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31 merges
  1. Connector

    Restore PurviewAudit CCF connectors in Microsoft Business Applications (v3.2.5)

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Restored the 3 missing PurviewAudit CCF connector source definitions, DCRs, and polling configs under `Solutions/Microsoft Business Applications/Data Connectors/`: - …

    Merged Nov 12, 2026 · GitHub
  2. Migration

    Migrate Batch 8 Sentinel solutions to Defender XDR (v3.2.2)

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Migrate and qualify 7 Microsoft Sentinel solutions to Defender XDR hybrid V3.1 packages (removed `Box` and `ImpervaCloudWAF` per review feedback; bumped `SentinelOne` and …

    Merged Nov 12, 2026 · GitHub
  3. Detection

    feat(toolkit): support multi-tactic XDR detections and enforce qualification default

    Change(s): - V3.1 Packaging (Tools/Create-Azure-Sentinel-Solution/common/customDetections.ps1): Preserved the full authored actics[] array and nested echniques in Set-V31CustomDetectionTactics across both ARM Custom …

    Merged Nov 12, 2026 · GitHub
  4. Solution

    Filewall for Microsoft 365 3.2.2: verdict-based alerts, XDR entities and Defender for Endpoint correlation

    Change(s): - Filewall for Microsoft 365 solution 3.2.2. - Analytic rules `BlockedEmails` and `BlockedFiles` (1.1.0) now alert by Filewall verdict, not on every block: - antivirus malware is High; -…

    Merged Nov 12, 2026 · GitHub
  5. Solution

    LicensingGovernance Workbook

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - new workbook Reason for Change(s): - Making use of (preview) workbook feature to show Graph capability Version Updated: - v1 Testing Completed: - Yes

    Merged Nov 11, 2026 · GitHub
  6. Migration

    Migrate Teams and Microsoft Active Directory Tier Model to Defender XDR (v3.2.2)

    Summary Migrates 2 parser-free 1P Microsoft Sentinel solutions to Microsoft Defender XDR and packages each solution at `v3.2.2`: | Solution | Version | Analytic Rules - XDR Detections |…

    Merged Nov 11, 2026 · GitHub
  7. Detection

    Add hunting query: Entra ID successful sign-in after account disabled

    Change(s): - Added a new hunting query: Hunting Queries/MultipleDataSources/SuccessfulSignInAfterAccountDisabled.yaml Reason for Change(s): - After an Entra ID account is disabled during an incident, responders need to …

    Merged Nov 11, 2026 · GitHub
  8. Solution

    [TheHive] - Adding multi-instance support

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Adding multi-instance support Reason for Change(s): - multi-instance support is required Version Updated: N/A Testing Completed: - - Checked that the validations are passing…

    Merged Nov 10, 2026 · GitHub
  9. Migration

    Migrate Microsoft Copilot solution to Defender XDR in Qualification Mode (v3.2.2)

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Migrated Microsoft Copilot (`Solutions/Microsoft Copilot`, `3.0.2` - `3.2.2`) to Defender XDR in Qualification Mode with: - 4 Defender XDR Custom Detections (`XDR …

    Merged Nov 10, 2026 · GitHub
  10. Solution

    Update to 0.1.3

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - See guidance below Reason for Change(s): - See guidance below Version Updated: - Required only for Detections/Analytic Rule templates - See guidance below Testing…

    Merged Nov 7, 2026 · GitHub
  11. Solution

    Reduce Salesforce Audit Trail ingestion transform size

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Reduce only `Parsers/ASimAuditEvent/IngestTimeParsers/ASimAuditEventSalesforceAuditTrail.yaml`: consolidate 87 ordered, unique Section equality mappings into six readable …

    Merged Nov 6, 2026 · GitHub
  12. Solution

    Reduce CrowdStrike AuditEvent transform size

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Removed two redundant `EventType` and `ObjectType` case branches that returned the existing `Other` fallback; the parsed `ParserQuery` shrank from 14,907 to 14,242 characters …

    Merged Nov 6, 2026 · GitHub
  13. Detection

    Rubrik: Updated data connector and added playbooks, analytic rules for DSPM & IR violation usecase

    Change(s): - Data connector (Azure Function App, RubrikWebhookEvents): - Added collection of DSPM and Identity Resilience (IR) violation events into a new table, RubrikViolationDataCL, through a new …

    Merged Nov 5, 2026 · GitHub
  14. Migration

    feat: migrate VMware Carbon Black Cloud to Defender XDR (v3.2.2)

    Solutions to be Packaged (if applicable) VMware Carbon Black Cloud Description of Changes Full end-to-end Sentinel-to-Defender-XDR v3.2.2 migration and live qualification for VMware Carbon Black Cloud (1P …

    Merged Nov 5, 2026 · GitHub
  15. Solution

    Add KELA BrandControl, IdentityGuard and Monitor solutions

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Added three new Microsoft Sentinel solutions for KELA, each built on a Codeless Connector Framework (CCF) data connector: - KELABrandControl - KELAIdentityGuard - KELAMonitor…

    Merged Nov 5, 2026 · GitHub
  16. Migration

    Migrate Bitglass, DPDP Compliance, and SOX IT Compliance solutions to Defender XDR (v3.2.2)

    Summary Migrate Bitglass, DPDP Compliance, and SOX IT Compliance solutions to Microsoft Defender XDR ( 3.2.2) with dual-deployment support (DeployCustomDetection / DeployDefenderWorkbook) and full end-to-end PR …

    Merged Nov 4, 2026 · GitHub
  17. Migration

    feat: migrate Infoblox NIOS, Digital Guardian DLP, and Trend Micro CAS to Defender XDR (v3.2.2)

    Summary End-to-end Defender XDR migration and V3.1 packaging (`v3.2.2`) for 3 solutions: - Infoblox NIOS (`Solutions/Infoblox NIOS`) - Digital Guardian Data Loss Prevention (`Solutions/Digital Guardian Data Loss …

    Merged Nov 4, 2026 · GitHub
  18. Detection

    Add hunting queries for AI coding CLI permission bypass and MCP config tampering

    Change(s): - Added two community hunting queries for AI coding assistants on endpoints (Defender for Endpoint tables): - Hunting Queries/DeviceProcess/AICodingCLIPermissionBypassFromPackageManager.yaml: Claude Code, …

    Merged Nov 4, 2026 · GitHub
  19. Migration

    MailGuard 365: migrate data connector to CCF Push (v3.0.1)

    Change(s): - Replace the HTTP Data Collector API connector with a Codeless Connector Framework Push connector using the Azure Monitor Logs Ingestion API (connector definition, DCR, table, polling config) -…

    Merged Nov 4, 2026 · GitHub
  20. Migration

    Migrate 5 Sentinel solutions to Defender XDR in Qualification Mode (v3.2.3)

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Migrated 5 Microsoft Sentinel solutions to version `3.2.3` with Defender XDR Custom Detections (`XDR Detections/`), Defender XDR Workbooks (`XDR Workbooks/`), V3.1 hybrid …

    Merged Nov 3, 2026 · GitHub
  21. Solution

    Package MPIP solution version 3.0.1

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - See guidance below Reason for Change(s): - See guidance below Version Updated: - Required only for Detections/Analytic Rule templates - See guidance below Testing…

    Merged Nov 3, 2026 · GitHub
  22. Migration

    feat: migrate Threat Intelligence (NEW), Sentinel SOAR Essentials, and Threat Analysis & Response to Defender XDR

    Summary End-to-end Defender XDR migration and V3.1 packaging (`v3.2.2`) for 3 solutions: - Threat Intelligence (NEW) (`Solutions/Threat Intelligence (NEW)`) - Sentinel SOAR Essentials (`Solutions/SentinelSOARessentials`) …

    Merged Nov 3, 2026 · GitHub
  23. Migration

    SentinelToXDRMigration: qualification follow-ups, XDR static KQL override, and NPF metrics

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Implement Sentinel-to-XDR Migration Toolkit qualification follow-ups (Todos 0 through 6): - Todo 0 (Security Gate & Test/Profile Isolation): Isolate Azure CLI profile checks …

    Merged Nov 2, 2026 · GitHub
  24. Solution

    sap contribution add janik

    Change(s): - Contributor added

    Merged Nov 2, 2026 · GitHub
  25. Migration

    Migrate Palo Alto Prisma Cloud CSPM to Defender XDR (3.2.2)

    Checklist: [x] Have you checked that there aren't other open [Pull Requests](../../pulls) for the same update/change? [ ] Determines the status of the solution validation failure through…

    Merged Nov 2, 2026 · GitHub
  26. Detection

    Add HoneyForge Threat Detection solution v1.0.0

    Change(s): - New solution: HoneyForge Threat Detection v1.0.0 — CEF/Syslog data connector, NRT analytic rule, ASIM NetworkSession parser, 5 hunting queries, operational workbook Reason for Change(s): - New Content Hub…

    Merged Oct 22, 2026 · GitHub
  27. Connector

    [CrowdstrikeAPIConnector] - support multi select for data connector grid

    - update DCR name for V2 - include link for upgrade notes in connector - multi select for data connectors grid

    Merged Oct 6, 2026 · GitHub
  28. Solution

    Updating Content for CrowdStrike Solution

    Update two CrowdStrike Falcon analytic rule YAMLs to prepend "Common Event Format (CEF) via AMA -" to the rule names (CriticalOrHighSeverityDetectionsByUser and CriticalSeverityDetection) and increment the version from …

    Merged Jul 14, 2026 · GitHub
  29. Detection

    Updated Microsoft Entra ID Analytic Rule SigninAttemptsByIPviaDisabledAccounts to include the additional "ResultDescription" value: "The user account is disabled."

    Change(s): - Updated `Microsoft Entra ID Analytic Rule SigninAttemptsByIPviaDisabledAccounts` to include the additional `"ResultDescription"` value: `"The user account is disabled."` Reason for Change(s): During the …

    Merged Jul 13, 2026 · GitHub
  30. Solution

    Quality updates for Okta SSO Content

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Refine multiple Okta SSO analytic rules and hunting queries: improve KQL parsing and filtering, introduce configurable variables (thresholds, allowed IPs/users/admins, …

    Merged Jul 10, 2026 · GitHub
  31. Solution

    Replace deprecated yaml.safeLoad with yaml.load

    safeLoad was deprecated in js-yaml v4 and removed in favor of load. Required items, please complete Change(s): - See guidance below Reason for Change(s): - …

    Merged Jul 9, 2026 · GitHub

Maintenance

55 merges
  1. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Unify ITP platform-managed column handling

    Fixes Proposed Changes - Centralize platform-managed fields in `PLATFORMMANAGEDCOLUMNS` with case-insensitive matching. - Exclude managed fields from fixture schema preparation, immutable snapshots, parser and raw-replay …

    Merged Nov 12, 2026 · GitHub
  2. Maintenance

    feat(toolkit): auto-bump and validate patch version on modified Analytic Rules and XDR Detections

    Contribution Checklist: - [x] The pull request only addresses one issue or adds one feature. - [x] The pull request does not introduce any breaking changes - [x] I…

    Merged Nov 12, 2026 · GitHub
  3. Maintenance

    Add Fortinet ingestion-time ASIM parsers

    Add Authentication, DNS, Network Session, and Web Session service definitions in their schema-specific IngestTimeParsers directories.

    Merged Nov 11, 2026 · GitHub
  4. Maintenance

    Add AWS CloudTrail ingestion-time ASIM parsers

    Add Authentication, File Event, and User Management Ingest-Time Parsers layout.

    Merged Nov 11, 2026 · GitHub
  5. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Fix ITP replay and validation workflow

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Use the immutable parser-input snapshot schema and rows for optional QTP raw replay so row-only source fields are retained. - Exclude only platform-managed `TenantId`…

    Merged Nov 11, 2026 · GitHub
  6. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Use native IP validation in Salesforce Login History ITPs

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Replaced the lossy regex-based Salesforce source IP validation with DCR-supported `parseipv4` and `parseipv6` calls in both Salesforce Login History Authentication …

    Merged Nov 11, 2026 · GitHub
  7. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Updates to CrowdStrike Falcon CSL Authentication parser

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Update both CrowdStrike FalconHost ASIM Authentication parsers to derive event timestamps from `ReceiptTime` as Unix milliseconds. - Map `DestinationTranslatedAddress` to …

    Merged Nov 11, 2026 · GitHub
  8. Maintenance

    [Network Session Essentials] Fix Kusto CRT0013 visitor limit in ASIM network session anomaly queries (v3.2.4)

    Summary Updates the Network Session Essentials solution to v3.2.4 to resolve Kusto `CRT0013` (`Semantic pass has exceeded the max allowed visitors count - 10001`) errors when saving or evaluating…

    Merged Nov 11, 2026 · GitHub
  9. Maintenance

    Fix Microsoft Copilot workbook empty-table parameter syntax error (v3.2.2)

    Description: Follow-up to Azure/Azure-Sentinel15543 for Microsoft Copilot (`v3.2.2`): - Fixed the `SYN0002: Query could not be parsed at ')' on line [4,17]` syntax error in both the Microsoft Sentinel …

    Merged Nov 11, 2026 · GitHub
  10. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Harden ingestion-time parser validation

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Enforced the normalization compiler's exact source-pipeline shape: one expression statement rooted at lowercase `source`. - Ignored only `TenantId`, `TimeGenerated`, `Type`, …

    Merged Nov 10, 2026 · GitHub
  11. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Add CHANGELOG to ITP

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Add 34 ingestion-time parser changelogs and relocate 2 existing histories to `CHANGELOG/IngestTimeParsers/`. - Update ASIM changelog instructions to distinguish query-time and …

    Merged Nov 10, 2026 · GitHub
  12. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Add remaining ITP for AWSCloudTrail AuditEvent

    Merged into Azure/Azure-Sentinel.

    Merged Nov 10, 2026 · GitHub
  13. Maintenance

    Fix V3 storage blob connector packaging compatibility

    Fixes Proposed Changes - Preserve the existing `ServicePrincipal` role-assignment GUID formulas while using scope-, principal-, and role-aware GUIDs for `ManagedServicePrincipal` storage blob connectors. - Keep all three …

    Merged Nov 10, 2026 · GitHub
  14. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Create AWSCloudTrail AuditEvent ITP regarding Account and Infra

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Add the AWS CloudTrail EC2 AccountAndInfrastructure AuditEvent ingestion-time parser and source-specific sample data. Reason for Change(s): - Normalize the supported …

    Merged Nov 10, 2026 · GitHub
  15. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Replace static KQL parsing with Kusto.Language

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Added a trusted .NET 8 analyzer using Microsoft.Azure.Kusto.Language 12.4.1 with a locked NuGet dependency. - Replaced custom regex/tokenizer-based KQL validation with …

    Merged Nov 10, 2026 · GitHub
  16. Maintenance

    3.1.2 BUFGIX:

    Change(s): - queryWindowInMin:1440 added to Data Connector Reason for Change(s): - bugfix polling interval = 5min Testing Completed: - Yes Checked that the validations are passing and have addressed any…

    Merged Nov 10, 2026 · GitHub
  17. Maintenance

    [Network Session Essentials] Fix NetworkSessionEssentialsCustomParser empty table fallback (v3.2.3)

    Summary - Updates `Solutions/Network Session Essentials/Parsers/NetworkSessionEssentialsCustomParser.yaml` (v1.0.1) to union `fuzzy=true` with an empty `datatable(...)[]` fallback containing all columns referenced by the …

    Merged Nov 10, 2026 · GitHub
  18. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Compare only AdditionalFields keys in ITP parity validation

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Compare only case-sensitive top-level keys in dynamic `AdditionalFields` property bags during QTP/ITP parity. Keep other values, schema types, and duplicate counts strict, …

    Merged Nov 10, 2026 · GitHub
  19. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Fix GUID type mismatches in ingestion-time validation raw replay

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Read raw-replay destination types from ARM table metadata, including standard columns, so GUID fields receive `toguid()` conversions. Add regression coverage and update …

    Merged Nov 9, 2026 · GitHub
  20. Maintenance

    Fix AWS GuardDuty ingestion parser count selector

    Change(s): - Escape both ServiceDetails["count"] selectors in the AWSGuardDuty ingestion-time parser; update parser to 0.1.1 and dates to 2026-11-09. Reason for Change(s): - ARM ingestion compilation rejects the …

    Merged Nov 9, 2026 · GitHub
  21. Maintenance

    SentinelToXDRMigration: table-catalog follow-ups, preserve TimeGenerated, and locale URL validation

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Complete Sentinel-to-XDR Migration Toolkit table-catalog and URL validation follow-ups (`Tools/SentinelToXDRMigration/FOLLOWUPS.md` items 1–6): - Follow-up 1 (Unblock 6 …

    Merged Nov 8, 2026 · GitHub
  22. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Update optimized parser unit-test expectation

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Removed `ASimAuthenticationSalesforceServiceCloud.yaml` from the repository test's `oversizedqueryparsers` exception set. - Removed the stale assertion that this parser must …

    Merged Nov 6, 2026 · GitHub
  23. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Stop compacting ingestion parser KQL

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Removed `compactkql` and all imports/exports of the helper. - Submit `ParserQuery` to the parser DCR exactly as decoded from YAML, preserving comments, indentation, …

    Merged Nov 6, 2026 · GitHub
  24. Maintenance

    Reduce Salesforce V2 ingestion parser transform length

    Proposed Changes - Only change `ASimAuditEventSalesforceAuditTrailV2CL.yaml` and its filename-matched changelog. This branch is based directly on `master`, not stacked on the CrowdStrike work. - Group 87 unique, …

    Merged Nov 6, 2026 · GitHub
  25. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Optimize parser for Salesforce Service Cloud Authentication

    Merged into Azure/Azure-Sentinel.

    Merged Nov 6, 2026 · GitHub
  26. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Fix CrowdStrikeDetections AlertEvent ITP

    Merged into Azure/Azure-Sentinel.

    Merged Nov 6, 2026 · GitHub
  27. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Align ASIM AWSCloudTrail Authentication parser types to ASim table

    Merged into Azure/Azure-Sentinel.

    Merged Nov 6, 2026 · GitHub
  28. Maintenance

    Fix Salesforce ingestion-time source-rooted IP validation

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Fix both Salesforce Authentication ingestion-time variants: `ASimAuthenticationSalesforceLoginHistory.yaml` and `ASimAuthenticationSalesforceLoginHistoryV2CL.yaml`. - Inline …

    Merged Nov 6, 2026 · GitHub
  29. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Align raw replay DCR transforms with destination column types

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Read raw replay destination column types and cast mismatched fixture columns, including string-to-GUID conversions. Preserve parser DCR behavior and fixture input types; add …

    Merged Nov 6, 2026 · GitHub
  30. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Fix Proofpoint POD MailLog inline ingestion-time IP validation

    Summary - Fix only the Proofpoint POD MailLog ingestion-time parser. The parser is present on upstream master; no dependent PR or unrelated content is included. - Replace parseipv4/parseipv6 with…

    Merged Nov 6, 2026 · GitHub
  31. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Fix AlertEvent FileSize type mismatch in ITP validation

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Cast `ASimAlertEventLogs.FileSize` to `long` only in ASimDataTester input; add regression tests and documentation. Ingestion and QTP parity remain unchanged. Reason for …

    Merged Nov 6, 2026 · GitHub
  32. Maintenance

    SilentPush: 3.1.1 BUFGIXES

    Change(s): - Playbooks now declare a dependency on the SilentPush-API custom connector - renamed the workspace parameter to WorkspaceName - connection now uses the resource group location instead of reference()…

    Merged Nov 6, 2026 · GitHub
  33. Maintenance
  34. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Add Salesforce Real-Time Event Monitoring parsers

    Summary - regenerate the Salesforce PermissionSetEventStore AuditEvent and UserManagement parsers from the Salesforce object contract - normalize enabled/disabled permissions into AuditEvent value fields and permission …

    Merged Nov 4, 2026 · GitHub
  35. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Refactor AWSCloudTrail AuditEvent into smaller parsers

    Merged into Azure/Azure-Sentinel.

    Merged Nov 4, 2026 · GitHub
  36. Maintenance

    Add ASIM Proofpoint TAP blocked-click ingestion-time parser

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Add `ASimEmailEventProofpointTAPClicksBlockedIngestTime.yaml` under `Parsers/ASimEmailEvent/IngestTimeParsers/` and its own filename-matched changelog. - Convert the merged …

    Merged Nov 4, 2026 · GitHub
  37. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Support ParentParser validation and deduplicate sample ingestion

    Change(s): - Add support for optional top-level `ParentParser` YAML metadata in ASIM query-time template validation. Missing, null, or empty values retain the existing `ASim ` / `im ` defaults. -…

    Merged Nov 4, 2026 · GitHub
  38. Maintenance

    Add ASIM Proofpoint TAP blocked-click query-time parsers

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Add parameterless and filtering ASIM EmailEvent query-time parsers for `ProofPointTAPClicksBlockedV2CL`. - Register both parsers in the EmailEvent unifiers, forward …

    Merged Nov 4, 2026 · GitHub
  39. Maintenance

    [ASIM] AWSCloudTrail Authentication ITP

    Merged into Azure/Azure-Sentinel.

    Merged Nov 4, 2026 · GitHub
  40. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Fix IPv4-prefix filtering validator SDK row comparison

    Fixes the SDK row-identity comparison defect in ASIM filtering validation; relates to 15514. Proposed Changes - Normalize Azure Monitor SDK rows to Python lists before the order-independent `assertCountEqual` comparison…

    Merged Nov 4, 2026 · GitHub
  41. Maintenance

    [Citrix DaaS Connector] - Fixing duplicate records issue

    Change(s): - Citrix DaaS CCF connector: switched the Sessions and ConfigLog Operations pollers from GET /Sessions and GET /ConfigLog/Operations to POST /Sessions/$search and POST /ConfigLog/Operations/$search, with a …

    Merged Nov 4, 2026 · GitHub
  42. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Create ITP for Proofpoint TAP Delivered

    Merged into Azure/Azure-Sentinel.

    Merged Nov 3, 2026 · GitHub
  43. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Exclude ITP yaml files in QTP workflows

    Merged into Azure/Azure-Sentinel.

    Merged Nov 3, 2026 · GitHub
  44. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Create ITP for Proofpoint TAP Blocked

    Merged into Azure/Azure-Sentinel.

    Merged Nov 3, 2026 · GitHub
  45. Maintenance

    Resolve ASIM QTP sample collisions while preserving valid legacy fixtures

    Change(s): - Add source-aware sample discovery to the existing trusted ASIM file helper and use it consistently in QTP template validation and sample ingestion. - Preserve `{Vendor}{Product}{Schema}IngestedLogs.csv` when …

    Merged Nov 3, 2026 · GitHub
  46. Maintenance

    Remove unused "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION": "~10"

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Repackaged Reason for Change(s): - Remove unused "WEBSITENODEDEFAULTVERSION": "~10" - updated version "WEBSITENODEDEFAULTVERSION" from "~12" to "~22" Version Updated: - …

    Merged Nov 3, 2026 · GitHub
  47. Maintenance
  48. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Create CrowdStrike Falcon DNS ITP

    Merged into Azure/Azure-Sentinel.

    Merged Nov 2, 2026 · GitHub
  49. Maintenance

    Exclude ITPs from legacy ASIM template validation

    Related to 15463 Proposed Changes - Exclude `IngestTimeParsers/` YAML from the legacy query-time parser template validator's changed-file selection. - Keep ingestion-time validation on its dedicated workflow and preserve …

    Merged Nov 2, 2026 · GitHub
  50. Maintenance

    [ASIM] Add Proofpoint POD MailLog ingestion-time parser

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - Add the Proofpoint POD MailLog ingestion-time EmailEvent parser targeting ASimEmailEventLogs. - Add its source-table-specific CSV fixture and separate ingestion-time parser …

    Merged Nov 2, 2026 · GitHub
  51. Maintenance

    fix packaging script nested property parsing logic

    Required items, please complete Change(s): - See guidance below Reason for Change(s): - Netskopev2 incident due to packaging tool not able to parse nested property parsing logic Version Updated: -…

    Merged Nov 2, 2026 · GitHub
  52. Maintenance

    [Salesforce] - Corrected the parser metadata version

    Reverted back the parser version from 3.x.x to 1.0.1

    Merged Aug 26, 2026 · GitHub
  53. Maintenance

    Harden ASIM tester workflow for fork PRs

    Strengthens pullrequesttarget security controls in the ASIM schema/data tester workflow. Adds a fork+SafeToRun approval check that validates the labeler has write/maintain/admin access, narrows secret-bearing jobs to run …

    Merged Jul 10, 2026 · GitHub
  54. Maintenance

    Use js-yaml load in YAML validators

    Replaced deprecated `safeLoad` calls with `load` in both local validation scripts. This aligns with current `js-yaml` APIs and keeps YAML syntax validation working across the validation pipeline. Required items, please…

    Merged Jul 9, 2026 · GitHub
  55. Maintenance

    Fix field references in Log4j WAF detection rule

    Corrects the columnifexists references in the Log4j vulnerability detection rule to use the proper field names from AdditionalFields. The detailsmessages and detailsmsgs fields were referencing incorrect suffixed field …

    Merged Jul 7, 2026 · GitHub

Product changes

New features and changes

All 34 entries Microsoft documented on Learn in the last 12 months, newest first.

Full changelog

October 2026

1 entry
  1. Preview

    Detect use of vulnerable SAP BTP custom apps (Preview)

    The SAP BTP solution adds an analytics rule that correlates SAP Application Vulnerability Report findings with BTP audit logs to detect use of custom apps with open high or critical vulnerabilities. The rule identifies interactive XSUAA logins that match a…

    Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP BTP - security content reference Learn about the built-in security content provided by the Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP BTP.

    Listed under October 2026 on Microsoft Learn

September 2026

7 entries
  1. New feature

    Use Sentinel MCP triage collection to query data

    Use the triage collection in the Microsoft Sentinel MCP server to discover and query data using MCP tools. Use the list advanced hunting tables tool to return a list of all available tables in the built-in data lake. Use the…

    Triage Tool Collection in Microsoft Sentinel MCP Server Explore the Microsoft Sentinel MCP triage tools for incident triage and hunting, including tools to fetch incidents, alerts, entities, and run hunting queries.

    Listed under September 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  2. New feature

    Use Microsoft Fabric for data federation

    When cost, governance, or compliance requirements prevent data movement, customers can query the data where it resides using data federation. Using Data federation, you can enrich investigations with context from data stored outside the data lake. You can use Microsoft…

    Unify Data Sources With OneLake Shortcuts OneLake shortcuts provide a way to connect to existing data without having to directly copy it. Learn how to use them.

    Listed under September 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  3. New feature

    Use Microsoft Fabric for custom security analytics

    Microsoft Fabric enables custom analytics across data lake tables and external data tables. You can use KQL , notebooks , scheduled jobs , and custom graphs within Microsoft Fabric to analyze and enrich data at scale and then store results…

    Data Collection Rules in Azure Monitor Learn when to work directly with data collection rules (DCRs) and how they provide centralized, reusable control for Azure Monitor data collection.

    Listed under September 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  4. GA

    Run interactive KQL queries in advanced hunting

    Interactive Kusto Query Language (KQL) queries on the data lake are now available using Advanced Hunting under Investigation & Response in the Defender portal. Use the Advanced Hunting page to investigate data from both Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR…

    Advanced hunting with Microsoft Sentinel data in Microsoft Defender Learn how to use advanced hunting in the portal unifying Defender XDR and Sentinel data

    Listed under September 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  5. New feature

    Mirror the data lake tier to Microsoft Fabric OneLake

    Using the Azure Monitor mirroring feature, you can select the Microsoft Sentinel workspace tables you want to expose in Microsoft Fabric. The mirroring feature doesn't create a copy of the data and incurs no additional charge. The data remains in…

    Tutorial: Configure the Mirror Azure Monitor Solution in Fabric (Preview) Learn how to create a mirrored Azure Monitor item in Microsoft Fabric and access Log Analytics tables through the Eventhouse endpoint or a Lakehouse shortcut.

    Listed under September 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  6. New feature

    Integrated Microsoft Sentinel SIEM and data lake onboarding

    The data lake comes integrated with Microsoft Sentinel and continues as the low-cost ingestion and storage tier for long-term retention inside Sentinel. Going forward, you do not need to go through a separate data lake onboarding and billing setup. You…

    Onboard to Microsoft Sentinel In this quickstart, you enable Microsoft Sentinel, and set up data connectors to monitor and protect your environment.

    Listed under September 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  7. New feature

    Enable the data lake tier using Table management

    Once you've onboarded to Microsoft Sentinel in Defender portal, you can use the Table Management page to enable the data lake tier. Select a table, and then select Retention to view data-retention settings . From here, you can mirror data…

    Manage data tiers and retention in Microsoft Sentinel Manage log data in Microsoft Sentinel and with Microsoft Defender XDR services in the Microsoft Defender portal to optimize security operations and cost efficiency.

    Listed under September 2026 on Microsoft Learn

August 2026

3 entries
  1. Preview

    UEBA anomalies on behaviors (Preview)

    Microsoft Sentinel now adds contextual anomaly insights directly to UEBA behavior records. These insights help analysts identify first-seen activity, unusually high behavior volumes, uncommon values, and threat intelligence matches without manually correlating raw events. For more information, see Investigate anomalies…

    Investigate anomalies on UEBA behaviors in Microsoft Sentinel Learn how Microsoft Sentinel enriches UEBA behaviors with anomaly insights and how to query these insights in the Microsoft Defender portal.

    Listed under August 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  2. New feature

    SAP solution releases

    The SAP agentless solution version 1.1.12 adds audit log performance enhancements and the force-sal-filesystem parameter. The SAP BTP solution version 3.1.1 adds an analytic rule for unaudited custom apps with login-only activity and renames analytic rules with the SAP BTP…

    Listed under August 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  3. Preview

    New data sources for UEBA behaviors and anomaly detection (Preview)

    Microsoft Sentinel UEBA expands coverage with new data sources for both the behaviors layer and anomaly detection. Fortinet FortiGate behaviors The UEBA behaviors layer now supports Fortinet FortiGate firewall events from the CommonSecurityLog table. More than 40 new behaviors identify…

    Listed under August 2026 on Microsoft Learn

July 2026

1 entry
  1. Preview

    Custom detection rules support in Microsoft Sentinel Repositories (Preview)

    You can now manage custom detection rules as code in your GitHub or Azure DevOps repository using the Microsoft Security BICEP extension. Sync custom detection rules to Microsoft Sentinel using the Repositories feature, or deploy them directly using BICEP CLI…

    Overview of custom detections in Microsoft Defender XDR Understand how you can use advanced hunting to create custom detections and generate alerts.

    Listed under July 2026 on Microsoft Learn

June 2026

2 entries
  1. Preview

    Reason over Microsoft Sentinel graphs with graph tool (Preview)

    The graph tool collection in the Microsoft Sentinel Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides visual graph-based exploration of relationships across identities, devices, threats, and signals to assess coverage, dependencies, and configuration gaps. For more information, see Explore Microsoft Sentinel graphs…

    Data Exploration Tool Collection in Microsoft Sentinel MCP Server Learn how to search tables, run KQL queries, analyze entities, and explore graphs by using the data exploration tools in the Microsoft Sentinel MCP server.

    Listed under June 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  2. Preview

    Link behavior results to incidents in advanced hunting (Preview)

    You can now link behavior-based query results from the BehaviorInfo table to new or existing incidents in advanced hunting. This feature lets you enrich incident context with behavior records from Microsoft Sentinel UEBA. The wizard automatically populates alert metadata and…

    Link query results to an incident Use the link to incident feature in Microsoft Defender XDR to attach advanced hunting query results to a new or existing incident for richer investigation context.

    Listed under June 2026 on Microsoft Learn

May 2026

2 entries
  1. New feature

    UEBA enhancements: New settings experience, Okta V2 support, and more GCP anomaly detections

    We introduced a new entry point and created a consolidated view for the UEBA Settings and the Behaviors Settings. You can now access the UEBA settings from the new UEBA tab in the Microsoft Sentinel settings page. For more information…

    Enable entity behavior analytics to detect advanced threats Enable User and Entity Behavior Analytics in Microsoft Sentinel, and configure data sources

    Listed under May 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  2. GA

    Generate playbooks using AI in Microsoft Sentinel is now generally available (GA)

    You can now generate playbooks using AI in Microsoft Sentinel . The SOAR playbook generator creates python based automation workflows coauthored through a conversational experience with Cline, an AI coding agent. For more information, see the Playbook Generation blog post…

    Generate playbooks using AI in Microsoft Sentinel Generate playbooks through natural language conversations directly in the Defender portal.

    Listed under May 2026 on Microsoft Learn

April 2026

9 entries
  1. New feature

    [Updated] Call to action: update automation by July 1, 2026 - Account Name is now consistently the UPN prefix for analytics rule alerts

    Microsoft Sentinel is updating how the account entity's Account Name value is populated for analytics rule alerts when the full UPN is mapped into Account Name. This change improves consistency for downstream automation rules and Logic Apps playbooks. This change…

    Update: Changing the Account Name Entity Mapping in Microsoft Sentinel The upcoming update introduces more consistent and predictable entity data across analytics, incidents, and automation by standardizing how the Account Name...

    Listed under April 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  2. Preview

    Transform data with filter and split features (Preview)

    Native filtering and splitting in the Microsoft Defender portal helps you reduce noise before ingestion, control costs, and intelligently route data between analytics and data lake tiers so you can optimize what gets analyzed versus retained. For more information, see…

    Transform data using filter and split in Microsoft Sentinel Learn how to use filter and split data transformations to streamline ingestion, reduce costs, and route data between Analytics and Data lake tiers in Microsoft Sentinel.

    Listed under April 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  3. Preview

    Microsoft Sentinel data federation (Preview)

    Powered by Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Sentinel data federation lets you analyze security data where it already lives, without copying or duplicating it. You can federate data from Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake Storage, and Azure Databricks into Microsoft Sentinel data…

    Data federation overview in Microsoft Sentinel data lake Learn how data federation in Microsoft Sentinel data lake enables seamless querying of external data sources including Azure Databricks, ADLS Gen 2, and Microsoft Fabric.

    Listed under April 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  4. GA

    Entity analyzer is now generally available

    Entity analyzer in the Microsoft Sentinel Model Context Protocol (MCP) data exploration tool collection lets you get out-of-the-box, explainable entity risk assessments for URLs and identities using threat intelligence, prevalence, and organizational context. Important Starting April 1, 2026, you're charged…

    Data Exploration Tool Collection in Microsoft Sentinel MCP Server Learn how to search tables, run KQL queries, analyze entities, and explore graphs by using the data exploration tools in the Microsoft Sentinel MCP server.

    Listed under April 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  5. Preview

    Cost estimation tool for customers and partners (Preview)

    A guided, meter-level Microsoft Sentinel cost estimator with three-year projections helps organizations model data growth, predict spend, and plan Microsoft Sentinel adoption with confidence. For more information, see Microsoft Sentinel pricing .

    Listed under April 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  6. Preview

    Configure row-level access using Microsoft Sentinel scoping (Preview)

    Microsoft Sentinel now supports scoping (row-level RBAC) to control access to specific subsets of Sentinel data without requiring workspace separation. Administrators can define logical scopes, tag data at ingestion time, and assign users or groups to scopes using Unified RBAC…

    Configure Microsoft Sentinel scoping (row-level RBAC) Create and apply Microsoft Sentinel scopes to control access to data at the row level.

    Listed under April 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  7. Preview

    Build custom graphs (Preview)

    Build tailored security graphs across the Sentinel data lake and third-party data to uncover attack paths, blast radius, and hidden relationships. These graphs also serve as a foundation for advanced investigations and AI agents. For more information, see Custom Graph…

    Custom Graphs in Microsoft Sentinel Overview (Preview) Learn how custom graphs in Microsoft Sentinel help you model connected security data from Sentinel data lake and external sources to visualize attack paths, uncover hidden relationships, and improve investigations.

    Listed under April 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  8. Preview

    Accelerate Microsoft Sentinel connector development with Visual Studio Code connector builder agent (Preview)

    An AI-powered, low-code agent in Visual Studio Code helps you build Microsoft Sentinel connectors in minutes, bringing in new data sources faster and unlocking security outcomes sooner. For more information, see Get started with custom connectors using AI agent in…

    Build custom connectors with AI in Microsoft Sentinel Build custom Microsoft Sentinel data connectors in minutes with the AI connector builder agent in Visual Studio Code. Reduce development time from weeks to hours.

    Listed under April 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  9. GA

    AI-powered SIEM migration tool is now generally available

    Accelerate migrations to Microsoft Sentinel from Splunk and QRadar using an AI-assisted SIEM migration experience designed to reduce manual effort and speed time-to-value. For more information, see Migrate to Microsoft Sentinel with the SIEM migration experience .

    Use the SIEM Migration Experience Migrate security monitoring use cases from other Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems to Microsoft Sentinel.

    Listed under April 2026 on Microsoft Learn

March 2026

1 entry
  1. New feature

    Call to action: update older Microsoft Sentinel content as code (Sentinel repositories) API versions before June 15, 2026

    Starting June 15, 2026 , older API versions used by Microsoft Sentinel repositories will no longer be supported. This change impacts all Source Control and Source Controls actions in the Microsoft Sentinel REST API for the affected API versions. The…

    Source Control - REST API (Azure Sentinel) Learn more about [Sentinel Source Control Operations]. How to [list Repositories].

    Listed under March 2026 on Microsoft Learn Action may be required

February 2026

2 entries
  1. GA

    Microsoft Sentinel UEBA behaviors layer is now generally available

    The UEBA behaviors layer in Microsoft Sentinel is now generally available, summarizing clear, human‑readable behavioral insights from high-volume, raw security logs. The behaviors layer aggregates and sequences related events into normalized behaviors, helping analysts more quickly understand who did what…

    Translate raw security logs to behavioral insights using UEBA behaviors in Microsoft Sentinel The Microsoft Sentinel UEBA behaviors layer translates security telemetry into normalized behavioral patterns for investigation, hunting, and detection engineering.

    Listed under February 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  2. Preview

    Generate playbooks using AI in Microsoft Sentinel (Preview)

    You can now generate playbooks using AI in Microsoft Sentinel . The SOAR playbook generator creates python based automation workflows coauthored through a conversational experience with Cline, an AI coding agent. For more information, see the Playbook Generation blog post…

    Generate playbooks using AI in Microsoft Sentinel Generate playbooks through natural language conversations directly in the Defender portal.

    Listed under February 2026 on Microsoft Learn

January 2026

5 entries
  1. Retirement

    Updated date: Microsoft Sentinel in the Azure portal to be retired March 2027

    Microsoft Sentinel is generally available in the Microsoft Defender portal , including for customers without Microsoft Defender XDR or an E5 license. This means that you can use Microsoft Sentinel in the Defender portal even if you aren't using other…

    Integrated Security Operations Center (ISOC) in Microsoft Defender Learn how Integrated Security Operations Center (ISOC) in Microsoft Defender brings XDR, SIEM, threat intelligence, automation, and AI together, including eligibility and workspace requirements.

    Listed under January 2026 on Microsoft Learn Action may be required
  2. Preview

    UEBA behaviors layer aggregates actionable insights from raw logs in near-real time (Preview)

    Microsoft Sentinel introduces a UEBA behaviors layer that transforms high-volume, low-level security logs into clear, human-readable behavioral insights in the Defender portal. This AI-powered capability aggregates and sequences raw events from supported data sources into normalized behaviors that explain "who…

    Translate raw security logs to behavioral insights using UEBA behaviors in Microsoft Sentinel The Microsoft Sentinel UEBA behaviors layer translates security telemetry into normalized behavioral patterns for investigation, hunting, and detection engineering.

    Listed under January 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  3. New feature

    New detections for Sentinel solution for SAP BTP

    This update expands detection coverage for SAP BTP , strengthening visibility into high‑risk control plane, integration, and identity activities. SAP Integration Suite : Detects unauthorized changes to integration artifacts, access policies, JDBC data sources, and package imports that could enable…

    Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP BTP - security content reference Learn about the built-in security content provided by the Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP BTP.

    Listed under January 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  4. Preview

    New Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) widget in the Defender portal home page (Preview)

    The Defender portal home page now includes a UEBA widget where analysts can immediately have visibility into anomalous user behavior and therefore accelerate threat detection workflows. For more information, see How UEBA empowers analysts and streamlines workflows .

    Advanced threat detection with User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) in Microsoft Sentinel Create behavioral baselines for entities (users, hostnames, IP addresses) and use them to detect anomalous behavior and identify zero-day advanced persistent threats (APT).

    Listed under January 2026 on Microsoft Learn
  5. Preview

    Enable UEBA directly from data connector configuration (Preview)

    You can now enable UEBA for supported data sources directly from the data connector configuration page, reducing management time and preventing coverage gaps. When you enable new connectors, you can onboard the data source to UEBA without navigating to a…

    Connect Data Sources to Microsoft Sentinel by using Data Connectors Learn how to connect data sources to Microsoft Sentinel using data connectors for improved threat detection.

    Listed under January 2026 on Microsoft Learn

December 2025

1 entry
  1. Preview

    Triage collection

    Triage collection. Use triage collection to prioritize incidents and hunt threats with the Sentinel Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.

    Triage Tool Collection in Microsoft Sentinel MCP Server Explore the Microsoft Sentinel MCP triage tools for incident triage and hunting, including tools to fetch incidents, alerts, entities, and run hunting queries.

    Listed under December 2025 on Microsoft Learn

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