{"id":3446,"date":"2026-10-03T11:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T08:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jussimetso.com\/?p=3446"},"modified":"2026-10-03T11:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T08:13:09","slug":"whats-new-with-defender-for-endpoint-and-defender-xdr-september-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jussimetso.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/03\/whats-new-with-defender-for-endpoint-and-defender-xdr-september-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s new with Defender for Endpoint and Defender XDR &#8211; September 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3446\" class=\"elementor elementor-3446\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04f4e28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04f4e28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-319ada3\" data-id=\"319ada3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d420cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d420cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>October and the global cybersecurity awareness month have begun.<\/p><p>I decide to start this whats new writing about Microsoft Security because i think those posts are not so known and customers does not usually know the latest features.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b20dc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b20dc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f68c6c2\" data-id=\"f68c6c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ba077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71ba077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MDE Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e0128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3e0128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">September 2026 brings two production-ready gains and two previews worth piloting. Defender now protects Linux workloads running inside developer machines (WSL containers) and gives us a six-control &#8220;AI-Readiness&#8221; baseline to measure how well our devices resist AI-accelerated attacks.<\/p><p>The previews extend Defender to Linux desktops and add memory scanning on Linux, closing gaps attackers use to stay invisible. All four are delivered inside the existing Defender platform, so the main cost is rollout effort, not new tooling; Linux desktop licensing should be confirmed before scaling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b61a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08b61a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew1_031026.png?fit=1536%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-3448\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew1_031026.png?w=1617&amp;ssl=1 1617w, 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Management<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6be16ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6be16ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7b5fd9\" data-id=\"d7b5fd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04f2e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b04f2e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Capability<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1228d5\" data-id=\"f1228d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08bc39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e08bc39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Status<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cf8409\" data-id=\"2cf8409\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e638f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9e638f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why it matters to the business<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f66e65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f66e65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70e15f6\" data-id=\"70e15f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b8c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92b8c40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.626&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.680&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.681&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/defender-endpoint\/mde-plugin-wsl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Protection for WSL containers (WSLc)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a13eb44\" data-id=\"a13eb44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54cb15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f54cb15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3b60f3\" data-id=\"f3b60f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5b43a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a5b43a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.626&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.680&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.740&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\">Developers&#8217; Linux containers on Windows laptops were a blind spot; they now appear in the same alerts, incidents and investigations as everything else.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3024aec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3024aec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62cefee\" data-id=\"62cefee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d64c41b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d64c41b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.626&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.893&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.894&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/defender-endpoint\/whats-new-in-microsoft-defender-endpoint#september-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI-Readiness recommendations in Secure Score<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-403ca30\" data-id=\"403ca30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108cbb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"108cbb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b9fb6c\" data-id=\"4b9fb6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0134aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0134aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.626&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.893&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.961&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\">Six controls, tracked as a score, that harden devices against faster, AI-driven attacks. A clear KPI the board can follow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cdacb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cdacb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efe505a\" data-id=\"efe505a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1929a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1929a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.626&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1085&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1086&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/defender-endpoint\/microsoft-defender-endpoint-linux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Defender for Linux desktops<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02327e4\" data-id=\"02327e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4068090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4068090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Public Preview<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19cb6a5\" data-id=\"19cb6a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5efc78f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5efc78f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.626&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1085&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1131&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\">One security tool for Linux servers and desktops, same deployment and features. Reduces tool sprawl and coverage gaps<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20d351f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20d351f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16828bd\" data-id=\"16828bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03a934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f03a934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/defender-endpoint\/linux-preferences#advanced-scan-options\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memory scanning on Linux<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ceb7d70\" data-id=\"ceb7d70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f68603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f68603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.626&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1251&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1278&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\">Public preview (early update channel)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c58f65\" data-id=\"2c58f65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b2be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4b2be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.626&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1251&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1317&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\">Detects malware that runs only in memory and leaves no file behind, a growing technique in advanced attacks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7ce465 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7ce465\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78cd9c7\" data-id=\"78cd9c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a17e5bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a17e5bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.626&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1427&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1428&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/defender-endpoint\/microsoft-defender-endpoint-releases#macos--september-2026--101260720017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">macOS agent update (build 101.26072.0017)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6782067\" data-id=\"6782067\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99888d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a99888d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.626&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1251&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1278&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\">GA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5869c47\" data-id=\"5869c47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aeadad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aeadad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.626&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1427&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m6drz36j7fm.1492&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\">Routine maintenance release.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66e7f9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66e7f9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-520464b\" data-id=\"520464b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e11227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e11227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spotlight: the AI-Readiness baseline<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-894697a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"894697a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The AI-Readiness set is the most board-relevant change: it turns &#8220;are we ready for AI-driven attacks?&#8221; into a measurable score. Attackers using AI move faster, so the baseline focuses on controls that stop them getting in, getting deep, and spreading.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52cbeb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52cbeb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew2_031026.png?fit=640%2C258&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3449\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew2_031026.png?w=1112&amp;ssl=1 1112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew2_031026.png?resize=300%2C121&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew2_031026.png?resize=1024%2C412&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew2_031026.png?resize=768%2C309&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew2_031026.png?resize=850%2C342&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41d8038 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41d8038\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a93ad52\" data-id=\"a93ad52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5397507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5397507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommended next steps<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3efb57d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3efb57d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-kind=\"check\" data-lfile-container=\"fa73bfe4-59d5-49c6-96a7-2de21da9b9eb\" data-pm-slice=\"3 3 []\"><li data-checked=\"false\">Adopt the AI-Readiness score as a quarterly security KPI, with a target set by the CISO.<\/li><li data-checked=\"false\">Enable WSL container protection on developer laptops now that it is generally available.<\/li><li data-checked=\"false\">Approve a small pilot of Linux desktop protection and Linux memory scanning, ahead of general availability.<\/li><li data-checked=\"false\">Confirm licensing for Linux desktops before any wider rollout.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30eb247 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30eb247\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-691a65d\" data-id=\"691a65d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6008a53 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6008a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af4683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7af4683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XDR Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352a77d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"352a77d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"3780364d-a2de-498d-b799-d665f7ea3cb1\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">September 2026 brought two strategic Defender XDR updates, both aimed at consolidation. Microsoft&#8217;s Integrated Security Operations Center (ISOC) puts detection, SIEM, threat intelligence, automation and AI in a single Defender portal, and opened in preview on September 23 to eligible Microsoft Defender Suite, Microsoft 365 E5 and E7 customers without a Microsoft Sentinel workspace.<\/p><p>Separately, the Identity Security dashboard and Coverage &amp; Maturity view are now generally available, giving leadership one measure of how well identities are protected across on-premises, cloud and SaaS. Because stolen identities are a common way in for attackers, this is the more immediately actionable of the two.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e7917 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b4e7917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74afc9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74afc9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2c8ac0\" data-id=\"d2c8ac0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5215af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5215af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Capability<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-828906f\" data-id=\"828906f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6757870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6757870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Status<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66b2caa\" data-id=\"66b2caa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b0eadd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b0eadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why it matters to the business<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-390bcb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"390bcb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6380d0f\" data-id=\"6380d0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ba4d5 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea42474\" data-id=\"ea42474\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43bd53f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43bd53f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Restricted Public Preview<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa8d750\" data-id=\"fa8d750\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6fdc9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6fdc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"3780364d-a2de-498d-b799-d665f7ea3cb1\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m8gbsm7bbrf.783&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m8gbsm7bbrf.837&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m8gbsm7bbrf.913&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\">SIEM-style security operations built into Defender, with no separate SIEM project to start. Could reduce tool count and time to detect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08f5614 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08f5614\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83b58a6\" data-id=\"83b58a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d432c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d432c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"3780364d-a2de-498d-b799-d665f7ea3cb1\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m8gbsm7bbrf.783&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m8gbsm7bbrf.1050&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m8gbsm7bbrf.1051&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/defender-xdr\/identity-security\/coverage-maturity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Identity Security dashboard and Coverage &amp; Maturity<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82fd0c6\" data-id=\"82fd0c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c96a758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c96a758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a432ec\" data-id=\"7a432ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76bb3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d76bb3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"3780364d-a2de-498d-b799-d665f7ea3cb1\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;table&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m8gbsm7bbrf.783&quot;},&quot;tableRow&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m8gbsm7bbrf.1050&quot;},&quot;cell&quot;,{&quot;bid&quot;:&quot;m8gbsm7bbrf.1125&quot;,&quot;header&quot;:false,&quot;colspan&quot;:1,&quot;rowspan&quot;:1,&quot;colwidth&quot;:null,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}]\">One score (0\u2013100) and maturity tier showing how well every identity source is protected, with a prioritised fix list. A ready-made board KPI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2203c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2203c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5cd686\" data-id=\"e5cd686\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f277eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f277eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew4_031026.png?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"whatsnew4_031026\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzQ1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5qdXNzaW1ldHNvLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMTBcL3doYXRzbmV3NF8wMzEwMjYucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew4_031026.png?fit=1536%2C748&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-3455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew4_031026.png?w=2383&amp;ssl=1 2383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew4_031026.png?resize=300%2C146&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew4_031026.png?resize=1024%2C498&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew4_031026.png?resize=768%2C374&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew4_031026.png?resize=1536%2C748&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew4_031026.png?resize=2048%2C997&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew4_031026.png?resize=850%2C414&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew4_031026.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew4_031026.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Identity coverage with Defender for Identity and Defender for Cloud Apps<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c00e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80c00e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spotlight: what each update means in practice<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b73334f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b73334f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-lfile-container=\"3780364d-a2de-498d-b799-d665f7ea3cb1\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>ISOC.<\/strong> Teams get case management, workbooks, automation rules and AI-generated playbooks inside Defender on day one, with no extra workspace. Adding behaviour analytics, threat intelligence or third-party data requires an ISOC workspace on an Azure subscription, and ingestion charges may apply beyond the 30 days of Defender data retention included in the preview.<\/p><p>Two cautions for leadership: it is a preview, so scope and availability may change, and organisations already running Microsoft Sentinel are not eligible yet. Microsoft explicitly advises against disconnecting a production Sentinel workspace to qualify.<\/p><p><strong>Identity Coverage &amp; Maturity.<\/strong> Requires a Defender for Identity or Defender for Cloud Apps licence. It scores identity protection from 0 to 100 and places us in one of four tiers:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5f99a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f5f99a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew3_031026.png?fit=610%2C305&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew3_031026.png?w=610&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jussimetso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsnew3_031026.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2074d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7a2074d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9615ec5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9615ec5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e7fb75\" data-id=\"2e7fb75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f148086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f148086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommended next steps<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8edd17b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8edd17b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-kind=\"check\" data-lfile-container=\"3780364d-a2de-498d-b799-d665f7ea3cb1\" data-pm-slice=\"3 3 []\"><li data-checked=\"false\">Ask the security team for our current identity maturity tier and score, and set a target tier for next quarter.<\/li><li data-checked=\"false\">Confirm whether we qualify for the ISOC preview (licence held, no active Sentinel workspace).<\/li><li data-checked=\"false\">If eligible, approve a time-boxed ISOC evaluation, including an estimate of data ingestion costs.<\/li><li data-checked=\"false\">If we already run Sentinel, keep it as is and track ISOC until it reaches general availability.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6ce0a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6a6ce0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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