uninterrupted data collection and continued access to the latest Sentinel capabilities. As part of Azure’s modernization of custom data collection, the legacy custom data collection API will be retired in September 2026. Centrally manage and distribute Sentinel content across multiple tenants (public preview) For partners and SOCs managing multiple Sentinel tenants, you can centrally manage and distribute Sentinel content across multiple tenants from the Microsoft Defender portal. With multi-tenant content distribution, you can replicate analytics rules, automation rules, workbooks, and alert tuning rules across tenants instead of rebuilding the same detections, automation, and dashboards in one environment at a time. This helps you onboard new tenants faster, reduce configuration drift, and maintain a consistent security baseline while still keeping local execution in each target tenant under centralized control. Learn more: New content types supported in multi-tenant content distribution Find high-risk anomalous behavior faster with an enhanced UEBA essentials solution (public preview) UEBA Essentials solution now helps SOC teams uncover high‑risk anomalous behavior faster across Azure, AWS, GCP, and Okta. With expanded multi-cloud anomaly detection and new queries powered by the anomalies table, analysts can quickly surface the riskiest activity, establish reliable behavioral baselines, and understand anomalies in context without chasing noisy or disconnected signals. UEBA Essentials aligns activity to MITRE ATT&CK, highlights complex malicious IP patterns, and builds a comprehensive anomaly profile for users in seconds, reducing investigation time while improving signal quality across identity and cloud environments. UEBA Essentials is available directly from the Sentinel content hub, with 30+ prebuilt UEBA queries ready to deploy. Behavior analytics can be enabled automatically from the connectors page as new data sources are added, making it easy to turn deeper insight into immediate action. For more information, see: UEBA Solution Power Boost: Practical Tools for Anomaly Detection Extend Sentinel with partner-built Security Copilot agents in Microsoft Security Store (general availability) You can extend Sentinel with partner-built Security Copilot agents that are discoverable and deployable through Microsoft Security Store in the Defender experience. These AI-powered agents are created by trusted partners specifically to work with Sentinel to deliver packaged expertise for investigation, triage, and response without requiring you to build your own agentic workflows from scratch. These partner-built agents work with Sentinel analytics and incidents to help SOC teams triage faster, investigate deeper, and surface insights that would otherwise take hours of manual effort. For example, these agents can review Sentinel and Defender environments, map attacker activity, or automate forensic analysis and SOC reporting. BlueVoyant’s Watchtower agent helps optimize Sentinel and Defender configurations, AdaQuest’s Data Leak agent accelerates response by surfacing risky data exposure and identity misuse, and Glueckkanja’s Attack Mapping agent automatically maps fragmented entities and attacker behavior into a coherent investigation story. Together, these agents show how the Security Store turns partner innovation into enterprise-ready, Security Copilot-powered capabilities that you can use in your existing SOC workflows. Browse these and more partner-built Security Copilot agents in the Security Store within the Defender portal. At Ignite, we announced the native integration of Security Store within the Defender portal. Read more about the GA announcement here: Microsoft Security Store: Now Generally Available Explore Sentinel experience Enhanced reports in the Threat Intelligence Briefing Agent (general availability) The Threat Intelligence Briefing Agent now applies a structured knowledge graph to Microsoft Defender for Threat Intelligence, enabling it to surface fresher, more relevant threats tailored to a customer’s specific industry and region. Building on this foundation, the agent also features embedded, high‑fidelity Microsoft Threat Intelligence citations, providing authoritative context directly within each insight. With these advancements, security teams gain clearer, more actionable guidance and mitigation steps through context‑rich insights aligned to their environment, helping them focus on what matters most and respond more confidently to emerging threats. Learn more: Microsoft Security Copilot Threat Intelligence Briefing Agent in Microsoft Defender Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations (DSI) integrated with Sentinel graph (general availability) Sentinel now brings together data‑centric and threat‑centric insights to help teams understand risk faster and respond with more confidence. By combining AI‑powered deep content analysis from Microsoft Purview with activity‑centric graph analytics in Sentinel, security teams can identify sensitive or risky data, see how it was accessed, moved, or exposed, and take action from a single experience. This gives SOC and data security teams a full, contextual view of the potential blast radius, connecting what happened to the data with who accessed it and how, so investigations are faster, clearer, and more actionable. Start using the Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations (DSI) integration with the Sentinel graph to give your analysts richer context and streamline end‑to‑end data risk investigations. Deadline to migrate the Sentinel experience from Azure to Defender extended to March 2027 To reduce friction and support customers of all sizes, we are extending the sunset date for managing Sentinel in the Azure portal to March 31, 2027. This additional time ensures customers can transition confidently while taking advantage of new capabilities that are becoming available in the Defender portal. Learn more about this decision, why you should start planning your move today, and find helpful resources here: UPDATE: New timeline for transitioning Sentinel experience to Defender portal Events and webinars Stay connected with the latest security innovations and best practices through global conferences and expert‑led sessions that bring the community together to learn, connect, and explore how Microsoft is delivering AI‑driven, end‑to‑end security for the modern enterprise. Join us at RSAC, March 23–26, 2026 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco Register for RSAC and stop by the Microsoft booth to see our latest security innovations in action. Learn how Sentinel SIEM and platform help organizations stay ahead of threats, simplify operations, and protect what matters most. Register today! Microsoft Security Webinars Discover upcoming sessions on Sentinel SIEM & platform, Defender, and more. Sign up today and be part of the conversation that shapes security for everyone. Learn more about upcoming webinars. Additional resources Blogs: UPDATE: New timeline for transitioning Sentinel experience to Defender portal, Accelerate your move to Microsoft Sentinel with AI-powered SIEM migration tool, Automating Microsoft Sentinel: A blog series on enabling Smart Security, The Agentic SOC Era: How Sentinel MCP Enables Autonomous Security Reasoning Documentation: What Is a Security Graph? , SIEM migration tool, Onboarding to Microsoft Sentinel data lake from the Defender portal Stay connected Check back each month for the latest innovations, updates, and events to ensure you’re getting the most out of Sentinel. We’ll see you in the next edition!Data lake tier Ingestion for Microsoft Defender Advanced Hunting Tables is Now Generally Available
Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability (GA) of data lake tier ingestion for Microsoft XDR Advanced Hunting tables into Microsoft Sentinel data lake. Security teams continue to generate unprecedented volumes of high‑fidelity telemetry across endpoints, identities, cloud apps, and email. While this data is essential for detection, investigation, and threat hunting, it also creates new challenges around scale, cost, and long‑term retention. With this release, users can now ingest Advanced Hunting data from: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (MDO) Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (MDA) directly into Sentinel data lake, without requiring ingestion into the Microsoft Sentinel Analytics tier. Support for Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI) Advanced Hunting tables will follow in the near future. Supported Tables This release enables data lake tier ingestion for Advanced Hunting data from: Defender for Endpoint (MDE) – DeviceInfo, DeviceNetworkInfo, DeviceProcessEvents, DeviceNetworkEvents, DeviceFileEvents, DeviceRegistryEvents, DeviceLogonEvents, DeviceImageLoadEvents, DeviceEvents, DeviceFileCertificateInfo Defender for Office 365 (MDO) – EmailAttachmentInfo, EmailEvents, EmailPostDeliveryEvents, EmailUrlInfo, UrlClickEvents Defender for Cloud Apps (MDA) – CloudAppEvents Each source is ingested natively into Sentinel data lake, aligning with Microsoft’s broader lake‑centric security data strategy. As mentioned above, Microsoft Defender for Identity will be available in the near future. What’s New with data lake Tier Ingestion Until now, Advanced Hunting data was primarily optimized for near‑real‑time security operations and analytics. As users extend their detection strategies to include longer retention, retrospective analysis, AI‑driven investigations, and cross‑domain correlation, the need for a lake‑first architecture becomes critical. With data lake tier ingestion, Sentinel data lake becomes a must-have destination for XDR insights, enabling users to: Store high‑volume Defender Advanced Hunting data efficiently at scale while reducing operation overhead Extend security analytics and data beyond traditional analytics lifespans for investigation, compliance, and threat research with up to 12 years of retention Query data using KQL‑based experiences across unified datasets with the KQL explorer, KQL Jobs, and Notebook Jobs Integrate data with AI-driven tooling via MCP Server for quick and interactive insights into the environment Visualize threat landscapes and relational mappings while threat hunting with custom Sentinel graphs Decouple storage and retention decisions from real‑time SIEM operations while building a more flexible and futureproof Sentinel architecture Enabling Sentinel data lake Tier Ingestion for Advanced Hunting Tables The ingestion pipeline for sending Defender Advanced Hunting data to Sentinel data lake leverages existing infrastructure and UI experiences. To enable Advanced Hunting tables for Sentinel data lake ingestion: Within the Defender Portal, expand the Microsoft Sentinel section in the left navigation. Go to Configuration > Tables. Find any of the listed tables from above and select one. Within the side menu that opens, select Data Retention Settings. Once the options open, select the button next to ‘Data lake tier’ to set the table to ingest directly into Sentinel data lake. Set the desired total retention for the data. Click save. This configuration will allow Defender data to reside within each Advanced Hunting table for 30 days while remaining accessible via custom detections and queries, while a copy of the logs is sent to Sentinel data lake for usage with custom graphs, MCP server, and benefit from the option of retention up to 12 years. Why data lake Tier Ingestion Matters Built for Scale and Cost Efficiency Advanced Hunting data is rich—and voluminous. Sentinel data lake enables users to store this data using a lake‑optimized model, designed for high‑volume ingestion and long‑term analytical workloads while making it easy to manage table tiers and usage. A Foundation for Advanced Analytics With Defender data co‑located alongside other security and cloud signals, users can unlock: Cross‑domain investigations across endpoint, identity, cloud, and email Retrospective hunting without re‑ingestion AI‑assisted analytics and large‑scale pattern detection Flexible Architecture for Modern Security Teams Data lake tier ingestion supports a layered security architecture, where: Workspaces remain optimized for real‑time detection and SOC workflows The data lake serves as the cost-effective and durable system for security telemetry Users can choose the right level of ingestion depending on operational needs, without duplicating data paths or cost. Designed to Work with Existing Sentinel and XDR Experiences This GA release builds on Microsoft Sentinel’s ongoing investment in unified data configuration and management: Native integration with Microsoft Defender XDR Advanced Hunting schemas Alignment with existing Sentinel data lake query and exploration experiences Consistent management alongside other first‑party and third‑party data sources Consistent experiences within the Defender Portal No changes are required to existing Defender deployments to begin using data lake tier ingestion. Get started To learn more about Microsoft Sentinel Data Lake and managing Defender XDR data within Sentinel, visit the Microsoft Sentinel documentation and explore how lake‑based analytics can complement your existing security operations. We look forward to seeing how users use this capability to explore new detection strategies, perform deeper investigations, and build long‑term security habits.The Microsoft Copilot Data Connector for Microsoft Sentinel is Now in Public Preview
We are happy to announce a new data connector that is available to the public: the Microsoft Copilot data connector for Microsoft Sentinel. The new Microsoft Copilot data connector will allow for audit logs and activities generated by different offerings of Copilot to be ingested into Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Sentinel data lake. This allows for Copilot activities to be leveraged within Microsoft Sentinel features such as analytic rules/custom detections, Workbooks, automation, and more. This also allows for Copilot data to be sent to Sentinel data lake, which opens the possibilities for integrations with custom graphs, MCP server, and more while offering lower cost ingestion and longer retention as needed. Eligibility for the Connector The connector is available for all customers within Microsoft Sentinel, but will only ingest data for environments that have access to Copilot licenses and SCUs as the activities rely on Copilot being used. These logs are available via the Purview Unified Audit Log (UAL) feed, which is available and enabled for all users by default. A big value of this new connector is that it eliminates the need for users to go to the Purview Portal in order to see these activities, as they are proactively brought into the workspace, enabling SOCs to generate detections and proactively threat hunt on this information. Note: This data connector is a single-tenant connector, meaning that it will ingest the data for the entire tenant that it resides in. This connector is not designed to handle multi-tenant configurations. What’s Included in the Connector The following are record types from Office 365 Management API that will be supported as part of this connector: 261 CopilotInteraction 310 CreateCopilotPlugin 311 UpdateCopilotPlugin 312 DeleteCopilotPlugin 313 EnableCopilotPlugin 314 DisableCopilotPlugin 315 CreateCopilotWorkspace 316 UpdateCopilotWorkspace 317 DeleteCopilotWorkspace 318 EnableCopilotWorkspace 319 DisableCopilotWorkspace 320 CreateCopilotPromptBook 321 UpdateCopilotPromptBook 322 DeleteCopilotPromptBook 323 EnableCopilotPromptBook 324 DisableCopilotPromptBook 325 UpdateCopilotSettings 334 TeamCopilotInteraction 363 Microsoft365CopilotScheduledPrompt 371 OutlookCopilotAutomation 389 CopilotForSecurityTrigger 390 CopilotAgentManagement These are great options for monitoring users who have permission to make changes to Copilot across the environment. This data can assist with identifying if there are anomalous interactions taking place between users and Copilot, unauthorized attempts of access, or malicious prompt usage. How to Deploy the Connector The connector is available via the Microsoft Sentinel Content Hub and can be installed today. To find the connector: Within the Defender Portal, expand the Microsoft Sentinel navigation in the left menu. Expand Configuration and select Content Hub. Within the search bar, search for “Copilot”. Click on the solution that appears and click Install. Once the solution is installed, the connector can be configured by clicking on the connector within the solution and selecting Open Connector Page. To enable the connector, the user will need either Global Administrator or Security Administrator on the tenant. Once the connector is enabled, the data will be sent to the table named CopilotActivity. Note: Data ingestion costs apply when using this data connector. Pricing will be based on the settings for the Microsoft Sentinel workspace or at the Microsoft Sentinel data lake tier pricing. As this data connector is in Public Preview, users can start deploying this connector right now! As always, let us know what you think in the comments so that we may continue to build what is most valuable to you. We hope that this new data connector continues to assist your SOC with high valuable insights that best empowers your security. Resources: Office Management API Event Number List: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/office-365-management-api/office-365-management-activity-api-schema#auditlogrecordtype Purview Unified Audit Log Library: Audit log activities | Microsoft Learn Copilot Inclusion in the Microsoft E5 Subscription: Learn about Security Copilot inclusion in Microsoft 365 E5 subscription | Microsoft Learn Microsoft Sentinel: What is Microsoft Sentinel SIEM? | Microsoft Learn Microsoft Sentinel Platform: Microsoft Sentinel data lake overview - Microsoft Security | Microsoft LearnMicrosoft Sentinel for SAP Agentless connector GA
Dear Community, Today is the day: Our new agentless connector for Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP applications is Generally Available now! Fully onboarded to SAP’s official Business Accelerator Hub and ready for prime time wherever your SAP systems are waiting – on-premises, hyperscalers, RISE, or GROW – to be protected. Let’s hear from an agentless customer: “With the Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP and its new agentless connector, we accelerated deployment across our SAP landscape without the complexity of containerized agents. This streamlined approach elevated our SOC’s visibility into SAP security events, strengthened our compliance posture, and enabled faster, more informed incident response” SOC Specialist, North American aviation company Use the video below to kick off your own agentless deployment today. #Kudos to the amazing mvigilante for showing us around the new connector! But we didn’t stop there! Security is being reengineered for the AI era - moving from static, rule-based controls to platform-driven, machine-speed defence that anticipates threats before they strike. Attackers think in graphs - Microsoft does too. We’re bringing relationship-aware context to Microsoft Security - so defenders and AI can see connections, understand the impact of a potential compromise (blast radius), and act faster across pre-breach and post-breach scenarios including SAP systems - your crown jewels. See it in action in below phishing-compromise which lead to an SAP login bypassing MFA with followed operating-system activities on the SAP host downloading trojan software. Enjoy this clickable experience for more details on the scenario. Shows how a phishing compromise escalated to an SAP MFA bypass, highlighting cross-domain correlation. The Sentinel Solution for SAP has AI-first in mind and directly integrates with our security platform on the Defender portal for enterprise-wide signal correlation, Security Copilot reasoning, and Sentinel Data Lake usage. Your real-time SAP detections operate on the Analytics tier for instant results and threat hunting, while the same SAP logs get mirrored to the lake for cost-efficient long-term storage (up to 12 years). Access that data for compliance reporting or historic analysis through KQL jobs on the lake. No more – yeah, I have the data stored somewhere to tick the audit report check box – but be able to query and use your SAP telemetry in long term storage at scale. Learn more here. Findings from the Agentless Connector preview During our preview we learned that majority of customers immediately profit from the far smoother onboarding experience compared to the Docker-based approach. Deployment efforts and time to first SAP log arrival in Sentinel went from days and weeks to hours. ⚠️ Deprecation notice for containerized data connector agent ⚠️ The containerised SAP data connector will be deprecated on September 14th, 2026. This change aligns with the discontinuation of the SAP RFC SDK, SAP's strategic integration roadmap, and customer demand for simpler integration. Migrate to the new agentless connector for simplified onboarding and compliance with SAP’s roadmap. All new deployments starting October 31, 2025, will only have the new agentless connector option, and existing customers should plan their migration using the guidance on Microsoft Learn. It will be billed at the same price as the containerized agent, ensuring no cost impact for customers. Note📌: To support transition for those of you on the Docker-based data connector, we have enhanced our built-in KQL functions for SAP to work across data sources for hybrid and parallel execution. Spotlight on new Features Inspired by the feedback of early adopters we are shipping two of the most requested new capabilities with GA right away. Customizable polling frequency: Balance threat detection value (1min intervals best value) with utilization of SAP Integration Suite resources based on your needs. ⚠️Warning! Increasing the intervals may result in message processing truncation to avoid SAP CPI saturation. See this blog for more insights. Refer to the max-rows parameter and SAP documentation to make informed decisions. Customizable API endpoint path suffix: Flexible endpoints allow running all your SAP security integration flows from the agentless connector and adherence to your naming strategies. Furthermore, you can add the community extensions like SAP S/4HANA Cloud public edition (GROW), the SAP Table Reader, and more. Displays the simplified onboarding flow for the agentless SAP connector You want more? Here is your chance to share additional feature requests to influence our backlog. We would like to hear from you! Getting Started with Agentless The new agentless connector automatically appears in your environment – make sure to upgrade to the latest version 3.4.05 or higher. Sentinel Content Hub View: Highlights the agentless SAP connector tile in Microsoft Defender portal, ready for one-click deployment and integration with your security platform The deployment experience on Sentinel is fully automatic with a single button click: It creates the Azure Data Collection Endpoint (DCE), Data Collection Rule (DCR), and Microsoft Entra ID app registration assigned with RBAC role "Monitoring Metrics Publisher" on the DCR to allow SAP log ingest. Explore partner add-ons that build on top of agentless The ISV partner ecosystem for the Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP is growing to tailor the agentless offering even further. The current cohort has flagship providers like our co-engineering partner SAP SE themselves with their security products SAP LogServ & SAP Enterprise Threat Detection (ETD), and our mutual partners Onapsis and SecurityBridge. Ready to go agentless? ➤ Get started from here ➤ Explore partner add-ons here. ➤ Share feature requests here. Next Steps Once deployed, I recommend to check AryaG’s insightful blog series for details on how to move to production with the built-in SAP content of agentless. Looking to expand protection to SAP Business Technology Platform? Here you go. #Kudos to the amazing Sentinel for SAP team and our incredible community contributors! That's a wrap 🎬. Remember: bringing SAP under the protection of your central SIEM isn't just a checkbox - it's essential for comprehensive security and compliance across your entire IT estate. Cheers, MartinIgnite 2025: New Microsoft Sentinel Connectors Announcement
Microsoft Sentinel continues to set the pace for innovation in cloud-native SIEMs, empowering security teams to meet today’s challenges with scalable analytics, built-in AI, and a cost-effective data lake. Recognized as a leader by Gartner and Forrester, Microsoft Sentinel is a platform for all of security, evolving to unify signals, cut costs, and power agentic AI for the modern SOC. As Microsoft Sentinel’s capabilities expand, so does its connector ecosystem. With over 350+ integrations available, organizations can seamlessly bring data from a wide range of sources into Microsoft Sentinel’s analytics and data lake tiers. This momentum is driven by our partners, who continue to deliver new and enhanced connectors that address real customer needs. The past year has seen rapid growth in both the number and diversity of connectors, ensuring that Microsoft Sentinel remains robust, flexible, and ready to meet the demands of any security environment. Today we showcase some of the most recent additions to our growing Microsoft Sentinel ecosystem spanning categories such as cloud security, endpoint protection, identity, IT operations, threat intelligence, compliance, and more: New and notable integrations BlinkOps and Microsoft Sentinel BlinkOps is an enterprise-ready agentic security automation platform that integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Sentinel to accelerate incident response and streamline operations. With Blink, analysts can rapidly build sophisticated workflows and custom security agents—without writing a single line of code—enabling agile, scalable automation with both Microsoft Sentinel and any other security platform. This integration helps eliminate alert fatigue, reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR), and free teams to focus on what matters most: driving faster operations, staying ahead of cyber threats, and unlocking new levels of efficiency through reliable, trusted orchestration. Check Point for Microsoft Sentinel solutions Check Point’s External Risk Management (ERM) IOC and Alerts integration with Microsoft Sentinel streamlines how organizations detect and respond to external threats by automatically sending both alerts and indicators of compromise (IOCs) into Microsoft Sentinel. Through this integration, customers can configure SOAR playbooks to trigger automated actions such as updating security policies, blocking malicious traffic, and executing other security operations tasks. This orchestration reduces manual effort, accelerates response times, and allows IT teams, network administrators, and security personnel to focus on strategic threat analysis—strengthening the organization’s overall security posture. Cloudflare for Microsoft Sentinel Cloudflare’s integration with Microsoft Sentinel, powered by Logpush, brings detailed security telemetry from its Zero Trust and network services into your SIEM environment. By forwarding logs such as DNS queries, HTTP requests, and access events through Logpush, the connector enables SOC teams to correlate Cloudflare data with other sources for comprehensive threat detection. This integration supports automated workflows for alerting and investigation, helping organizations strengthen visibility across web traffic and identity-based access while reducing manual overhead. Contrast ADR for Microsoft Sentinel Contrast Security gives Microsoft Sentinel users their first-ever integration with Application Detection and Response (ADR), delivering real-time visibility into application and API attacks, eliminating the application-layer blind spot. By embedding security directly into applications, Contrast enables continuous monitoring and precise blocking of attacks, and with AI assistance, the ability to fix underlying software vulnerabilities in minutes. This integration helps security teams prioritize actionable insights, reduce noise, and better understand the severity of threats targeting APIs and web apps. GreyNoise Enterprise Solution for Microsoft Sentinel GreyNoise helps Microsoft Sentinel users cut through the noise by identifying and filtering out internet background traffic that clutters security alerts. Drawing from a global sensor network, GreyNoise classifies IP addresses that are scanning the internet, allowing SOC teams to deprioritize benign activity and focus on real threats. The integration supports automated triage, threat hunting, and enrichment workflows, giving analysts the context they need to investigate faster and more effectively. iboss Connector for Microsoft Sentinel The iboss Connector for Microsoft Sentinel delivers real-time ingestion of URL event logs, enriching your SIEM with high-fidelity web traffic insights. Logs are forwarded in Common Event Format (CEF) over Syslog, enabling streamlined integration without the need for a proxy. With built-in parser functions and custom workbooks, the solution supports rapid threat detection and investigation. This integration is especially valuable for organizations adopting Zero Trust principles, offering granular visibility into user access patterns and helping analysts accelerate response workflows. Mimecast Mimecast’s integration with Microsoft Sentinel consolidates email security telemetry into a unified threat detection environment. By streaming data from Mimecast into Microsoft Sentinel’s Log Analytics workspace, security teams can craft custom queries, automate response workflows, and prioritize high-risk events. This connector supports a wide range of use cases, from phishing detection to compliance monitoring, while helping reduce mean time to respond (MTTR). MongoDB Atlas Solution for Microsoft Sentinel MongoDB Atlas integrates with Microsoft Sentinel to provide visibility into database activity and security events across cloud environments. By forwarding database logs into Sentinel, this connector enables SOC teams to monitor access patterns, detect anomalies, and correlate database alerts with broader security signals. The integration allows for custom queries and dashboards to be built on real-time log data, helping organizations strengthen data security, streamline investigations, and maintain compliance for critical workloads. Onapsis Defend Onapsis Defend integrates with Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP to deliver real-time security monitoring and threat detection from both cloud and on-premises SAP systems. By forwarding Onapsis's unique SAP exploit detection, proprietary SAP zero-day rules, and expert SAP-focused insights into Microsoft Sentinel, this integration enables SOC teams to correlate SAP-specific risks with enterprise-wide telemetry and accelerate incident response. The integration supports prebuilt analytics rules and dashboards, helping organizations detect suspicious behavior and malicious activity, prioritize remediation, and strengthen compliance across complex SAP application landscapes. Proofpoint on Demand (POD) Email Security for Microsoft Sentinel Proofpoint’s Core Email Protection integrates with Microsoft Sentinel to deliver granular email security telemetry for advanced threat analysis. By forwarding events such as phishing attempts, malware detections, and policy violations into Microsoft Sentinel, SOC teams can correlate Proofpoint data with other sources for a unified view of risk. The connector supports custom queries, dashboards, and automated playbooks, enabling faster investigations and streamlined remediation workflows. This integration helps organizations strengthen email defenses and improve response efficiency across complex attack surfaces. Proofpoint TAP Solution Proofpoint’s Targeted Attack Protection (TAP), part of its Core Email Protection, integrates with Microsoft Sentinel to centralize email security telemetry for advanced threat detection and response. By streaming logs and events from Proofpoint into Microsoft Sentinel, SOC teams gain visibility into phishing attempts, malicious attachments, and compromised accounts. The connector supports custom queries, dashboards, and automated playbooks, enabling faster investigations and streamlined remediation workflows. This integration helps organizations strengthen email defenses while reducing manual effort across incident response processes. RSA ID Plus Admin Log Connector The RSA ID Plus Admin Log Connector integrates with Microsoft Sentinel to provide centralized visibility into administrative activity within RSA ID Plus Connector. By streaming admin-level logs into Sentinel, SOC teams can monitor changes, track authentication-related operations, and correlate identity events with broader security signals. The connector supports custom queries and dashboards, enabling organizations to strengthen oversight and streamline investigations across their hybrid environments. Rubrik Integrations with Microsoft Sentinel for Ransomware Protection Rubrik’s integration with Microsoft Sentinel strengthens ransomware resilience by combining data security with real-time threat detection. The connector streams anomaly alerts, such as suspicious deletions, modifications, encryptions, or downloads, directly into Microsoft Sentinel, enabling fast investigations and more informed responses. With built-in automation, security teams can trigger recovery workflows from within Microsoft Sentinel, restoring clean backups or isolating affected systems. The integration bridges IT and SecOps, helping organizations minimize downtime and maintain business continuity when facing data-centric threats. Samsung Knox Asset Intelligence for Microsoft Sentinel Samsung’s Knox Asset Intelligence integration with Microsoft Sentinel equips security teams with near real-time visibility into mobile device threats across Samsung Galaxy enterprise fleets. By streaming security events and logs from managed Samsung devices into Microsoft Sentinel via the Azure Monitor Log Ingestion API, organizations can monitor risk posture, detect anomalies, and investigate incidents from a centralized dashboard. This solution is especially valuable for SOC teams monitoring endpoints for large mobile workforces, offering data-driven insights to reduce blind spots and strengthen endpoint security without disrupting device performance. SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud – Microsoft Sentinel SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition integrates with Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP to deliver unified, real-time security monitoring for cloud ERP environments. This connector leverages Microsoft’s native SAP integration capabilities to stream SAP logs into Microsoft Sentinel, enabling SOC teams to correlate SAP-specific events with enterprise-wide telemetry for faster, more accurate threat detection and response. SAP Enterprise Threat Detection – Microsoft Sentinel SAP Enterprise Threat Detection integrates with Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP to deliver unified, real-time security monitoring across SAP landscapes and the broader enterprise. Normalized SAP logs, alerts, and investigation reports flow into Microsoft Sentinel, enabling SOC teams to correlate SAP-specific alerts with enterprise telemetry for faster, more accurate threat detection and response. SecurityBridge: SAP Data to Microsoft Sentinel SecurityBridge extends Microsoft Sentinel for SAP’s reach into SAP environments, offering real-time monitoring and threat detection across both cloud and on-premises SAP systems. By funneling normalized SAP security events into Microsoft Sentinel, this integration enables SOC teams to correlate SAP-specific risks with broader enterprise telemetry. With support for S/4HANA, SAP BTP, and NetWeaver-based applications, SecurityBridge simplifies SAP security auditing and provides prebuilt dashboards and templates to accelerate investigations. Tanium Microsoft Sentinel Connector Tanium’s integration with Microsoft Sentinel bridges real-time endpoint intelligence and SIEM analytics, offering a unified approach to threat detection and response. By streaming real-time telemetry and alerts into Microsoft Sentinel,Tanium enables security teams to monitor endpoint health, investigate incidents, and trigger automated remediation, all from a single console. The connector supports prebuilt workbooks and playbooks, helping organizations reduce dwell time and align IT and security operations around a shared source of truth. Team Cymru Pure Signal Scout for Microsoft Sentinel Team Cymru’s Pure Signal™ Scout integration with Microsoft Sentinel delivers high-fidelity threat intelligence drawn from global internet telemetry. By enriching Microsoft Sentinel alerts with real-time context on IPs, domains, and adversary infrastructure, Scout enables security teams to proactively monitor third-party compromise, track threat actor infrastructure, and reduce false positives. The integration supports external threat hunting and attribution, enabling analysts to discover command-and-control activity, signals of data exfiltration and compromise with greater precision. For organizations seeking to build preemptive defenses by elevating threat visibility beyond their borders, Scout offers a lens into the broader threat landscape at internet scale. Veeam App for Microsoft Sentinel The Veeam App for Microsoft Sentinel enhances data protection by streaming backup and recovery telemetry into your SIEM environment. The solution provides visibility into backup job status, anomalies, and potential ransomware indicators, enabling SOC teams to correlate these events with broader security signals. With support for custom queries and automated playbooks, this integration helps organizations accelerate investigations, trigger recovery workflows, and maintain resilience against data-centric threats. WithSecure Elements via Function for Microsoft Sentinel WithSecure’s Elements platform integrates with Microsoft Sentinel to provide centralized visibility into endpoint protection and detection events. By streaming incident and malware telemetry into Microsoft Sentinel, organizations can correlate endpoint data with broader security signals for faster, more informed responses. The solution supports a proactive approach to cybersecurity, combining predictive, preventive, and responsive capabilities, making it well-suited for teams seeking speed and flexibility without sacrificing depth. This integration helps reduce complexity while enhancing situational awareness across hybrid environments, and for companies to prevent or minimize any disruption. In addition to these solutions from our third-party partners, we are also excited to announce the following connectors published by the Microsoft Sentinel team, available now in Azure Marketplace and Microsoft Sentinel content hub. Alibaba Cloud Action Trail Logs AWS: Network Firewall AWS: Route 53 DNS AWS: Security Hub Findings AWS: Server Access Cisco Secure Endpoint GCP: Apigee GCP: CDN GCP: Cloud Monitor GCP: Cloud Run GCP: DNS GCP: Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) GCP: NAT GCP: Resource Manager GCP: SQL GCP: VPC Flow GCP: IAM OneLogin IAM Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Palo Alto: Cortex Xpanse CCF Palo Alto: Prisma Cloud CWPP Ping One Qualys Vulnerability Management Salesforce Service Cloud Slack Audit Snowflake App Assure: The Microsoft Sentinel promise Every connector in the Microsoft Sentinel ecosystem is built to work out of the box, backed by the App Assure team and the Microsoft Sentinel promise. In the unlikely event that customers encounter any issues, App Assure stands ready to assist to ensure rapid resolution. With the new Microsoft Sentinel data lake features, we extend our promise for customers looking to bring their data to the lake. To request a new connector or features for an existing one, contact us via our intake form. 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What’s New in Microsoft Sentinel: November 2025
Welcome to our new Microsoft Sentinel blog series! We’re excited to launch a new blog series focused on Microsoft Sentinel. From the latest product innovations and feature updates to industry recognition, success stories, and major events, you’ll find it all here. This first post kicks off the series by celebrating Microsoft’s recognition as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM 1 . It also introduces the latest innovations designed to deliver measurable impact and empower defenders with adaptable, collaborative tools in an evolving threat landscape. Microsoft is recognized as a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Microsoft Sentinel continues to drive security innovation—and the industry is taking notice. Microsoft was named a leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) 1 , published on October 8, 2025. We believe this acknowledgment reinforces our commitment to helping organizations stay secure in a rapidly changing threat landscape. Read blog for more information. Take advantage of M365 E5 benefit and Microsoft Sentinel promotional pricing Microsoft 365 E5 benefit Customers with Microsoft 365 E5, A5, F5, or G5 licenses automatically receive up to 5 MB of free data ingestion per user per day, covering key security data sources like Azure AD sign-in logs and Microsoft Cloud App Security discovery logs—no enrollment required. Read more about M365 benefits for Microsoft Sentinel. New 50GB promotional pricing To make Microsoft Sentinel more accessible to small and mid-sized organizations, we introduced a new 50 GB commitment tier in public preview, with promotional pricing starting October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026. Customers who choose the 50 GB commitment tier during this period will maintain their promotional rate until March 31, 2027. Available globally with regional variations in regional pricing it is accessible through EA, CSP, and Direct channels. For more information see Microsoft Sentinel pricing page. Partner Integrations: Strengthening TI collaboration and workflow automation Microsoft Sentinel continues to expand its ecosystem with powerful partner integrations that enhance security operations. With Cyware, customers can now share threat intelligence bi-directionally across trusted destinations, ISACs, and multi-tenant environments—enabling real-time intelligence exchange that strengthens defenses and accelerates coordinated response. Learn more about the Cyware integration. Learn more about the Cyware integration here. Meanwhile, BlinkOps integration combined with Sentinel’s SOAR capabilities empowers SOC teams to automate repetitive tasks, orchestrate complex playbooks, and streamline workflows end-to-end. This automation reduces operational overhead, cuts Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) and frees analysts for strategic threat hunting. Learn more about the BlinkOps integration. Learn more about the BlinkOps integration. Harnessing Microsoft Sentinel Innovations Security is being reengineered for the AI era, moving beyond static, rule-based controls and reactive post-breach response toward platform-led, machine-speed defense. To overcome fragmented tools, sprawling signals, and legacy architectures that cannot keep pace with modern attacks, Microsoft Sentinel has evolved into both a SIEM and a unified security platform for agentic defense. These updates introduce architectural enhancements and advanced capabilities that enable AI-driven security operations at scale, helping organizations detect, investigate, and respond with unprecedented speed and precision. Microsoft Sentinel graph – Public Preview Unified graph analytics for deeper context and threat reasoning. Microsoft Sentinel graph delivers an interactive, visual map of entity relationships, helping analysts uncover hidden attack paths, lateral movement, and root causes for pre- and post-breach investigations. Read tech community blog for more details. Microsoft Sentinel Model Context Protocol (MCP) server – Public Preview Context is key to effective security automation. Microsoft Sentinel MCP server introduces a standardized protocol for building context-aware solutions, enabling developers to create smarter integrations and workflows within Sentinel. This opens the door to richer automation scenarios and more adaptive security operations. Read tech community blog for more details. Enhanced UEBA with New Data Sources – Public Preview We are excited to announce support for six new sources in our user entity and behavior analytics algorithm, including AWS, GCP, Okta, and Azure. Now, customers can gain deeper, cross-platform visibility into anomalous behavior for earlier and more confident detection. Read our blog and check out our Ninja Training to learn more. Developer Solutions for Microsoft Sentinel platform – Public Preview Expanded APIs, solution templates, and integration capabilities empower developers to build and distribute custom workflows and apps via Microsoft Security Store. This unlocks faster innovation, streamlined operations, and new revenue opportunities, extending Sentinel beyond out-of-the-box functionality for greater agility and resilience. Read tech community blog for more details. Growing ecosystem of Microsoft Sentinel data connectors We are excited to announce the general availability of four new data connectors: AWS Server Access Logs, Google Kubernetes Engine, Palo Alto CSPM, and Palo Alto Cortex Xpanse. Visit find your Microsoft Sentinel data connector page for the list of data connectors currently supported. We are also inviting Private Previews for four additional connectors: AWS EKS, Qualys VM KB, Alibaba Cloud Network, and Holm Security towards our commitment to expand the breadth and depth to support new data sources. Our customer support team can help you sign up for previews. New agentless data connector for Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP applications We’re excited to announce the general availability of a new agentless connector for Microsoft Sentinel solution for SAP applications, designed to simplify integration and enhance security visibility. This connector enables seamless ingestion of SAP logs and telemetry directly into Microsoft Sentinel, helping SOC teams monitor critical business processes, detect anomalies, and respond to threats faster—all while reducing operational overhead. Events, Webinars and Training Stay connected with the latest security innovation and best practices. From global conferences to expert-led sessions, these events offer opportunities to learn, network, and explore how Microsoft is shaping AI-driven, end-to-end security for the modern enterprise. Microsoft Ignite 2025 Security takes center stage at Microsoft Ignite, with dedicated sessions and hands-on experiences for security professionals and leaders. Join us in San Francisco, November 17–21, 2025, or online, to explore our AI-first, end-to-end security platform designed to protect identities, devices, data, applications, clouds, infrastructure—and critically—AI systems and agents. Register today! Microsoft Security Webinars Stay ahead of emerging threats and best practices with expert-led webinars from the Microsoft Security Community. Discover upcoming sessions on Microsoft Sentinel SIEM & platform, Defender, Intune, and more. Sign up today and be part of the conversation that shapes security for everyone. Learn more about upcoming webinars. Onboard Microsoft Sentinel in Defender – Video Series Microsoft leads the industry in both SIEM and XDR, delivering a unified experience that brings these capabilities together seamlessly in the Microsoft Defender portal. This integration empowers security teams to correlate insights, streamline workflows, and strengthen defenses across the entire threat landscape. Ready to get started? Explore our video series to learn how to onboard your Microsoft Sentinel experience and unlock the full potential of integrated security. Watch Microsoft Sentinel is now in Defender video series. MDTI Convergence into Microsoft Sentinel & Defender XDR overview Discover how Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence Premium is transforming cybersecurity by integrating into Defender XDR, Sentinel, and the Defender portal. Watch this session to learn about new features, expanded access to threat intelligence, and how these updates strengthen your security posture. Partner Sentinel Bootcamp Transform your security team from Sentinel beginners to advanced practitioners. This comprehensive 2-day bootcamp helps participants master architecture design, data ingestion strategies, multi-tenant management, and advanced analytics while learning to leverage Microsoft's AI-first security platform for real-world threat detection and response. Register here for the bootcamp. Looking to dive deeper into Microsoft Sentinel development? Check out the official https://aka.ms/AppAssure_SentinelDeveloper. It’s the central reference for developers and security teams who want to build custom integrations, automate workflows, and extend Sentinel’s capabilities. Bookmark this link as your starting point for hands-on guidance and tools. Stay Connected Check back each month for the latest innovations, updates, and events to ensure you’re getting the most out of Microsoft Sentinel. 1 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Information and Event Management, Andrew Davies, Eric Ahlm, Angel Berrios, Darren Livingstone, 8 October 2025Announcing Public Preview: New STIX Objects in Microsoft Sentinel
Security teams often struggle to understand the full context of an attack. In many cases, they rely solely on Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) without the broader insights provided by threat intelligence developed on Threat Actors, Attack Patterns, Identities - and the Relationships between each. This lack of context available to enrich their workflows limits their ability to connect the dots, prioritize threats effectively, and respond comprehensively to evolving attacks. To help customers build out a thorough, real-time understanding of threats, we are excited to announce the public preview of new Threat Intelligence (TI) object support in Microsoft Sentinel and in the Unified SOC Platform. In addition to Indicators of Compromise (IoCs), Microsoft Sentinel now supports Threat Actors, Attack Patterns, Identities, and Relationships. This enhancement empowers organizations to take their threat intelligence management to the next level. In this blog, we’ll highlight key scenarios for which your team would use STIX objects, as well as demos showing how to create objects and new relationships and how to use them to hunt threats across your organization Key Scenarios STIX objects are a critical tool for incident responders attempting to understand an attack and threat intelligence analysts seeking more information on critical threats. It is designed to improve interoperability and sharing of threat intelligence across different systems and organizations. Below, we’ve highlighted four ways Unified SOC Platform customers can begin using STIX objects to protect their organization. Ingesting Objects: You can now ingest these objects from various commercial feeds through several methods including STIX TAXII servers, API, files, or manual input. Curating Threat Intelligence: Curate and manage any of the supported Threat Intelligence objects. Creating Relationships: Establish connections between objects to enhance threat detection and response. For example: Connecting Threat Actor to Attack Pattern: The threat actor "APT29" uses the attack pattern "Phishing via Email" to gain initial access. Linking Indicator to Threat Actor: An indicator (malicious domain) is attributed to the threat actor "APT29". Associating Identity (Victim) with Attack Pattern: The organization "Example Corp" is targeted by the attack pattern "Phishing via Email". Hunt and Investigate Threats More Effectively: Match curated TI data against your logs in the unified SOC platform powered by Microsoft Sentinel. Use these insights to detect, investigate, and hunt threats more efficiently, keeping your organization secure. Get Started Today with the new Hunting Model The ability to ingest and manage these new Threat Intelligence objects is now available in public preview. To enable this data in your workspaces for hunting and detection, submit your request here and we will provide further details. Demo and screen shots Demo 1: Hunt and detect threats using STIX objects Scenario: Linking an IOC to a Threat Actor: An indicator (malicious domain) is attributed to the threat actor " Sangria tempest " via the new TI relationship builder. Please note that the Sangria tempest actor object and the IOC are already present in this demo. These objects can be added automatically or created manually. To create new relationship, sign into your Sentinel instance and go to Add new à TI relationship. In the New TI relationship builder, you can select existing TI objects and define how it's related to one or more other TI objects. After defining a TI object’s relationship, click on “Common” to provide metadata for this relationship, such as Description, Tags, and Confidence score: p time, source, and description. Another type of meta data a customer can add to a relationship is the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP). The TLP is a set of designations used to ensure that sensitive information is shared with the appropriate audience. It uses four colors to indicate different levels of sensitivity and the corresponding sharing permissions: TLP:RED: Information is highly sensitive and should not be shared outside of the specific group or meeting where it was originally disclosed. TLP:AMBER: Information can be shared with members of the organization, but not publicly. It is intended to be used within the organization to protect sensitive information. TLP:GREEN: Information can be shared with peers and partner organizations within the community, but not publicly. It is intended for a wider audience within the community. TLP:WHITE: Information can be shared freely and publicly without any restrictions. Once the relationship is created, your newly created relationship can be viewed from the “Relationships” tab. Now, retrieve information about relationships and indicators associated with the threat actor 'Sangria Tempest'. For Microsoft Sentinel customers leveraging the Azure portal experience, you can access this in Log Analytics. For customers who have migrated to the unified SecOps platform in the Defender portal, you can go find this under “Advanced Hunting”. The following KQL query provides you with all TI objects related to “Sangria Tempest.” You can use this query for any threat actor name. let THREAT_ACTOR_NAME = 'Sangria Tempest'; let ThreatIntelObjectsPlus = (ThreatIntelObjects | union (ThreatIntelIndicators | extend StixType = 'indicator') | extend tlId = tostring(Data.id) | extend StixTypes = StixType | extend Pattern = case(StixType == "indicator", Data.pattern, StixType == "attack-pattern", Data.name, "Unkown") | extend feedSource = base64_decode_tostring(tostring(split(Id, '---')[0])) | summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id | where IsDeleted == false); let ThreatActorsWithThatName = (ThreatIntelObjects | where StixType == 'threat-actor' | where Data.name == THREAT_ACTOR_NAME | extend tlId = tostring(Data.id) | extend ActorName = tostring(Data.name) | summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id | where IsDeleted == false); let AllRelationships = (ThreatIntelObjects | where StixType == 'relationship' | extend tlSourceRef = tostring(Data.source_ref) | extend tlTargetRef = tostring(Data.target_ref) | extend tlId = tostring(Data.id) | summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id | where IsDeleted == false); let SourceRelationships = (ThreatActorsWithThatName | join AllRelationships on $left.tlId == $right.tlSourceRef | join ThreatIntelObjectsPlus on $left.tlTargetRef == $right.tlId); let TargetRelationships = (ThreatActorsWithThatName | join AllRelationships on $left.tlId == $right.tlTargetRef | join ThreatIntelObjectsPlus on $left.tlSourceRef == $right.tlId); SourceRelationships | union TargetRelationships | project ActorName, StixTypes, ObservableValue, Pattern, Tags, feedSource You now have all the information your organization has available about Sangria Tempest, correlated to maximize your understanding of the threat actor and its associations to threat infrastructure and activity. Demo 2: Curate and attribute objects We have created new UX to streamline TI object creation, which includes the capability to attribute to other objects, so while you are creating a new IoC, you can also attribute that indicator to a Threat Actor, all from one place. To create a new TI object and attribute it to one or multiple threat actors, follow the steps below: Go to Add new a TI Object. In the Context menu, select any object type. Enter all the required information in the fields on the right-hand side for your selected indicator type. While creating a new TI object, you can do TI object curation. This includes defining the relationship. You can also quickly duplicate TI objects, making it easier for those who create multiple TI objects daily. Please note that we also introduced an “Add and duplicate” button to allow customers to create multiple TI objects with the same metadata to streamline a manual bulk process. Demo 3: New supported IoC types The attack pattern builder now supports the creation of four new indicator types. These enable customers to build more specific attack patterns that boost understanding of and organizational knowledge around threats. These new indicators include: X509 certificate X509 certificates are used to authenticate the identity of devices and servers, ensuring secure communication over the internet. They are crucial in preventing man-in-the-middle attacks and verifying the legitimacy of websites and services. For instance, if a certificate is suddenly replaced or a new, unknown certificate appears, it could indicate a compromised server or a malicious actor attempting to intercept communications. JA3 JA3 fingerprints are unique identifiers generated from the TLS/SSL handshake process. They help in identifying specific applications and tools used in network traffic, making it easier to detect malicious activities For example, if a network traffic analysis reveals a JA3 fingerprint matching that of the Cobalt Strike tool, it could indicate an ongoing cyber attack. JA3S JA3S fingerprints extend the capabilities of JA3 by also including server-specific characteristics in the fingerprinting process. This provides a more comprehensive view of the network traffic and helps in identifying both client and server-side threats For instance, if a server starts communicating with an unknown external IP address using a specific JA3S fingerprint, it could be a sign of a compromised server or data exfiltration attempt. User agent User Agents provide information about the client software making requests to a server, such as the browser or operating system. They are useful in identifying and profiling devices and applications accessing a network For example, if a User Agent string associated with a known malicious browser extension appears in network logs, it could indicate a compromised device. Conclusion: The ability to ingest, curate, and establish relationships between various threat intelligence objects such as Threat Actors, Attack Patterns, and Identities provides a powerful framework for incident responders and threat intelligence analysts. The use of STIX objects not only improves interoperability and sharing of threat intelligence but also empowers organizations to hunt and investigate threats more efficiently. As customers adopt these new capabilities, they will find themselves better equipped to understand the full context of an attack and build robust defenses against future threats. With the public preview of Threat Intelligence (TI) object support, organizations are encouraged to explore these new tools and integrate them into their security operations, taking the first step towards a more informed and proactive approach to cybersecurity.Microsoft Sentinel’s AI-driven UEBA ushers in the next era of behavioral analytics
Co-author - Ashwin Patil Security teams today face an overwhelming challenge: every data point is now a potential security signal and SOCs are drowning in complex logs, trying to find the needle in the haystack. Microsoft Sentinel User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) brings the power of AI to automatically surface anomalous behaviors, helping analysts cut through the noise, save time, and focus on what truly matters. Microsoft Sentinel UEBA has already helped SOCs uncover insider threats, detect compromised accounts, and reveal subtle attack signals that traditional rule-based methods often miss. These capabilities were previously powered by a core set of high-value data sources - such as sign-in activity, audit logs, and identity signals - that consistently delivered rich context and accurate detections. Today, we’re excited to announce a major expansion: Sentinel UEBA now supports six new data sources including Microsoft first- and third-party platforms like Azure, AWS, GCP, and Okta, bringing deeper visibility, broader context, and more powerful anomaly detection tailored to your environment. This isn’t just about ingesting more logs. It’s about transforming how SOCs understand behavior, detect threats, and prioritize response. With this evolution, analysts gain a unified, cross-platform view of user and entity behavior, enabling them to correlate signals, uncover hidden risks, and act faster with greater confidence. Newly supported data sources are built for real-world security use cases: Authentication activities MDE DeviceLogonEvents – Ideal for spotting lateral movement and unusual access. AADManagedIdentitySignInLogs – Critical for spotting stealthy abuse of non - human identities. AADServicePrincipalSignInLogs - Identifying anomalies in service principal usage such as token theft or over - privileged automation. Cloud platforms & identity management AWS CloudTrail Login Events - Surfaces risky AWS account activity based on AWS CloudTrail ConsoleLogin events and logon related attributes. GCP Audit Logs - Failed IAM Access, Captures denied access attempts indicating reconnaissance, brute force, or privilege misuse in GCP. Okta MFA & Auth Security Change Events – Flags MFA challenges, resets, and policy modifications that may reveal MFA fatigue, session hijacking, or policy tampering. Currently supports the Okta_CL table (unified Okta connector support coming soon). These sources feed directly into UEBA’s entity profiles and baselines - enriching users, devices, and service identities with behavioral context and anomalies that would otherwise be fragmented across platforms. This will complement our existing supported log sources - monitoring Entra ID sign-in logs, Azure Activity logs and Windows Security Events. Due to the unified schema available across data sources, UEBA enables feature-rich investigation and the capability to correlate across data sources, cross platform identities or devices insights, anomalies, and more. AI-powered UEBA that understands your environment Microsoft Sentinel UEBA goes beyond simple log collection - it continuously learns from your environment. By applying AI models trained on your organization’s behavioral data, UEBA builds dynamic baselines and peer groups, enabling it to spot truly anomalous activity. UBEA builds baselines from 10 days (for uncommon activities) to 6 months, both for the user and their dynamically calculated peers. Then, insights are surfaced on the activities and logs - such as an uncommon activity or first-time activity - not only for the user but among peers. Those insights are used by an advanced AI model to identify high confidence anomalies. So, if a user signs in for the first time from an uncommon location, a common pattern in the environment due to reliance on global vendors, for example, then this will not be identified as an anomaly, keeping the noise down. However, in a tightly controlled environment, this same behavior can be an indication of an attack and will surface in the Anomalies table. Including those signals in custom detections can help affect the severity of an alert. So, while logic is maintained, the SOC is focused on the right priorities. How to use UEBA for maximum impact Security teams can leverage UEBA in several key ways. All the examples below leverage UEBA’s dynamic behavioral baselines looking back up to 6 months. Teams can also leverage the hunting queries from the "UEBA essentials" solution in Microsoft Sentinel's Content Hub. Behavior Analytics: Detect unusual logon times, MFA fatigue, or service principal misuse across hybrid environments. Get visibility into geo-location of events and Threat Intelligence insights. Here’s an example of how you can easily discover Accounts authenticating without MFA and from uncommonly connected countries using UEBA behaviorAnalytics table: BehaviorAnalytics | where TimeGenerated > ago(7d) | where EventSource == "AwsConsoleSignIn" | where ActionType == "ConsoleLogin" and ActivityType == "signin.amazonaws.com" | where ActivityInsights.IsMfaUsed == "No" | where ActivityInsights.CountryUncommonlyConnectedFromInTenant == True | evaluate bag_unpack(UsersInsights, "AWS_") | where InvestigationPriority > 0 // Filter noise - uncomment if you want to see low fidelity noise | project TimeGenerated, _WorkspaceId, ActionType, ActivityType, InvestigationPriority, SourceIPAddress, SourceIPLocation, AWS_UserIdentityType, AWS_UserIdentityAccountId, AWS_UserIdentityArn Anomaly detection Identify lateral movement, dormant account reactivation, or brute-force attempts, even when they span cloud platforms. Below are examples of how to discover UEBA Anomalous AwsCloudTrail anomalies via various UEBA activity insights or device insights attributes: Anomalies | where AnomalyTemplateName in ( "UEBA Anomalous Logon in AwsCloudTrail", // AWS ClousTrail anomalies "UEBA Anomalous MFA Failures in Okta_CL", "UEBA Anomalous Activity in Okta_CL", // Okta Anomalies "UEBA Anomalous Activity in GCP Audit Logs", // GCP Failed IAM access anomalies "UEBA Anomalous Authentication" // For Authentication related anomalies ) | project TimeGenerated, _WorkspaceId, AnomalyTemplateName, AnomalyScore, Description, AnomalyDetails, ActivityInsights, DeviceInsights, UserInsights, Tactics, Techniques Alert optimization Use UEBA signals to dynamically adjust alert severity in custom detections—turning noisy alerts into high-fidelity detections. The example below shows all the users with anomalous sign in patterns based on UEBA. Joining the results with any of the AWS alerts with same AWS identity will increase fidelity. BehaviorAnalytics | where TimeGenerated > ago(7d) | where EventSource == "AwsConsoleSignIn" | where ActionType == "ConsoleLogin" and ActivityType == "signin.amazonaws.com" | where ActivityInsights.FirstTimeConnectionViaISPInTenant == True or ActivityInsights.FirstTimeUserConnectedFromCountry == True | evaluate bag_unpack(UsersInsights, "AWS_") | where InvestigationPriority > 0 // Filter noise - uncomment if you want to see low fidelity noise | project TimeGenerated, _WorkspaceId, ActionType, ActivityType, InvestigationPriority, SourceIPAddress, SourceIPLocation, AWS_UserIdentityType, AWS_UserIdentityAccountId, AWS_UserIdentityArn, ActivityInsights | evaluate bag_unpack(ActivityInsights) Another example shows anomalous key vault access from service principal with uncommon source country location. Joining this activity with other alerts from the same service principle increases fidelity of the alerts. You can also join the anomaly UEBA Anomalous Authentication with other alerts from the same identity to bring the full power of UEBA into your detections. BehaviorAnalytics | where TimeGenerated > ago(1d) | where EventSource == "Authentication" and SourceSystem == "AAD" | evaluate bag_unpack(ActivityInsights) | where LogonMethod == "Service Principal" and Resource == "Azure Key Vault" | where ActionUncommonlyPerformedByUser == "True" and CountryUncommonlyConnectedFromByUser == "True" | where InvestigationPriority > 0 Final thoughts This release marks a new chapter for Sentinel UEBA—bringing together AI, behavioral analytics, and cross-cloud and identity management visibility to help defenders stay ahead of threats. If you haven’t explored UEBA yet, now’s the time. Enable it in your workspace settings and don’t forget to enable anomalies as well (in Anomalies settings). And if you’re already using it, these new sources will help you unlock even more value. Stay tuned for our upcoming Ninja show and webinar (register at aka.ms/secwebinars), where we’ll dive deeper into use cases. Until then, explore the new sources, use the UEBA workbook, update your watchlists, and let UEBA do the heavy lifting. UEBA onboarding and setting documentation Identify threats using UEBA UEBA enrichments and insights reference UEBA anomalies reference
