{"id":8421,"date":"2026-01-17T15:39:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:39:47","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-01-19T08:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T08:52:30","slug":"microsoft-defender-experts","status":"publish","type":"lessons","link":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licenseverse\/microsoft-defender\/microsoft-defender-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Defender Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft Defender Experts Suite<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2026\/01\/06\/introducing-the-microsoft-defender-experts-suite-elevate-your-security-with-expert-led-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launched<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com\/is\/content\/microsoftcorp\/microsoft\/bade\/documents\/products-and-services\/en-us\/security\/Microsoft-Defender-Experts%20Suite.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Defender Experts Suite<\/a> in <strong>January 2026<\/strong>. It\u2019s a managed extended detection and response (MXDR) service that connects companies with Microsoft\u2019s own security teams to address their cybersecurity needs. Only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/licensing\/terms\/productoffering\/MicrosoftDefenderExperts\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">available<\/a> through the EA, the suite bundles three offerings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR for proactive threat hunting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft Incident Response for cyberattack handling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft Enhanced Designated Engineering for long-term security optimization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Licensing<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/services#:~:text=PLANS-,Microsoft%20Defender%20Experts%20Suite,-Enhance%20Microsoft%20365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Two plans<\/a> are available for customers already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/licensing\/terms\/productoffering\/MicrosoftDefenderExperts\/EAEAS#:~:text=Party%20Consumption%20Services-,Microsoft%20Defender%20Experts%20Suite,-Microsoft%20365%20E5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">licensed<\/a> with Microsoft 365 E5, the Defender Suite, the Defender Suite FLW, or the Defender + Purview Suite FLW. In addition, there\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/licensing\/terms\/product\/Promotions\/EAEAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">promotion<\/a> running from <strong>January 1, 2026<\/strong> until <strong>December 31, 2026<\/strong> for customers who already have Microsoft 365 E5 or Defender + Purview Suite FLW licenses, and who purchase more than 1,500 licenses of the new suites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":3427,"menu_order":12,"template":"custom-single.php","lesson_category":[56],"class_list":["post-8421","lessons","type-lessons","status-publish","hentry","lesson_category-online-services","entry","no-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Microsoft Defender Experts - LicenseVerse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licenseverse\/microsoft-defender\/microsoft-defender-experts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Microsoft Defender Experts - LicenseVerse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Microsoft Defender Experts Suite Overview Microsoft launched the Microsoft Defender Experts Suite in January 2026. 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