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General
Monthly news – May 2026 | Microsoft Defender XDR Blog
Microsoft Agent 365, now generally available, expands capabilities and integrations | Microsoft Security Blog
World Passkey Day: Advancing passwordless authentication | Microsoft Security Blog
AI Security
When prompts become shells: RCE vulnerabilities in AI agent frameworks | Microsoft Security Blog
Microsoft named an overall leader in Kuppinger Cole Analyst’s 2026 Emerging AI Security Operations Center (SOC) report | Microsoft Security Blog
Agent365
Microsoft Agent 365, now generally available, expands capabilities and integrations | Microsoft Security Blog
What’s New in Agent 365: May 2026 | Microsoft Tech Community
Overview of Microsoft Agent 365 | Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Agent 365 documentation hub | Microsoft Learn
Azure Security & Defender for Cloud News
What’s new in Defender for Cloud features (May 2026 updates) | Microsoft Learn
Threat Intelligence
Breaking the code: Multi-stage ‘code of conduct’ phishing campaign leads to AiTM token compromise | Microsoft Security Blog
Microsoft Entra
What’s New in Microsoft Entra: May 2026 | Microsoft Tech Community
Device Management & Protection (Intune)
What’s new in Microsoft Intune (May 2026) | Microsoft Learn
Defender XDR & Sentinel
Monthly news – May 2026 | Microsoft Defender XDR Blog
What’s new in Microsoft Sentinel | Microsoft Learn
Best practices for Microsoft Sentinel | Microsoft Learn
Defender XDR + Sentinel integration guide | Microsoft Learn
Copilot for Security
Microsoft Security Copilot overview | Microsoft Learn
Security Copilot agents overview | Microsoft Learn
Purview – Compliance & Governance
Microsoft Purview protections for generative AI & Copilot | Microsoft Learn
Use Microsoft Purview to manage data security for Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft Learn
Purview for AI agents & Agent 365 | Microsoft Learn
Featured Resources & Deep Dives
What’s New in Defender (May 2026)
What’s new in Microsoft Defender XDR | Microsoft Learn (Official Reference)
In advanced hunting, the Take action wizard now lets you allow or block top-level domains and file attachment hashes in emails
New identity-focused predefined scenarios in the hunting graph (Kerberoast, AS-REP roast, OAuth risks, etc.)
(GA) Built-in alert tuning rules expanded
Enhanced AI agent visibility and context mapping
Featured Items This Week:
2026 Microsoft 365 Packaging Update
ID: MC1304290 | Service: Exchange Online, Microsoft Intune | Tags: User impact, Admin impact
Starting mid-June 2026, Microsoft 365, Office 365, and EMS suites will receive enhanced security features like Microsoft Defender Plan 1, URL time-of-...
Lock-free coauthoring in Microsoft Word
ID: MC1304289 | Service: Microsoft 365 apps | Tags: New feature, User impact
Lock-free coauthoring in Microsoft Word allows multiple users to edit the same paragraph simultaneously, enhancing real-time collaboration. It will ro...
Outlook: Support for storing S/MIME certificates in contacts in new Outlook
ID: MC1302908 | Service: Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 apps | Tags: New feature, User impact
The new Outlook for Windows will support storing S/MIME certificates directly in Contacts, enabling encrypted emails and continuity from classic Outlo...
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Schedule prompts in Agent Builder
ID: MC1302906 | Service: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | Tags: New feature, User impact, Admin impact
Microsoft 365 Copilot’s Agent Builder will support scheduled workflows to run prompts automatically on hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly caden...
(Updated) Flux.2 Flex model availability in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Copilot
ID: MC1302900 | Service: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | Tags: Updated message, New feature, User impact
Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint now supports the Flux.2 Flex image generation model, offering higher-quality visuals and layout. Available worldwi...
Microsoft Copilot Studio - Create workflows using natural language with the Agentic Workflow Builder
ID: MC1302852 | Service: Microsoft Copilot (Power Platform) | Tags: New feature
Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork: Plugins, connectors, and partner integrations (Frontier)
ID: MC1301832 | Service: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | Tags: New feature, User impact, Admin impact
Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork is expanding with plugins, connectors, and partner integrations for Frontier participants starting May 2026. It enables s...
Upgrade to Windows Server 2025, now via Windows Update
ID: MC1301827 | Service: Windows | Tags: Admin impact
Change Optics report for Exchange Online begins public preview
ID: MC1301802 | Service: Exchange Online | Tags: New feature, User impact, Admin impact
The Change Optics report for Exchange Online is in public preview, providing administrators visibility into email traffic affected by upcoming transpo...
Microsoft Copilot Studio - Use MCP-compliant tools in agent workflows
ID: MC1301505 | Service: Microsoft Copilot (Power Platform) | Tags: New feature
New Roadmap Items:
Outlook: Export to PDF (preserving sensitivity labels)
ID: 561651 | Product: Outlook | Status: In development
Ability to create PDFs from email messages and preserve Sensitivity labels. This feature is accessible from File -> Open & Export -> Create PDF.
Microsoft Teams: Room availability signal for Teams events
ID: 561647 | Product: Microsoft Teams | Status: In development
In the Events app in Teams, Teams events organizers will now be able to see if the chosen room or space they have selected for their event is availabl...
Microsoft Teams: Chat panel open by default in the gallery view on Teams Rooms on Android
ID: 561604 | Product: Microsoft Teams | Status: In development
The chat panel will open by default in gallery view, allowing participants in Teams Room on Android to quickly see ongoing meeting chat when they join...
Microsoft Edge: Passkey Sync for Enterprise Users
ID: 561652 | Product: Microsoft Edge | Status: In development
Microsoft Edge is introducing support for passkey synchronization for enterprise users, enabling secure, passwordless authentication across devices. P...
Microsoft Purview: Information Protection- File Labeler and File Viewer for MacOS
ID: 561327 | Product: Microsoft Purview | Status: In development
This feature is bringing the Information Protection Filer Labeler and Viewer applications to the MacOS platform. Enabling customers to have the same c...
Updated Roadmap Items:
Microsoft Edge: Validate Edge builds early with enterprise preview
ID: 557185 | Product: Microsoft Edge | Status: In development
Enterprise preview provides a simpler way for admins to flight pre-release Edge builds to their users. To reduce friction and bolster usage, users wil...
Microsoft Teams: Chat with anyone who has an email address
ID: 513271 | Product: Microsoft Teams | Status: Cancelled
We are not releasing this feature at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Start a chat with anyone who has an email address, ...
Microsoft Viva: Feature conversations to all network members
ID: 558438 | Product: Microsoft Viva | Status: Launched
The featured conversation feature in public Viva Engage communities will include the option to feature a conversation to all network members or only t...
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – Enrich Defender alerts Graph API with DLP event data
ID: 558681 | Product: Microsoft Purview | Status: In development
Enhance current API infrastructure to provide easy and simple way for customers to export data to integrate with SIEM tools, create automated workflow...
Microsoft Edge: Extensions monitoring in the Edge management service
ID: 552597 | Product: Microsoft Edge | Status: In development
The Microsoft Edge management service now allows admins to gain visibility into extensions installed across their managed users.
New Message Center Items:
Finance and operations apps - Monitor data management framework with Azure Application Insights
ID: MC1305579 | Service: Finance and Operations Apps | Tags: New feature
Updates to SharePoint home sites
ID: MC1304293 | Service: SharePoint Online | Tags: New feature, User impact, Admin impact
SharePoint home sites are being updated with simplified setup, new Resources and Announcements web parts, and enhanced customization for the renamed V...
2026 Microsoft 365 Packaging Update
ID: MC1304290 | Service: Exchange Online, Microsoft Intune | Tags: User impact, Admin impact
Starting mid-June 2026, Microsoft 365, Office 365, and EMS suites will receive enhanced security features like Microsoft Defender Plan 1, URL time-of-...
Lock-free coauthoring in Microsoft Word
ID: MC1304289 | Service: Microsoft 365 apps | Tags: New feature, User impact
Lock-free coauthoring in Microsoft Word allows multiple users to edit the same paragraph simultaneously, enhancing real-time collaboration. It will ro...
Microsoft Exchange Online: Upcoming secure-by-default changes for Exchange APIs
ID: MC1304287 | Service: Exchange Online | Tags: New feature, User impact, Admin impact
Starting June 2026, Microsoft will update the default user consent policy for Microsoft Graph to require admin consent for additional Exchange-related...
Updated Message Center Items:
(Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center - Usage reports: Agent usage (preview)
ID: MC1148545 | Service: Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) | Tags: Updated message, New feature, Admin impact
A new preview usage report for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat agents is available in the Microsoft 365 admin center, showing active users, agents, usage d...
(Updated) Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management - Retention support Microsoft Teams call logs
ID: MC1261586 | Service: Microsoft Purview | Tags: Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact
Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management will support retention and deletion policies for Microsoft Teams call logs starting late April 2026. Compl...
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Chat with anyone with an email address
ID: MC1182004 | Service: Microsoft Teams | Tags: Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact
The feature allowing Teams users to chat with anyone via email without requiring recipients to have a Teams account was planned but is not being relea...
(Updated) New Feature: Account Manager in Outlook for Windows
ID: MC1129718 | Service: Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 apps | Tags: Updated message, New feature, User impact
Outlook for Windows will introduce a new Account Manager by mid-May 2026, showing profile pictures, enabling account switching, and providing quick ac...
(Updated) Microsoft Teams Copilot without transcription becomes default for meetings - conversation history now persists
ID: MC1139493 | Service: Microsoft Teams | Tags: Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact
Microsoft Teams Copilot will default to running without transcription for new meetings starting mid-July 2026, with conversation history persisting du...
