With cybersecurity threats becoming more frequent and complex, one question underpins every conversation we have with our Microsoft partners and customers: how do we keep our data and systems safe while driving innovation? That’s the challenge we’ve committed to tackling with the Secure Future Initiative (SFI), and it’s why we recently introduced SFI patterns and practices to support partners and customers as they turn their security learnings into action.
As part of our commitment, we’ve been consistently reinforcing our AI-first security platform—which spans identity, threat protection, data security, and compliance—so our customers can safely and confidently innovate with AI. And our partners play a critical role in customer success.
With over a million customers already using Microsoft Security solutions,1 there’s a significant opportunity for Microsoft partners like you to further differentiate your business and grow. Our extensive threat intelligence gives us visibility into more than 84 trillion security signals daily,2 as well as a deeper understanding of the evolving threat landscape and how our solutions can better protect customers. Add in your proven capabilities, plus those of our 15,000 partners with specialized security expertise,3 and we’re more prepared than ever to secure our future together.
And our partners are already making an impact. BaseVISION seamlessly unified a Swiss energy solution leader’s vast and diverse security infrastructure with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint; BDO Digital teamed up with Dr. Martens on a robust Managed Extended Detection and Response strategy powered by Microsoft Security solutions; and Quorum Cyber offers holistic threat protection with Microsoft Sentinel and Defender, all while tapping into partner incentives and go-to-market resources to reach and protect more customers.
To further equip you to accelerate customer impact and growth, we’re introducing three streamlined FY26 Security solution plays:
- Modern security operations with unified platform
- Data security
- Protect cloud, AI platform, and apps
These solution plays combine Microsoft technologies with customer-centric outcomes to focus your sales efforts on what matters most: delivering measurable value and building trust. Each Security solution play is also aligned with our Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions (MCAPS) priorities—but more than that, they’re thoughtfully designed to strengthen customer relationships, drive growth, and expand your security impact. With the support of a collection of resources for each solution play as well as dedicated Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) resources, toolkits, and accelerators, you can go to market and deliver your security solutions even faster and at scale.
Three solution plays for stronger security
Modern security operations with unified platform
Today’s security teams face more challenges than ever before: tools are complicated, threats move fast, and often there aren’t enough experts to go around. With this solution play, you can offer customers comprehensive AI-powered solutions—like Microsoft Defender XDR, Sentinel, and Entra—for threat detection, response, and remediation.
By advising and guiding your customers to adopt a unified security platform, you can play a key role in simplifying their security operations while strengthening their overall security posture. After all, customers who have consolidated their siloed systems into our unified SecOps platform are experiencing real impact—like a 70% reduction in the likelihood of a breach.4
Data security
With more data comes more responsibility. As businesses manage massive volumes of information across diverse sources, they’re navigating increasing regulatory pressures and heightened privacy concerns. Microsoft Purview and Defender for Cloud enable partners and customers to identify risks and protect data wherever it resides, whether in the cloud or on devices.
Partners have the unique opportunity to expand their existing offerings with these solutions and serve as trusted advisors to protect and govern their customers’ most sensitive data.
Protect cloud, AI platform, and apps
The rapid adoption of AI worldwide has amplified the need for secure and compliant platforms, applications, and infrastructure. As a Microsoft partner, you can guide customers in securely migrating and modernizing their digital estates with Defender for Cloud, Entra ID, and Purview to protect everything from large language models to their essential AI applications.
Whether you’re building, migrating, or managing cloud solutions, we have a variety of incentives available to support how you meet the security needs of your customers’ modern AI environments.
Capture the small and medium-sized business opportunity
With the widespread prevalence of AI, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) need reliable, innovative solutions to secure their data, reduce oversharing, and continue to meet increasing industry regulations.
Thats why we’re launching three new SKU offerings specifically for SMBs, including Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium, Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium, and Microsoft Defender and Purview Suites for Business Premium. As a Microsoft CSP partner, you can leverage a suite of offers, incentives, and resources to capture this opportunity, protect more SMB customers, and grow your revenue potential.
Looking ahead: Resources and support
We're committed to making sure partners have what they need to deliver meaningful impact for customers—starting with these resources:
- Download the Microsoft Security Partner Engagement Guide for details on how to become a Security partner through the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program.
- Review the FY26 Security playbook for guidance on how to build your practice and tap into investments with these solution plays and go-to-market strategies.
- Leverage CSP deployment accelerators for tested guidance and automated tools to plan, securely deploy, and manage new Microsoft technologies—easier, faster, and at a lower cost.
- Sign up to host a Microsoft Security Immersion Briefing to showcase your security expertise, as well as boost awareness, readiness, and adoption of Microsoft Security solutions.
- Learn more about hosting envisioning workshops for your customers to identify and refine high-value use cases.
- Drive demand and reach more customers with ready-to-use Partner Marketing Center campaigns.
- Explore the Partner Marketing Tool Guidance to learn how to make the most of our ready-to-use marketing campaigns, customize them, and co-brand the content to save time.
- Get rewarded for driving customer growth with incentives.
- Check out the three new SMB Security SKUs, designed to empower SMB customers with integrated protection and regulatory compliance.
This is just the beginning: our upcoming blog posts will take a closer look at the solution plays—modern security operations with unified platform, data security, and protect cloud, AI platform, and apps—with a focus on migration strategies and building customer trust.
Together, by focusing on stronger security, smarter migration, and building trust, we can empower our customers to move forward with confidence and make the digital world safer for everyone in the era of AI.
1 Microsoft, "AI in Action."
2 Vasu Jakkal, “Microsoft Unveils Microsoft Security Copilot Agents and New Protections for AI,” Microsoft Security Blog, March 24, 2025.
3 Microsoft, Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024, (Redmond, WA: Microsoft Threat Intelligence, 2024).
4 Based on Microsoft internal data.