What’s new in Microsoft Security: July 2026
This month’s updates help security and IT teams secure their AI environments, use AI to defend, and strengthen the foundations that AI-powered operations depend on.
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Microsoft Entra ID security updates: Passkeys are the default authentication method in Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID makes passkeys the default sign-in experience and introduces a new model for SMS and voice authentication. -
Protecting Microsoft at AI speed: How SFI proactively hardens our cloud
At Microsoft we encompass these security requirements, along with threat knowledge, and operational frameworks in our Secure Future Initiative (SFI), to guide what a well-defended cloud service looks like. -
Securing the gaming culture of cultures
Read about the unique challenges and rewards of securing gaming platforms and how to better protect gaming communities. Secure and verify every identity with Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Entra expands beyond identity and access management with new product categories such as cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM) and decentralized identity.
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World Passkey Day: Advancing passwordless authentication
This World Passkey Day, read how Microsoft is advancing passkey adoption to replace passwords, cut phishing risk, and deliver simpler, more secure sign-ins. -
Four priorities for AI-powered identity and network access security in 2026
Discover four key identity and access priorities for the new year to strengthen your organization’s identity security baseline. -
Phishing actors exploit complex routing and misconfigurations to spoof domains
Threat actors are exploiting complex routing scenarios and misconfigured spoof protections to send spoofed phishing emails, crafted to appear as internally sent messages. -
Imposter for hire: How fake people can gain very real access
Fake employees are an emerging cybersecurity threat. Retain Microsoft Defender Experts
Microsoft Defender Experts are available to strengthen your teams with expertise when and where you need it. Learn how to elevate your security with expert-led services.
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Harden your identity defense with improved protection, deeper correlation, and richer context
Expanded ITDR features—including the new Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor, now generally available—bring improved protection, correlation, and context to help customers modernize their identity defense. -
Inside the attack chain: Threat activity targeting Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage is a high-value target for threat actors due to its critical role in storing and managing massive amounts of unstructured data at scale across diverse workloads and is increasingly targeted through sophisticated attack chains that exploit misconfigurations, exposed credentials, and evolving cloud tactics. -
Retail at risk: How one alert uncovered a persistent cyberthreat
In the latest edition of our Cyberattack Series, we dive into real-world cases targeting retail organizations. -
Securing and governing the rise of autonomous agents
Hear directly from Corporate Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Identity, Igor Sakhnov, about how to secure and govern autonomous agents.
