Microsofts Secure Future Initiative Enhancing Security Measures and Updates for Partner Ecosystem

July 31, 2024 Microsoft Partner News

The partner ecosystem is a critical component of any business, and it's essential to take necessary actions to secure it. This monthly update aims to highlight important capabilities and updates that can improve your security posture and protect your customers' tenants.

As part of the Secure Future Initiative (SFI), there will be a change in the way we assess refund eligibility for a one-time discretionary credit for fraudulent activity that occurs on individual Azure customer tenants on CSP new commerce. Starting from September 2024, partners must have enabled multifactor authentication (MFA) for all their administrative users on their CSP tenant at the time the fraudulent activity started, to be eligible for review. This is a crucial step in ensuring that CSP partners take proactive measures to protect identities and accounts.

From July 2024, Microsoft will begin enforcement of MFA for all users signing into Azure portal. This is an important step in enhancing the security of the portal and protecting user data.

In May 2024, we introduced the Security workspace in Partner Center, which provides Admin Agents with tools to assess and improve security measures. This month, we're expanding control and visibility with two new security roles: Security Administrator and Reader. The Security Administrator can actively manage security settings, policies, and alerts, while the Security Reader has view-only access to security information. These roles are designed to provide detailed access management, ensuring individuals have appropriate levels of permission without requiring Admin Agent status.

Partners can now view the details of expired Granular Delegated Admin Privileges (GDAP) relationships over the past 12 months in the Expiring Granular Relationships page. They can also request to create a new GDAP relationship with the customer if required. Nine Microsoft Entra roles, previously supported only in the Partner Center API, are now accessible via the Partner Center UI for GDAP relationships.

To mitigate security risks, Microsoft will block and terminate unused Azure subscriptions 90 days after the block is applied. Customers with subscriptions that have never been used or have been inactive for 12+ months will be notified by November 2024. To avoid blocking, customers must register an activity before the blocking date. If blocked, they can contact Azure Support to unblock.

Microsoft-led GDAP doesn't activate the auto extend feature by default, so partners need to turn on auto extend for these GDAP relationships as required.

To navigate the transformational journey for partners to Zero Trust, review the securing the channel journey map. Strengthen your security posture and navigate the evolving threat landscape with Microsoft cybersecurity tools and resources. Sign up for dedicated CSP Technical Training to have your queries answered by subject matter experts. Find guidance and resources in securing the partner and customer ecosystems partner readiness gallery.

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