check before: 2025-11-01
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Defender, Defender for Identity, Defender XDR, Entra
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Online, US Instances, World tenant
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Change type:
Admin impact, Feature update, Updated message, User impact
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Summary:
Microsoft Secure Score will add new improvement actions based on Microsoft Defender for Identity recommendations for PingOne, rolling out from November 2025 to February 2026. These default-enabled actions target PingOne privileged account security, requiring no admin changes but encouraging review and monitoring by organizations with PingOne connectors.
Details:
Updated October 29, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
[Introduction:]
We're enhancing Microsoft Secure Score by introducing new improvement actions based on Microsoft Defender for Identity posture recommendations for PingOne. These updates provide a more accurate reflection of your organization's identity security posture and help strengthen your overall security configuration.
[When this will happen:]
Public Preview: Rollout begins in late November 2025 (previously late October) and completes by mid-December 2025 (previously mid-November).
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): Rollout begins in late January 2026 (previously late November 2025) and completes by late February 2026 (previously mid-December 2025).
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2025-09-19
updated:
2025-10-29
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summary for non-techies**
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Direct effects for Operations**
Increased Security Risks
Without preparation, organizations may overlook the need to limit the number of privileged accounts, leading to potential security vulnerabilities.
- roles: IT Security Manager, System Administrator
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/06/15/understanding-privileged-access-management-in-azure-active-directory/
User Experience Degradation
Failure to review and implement multi-factor authentication may result in unauthorized access, negatively impacting user trust and experience.
- roles: End User, IT Support Specialist
- references: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3531230/the-importance-of-multi-factor-authentication.html
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-10-29 | MC MessageTagNames | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact |
| 2025-10-29 | MC Summary | Microsoft Secure Score will add new improvement actions based on Microsoft Defender for Identity recommendations for PingOne, rolling out from October to December 2025. These default-enabled actions target PingOne privileged account security, requiring no admin changes but encouraging review and monitoring by organizations with PingOne connectors. | Microsoft Secure Score will add new improvement actions based on Microsoft Defender for Identity recommendations for PingOne, rolling out from November 2025 to February 2026. These default-enabled actions target PingOne privileged account security, requiring no admin changes but encouraging review and monitoring by organizations with PingOne connectors. |
| 2025-10-29 | MC Last Updated | 09/19/2025 01:50:27 | 2025-10-29T18:07:11Z |
| 2025-10-29 | MC Messages | [Introduction:]
We're enhancing Microsoft Secure Score by introducing new improvement actions based on Microsoft Defender for Identity posture recommendations for PingOne. These updates provide a more accurate reflection of your organization's identity security posture and help strengthen your overall security configuration. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: Rollout begins in late October 2025 and completes by mid-November 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): Rollout begins in late November 2025 and completes by mid-December 2025. | Updated October 29, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
[Introduction:] We're enhancing Microsoft Secure Score by introducing new improvement actions based on Microsoft Defender for Identity posture recommendations for PingOne. These updates provide a more accurate reflection of your organization's identity security posture and help strengthen your overall security configuration. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: Rollout begins in late November 2025 (previously late October) and completes by mid-December 2025 (previously mid-November). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): Rollout begins in late January 2026 (previously late November 2025) and completes by late February 2026 (previously mid-December 2025). |
| 2025-10-29 | MC Title | Microsoft Defender for Identity: New recommendations added to Microsoft Secure Score | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Identity: New recommendations added to Microsoft Secure Score |
| 2025-10-29 | MC End Time | 01/15/2026 09:00:00 | 2026-03-31T10:00:00Z |
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