Microsoft Defender Unified RBAC will auto-enable on tenants starting late September 2026, completing by December 2026. It unifies access management across Defender and Sentinel workloads, importing existing roles with a 30-day notification period before activation. Opt-out is available post-activation; other Microsoft permissions remain unchanged.
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Tenant will be auto-enabled into Microsoft Defender Unified RBAC
19 August 2026 recorded 1 tracked Microsoft Defender documentation change and 1 relevant Message Center announcement. The most active areas were Defender XDR.
- Tenant will be auto-enabled into Microsoft Defender Unified RBAC
Defender XDR · Identity protectionMicrosoft Defender Unified RBAC will auto-enable on tenants starting late September 2026, completing by December 2026. It unifies access management across Defender and Sentinel workloads, importing existing roles with a 30-day notification period before activation. Opt-out is available post-activation; other Microsoft permissions remain unchanged.
This period briefing was assembled from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.
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