Semperis announced on October 26, 2026 a deeper collaboration with Microsoft, as its Lightning Platform integrates with Microsoft Sentinel and Security Copilot. The integration uses Microsoft-native components such as Azure Functions, Log Analytics tables, KQL and MCP to bring identity context, including attack paths, Tier 0 exposure, posture indicators and hybrid identity telemetry, into Sentinel. Security teams can therefore query and act on identity risk without leaving the Microsoft environment. Semperis has also built custom Security Copilot agents that use KQL over Lightning tables to return risk and posture summaries and identify exposed paths, and these agents can be published on the Microsoft Security Store. The collaboration builds on Semperis' membership in the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association and its designation as a Microsoft Certified Security Software vendor. CEO Mickey Bresman said security teams need identity context within the tools they already use.
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| Close on 10/23/2026 | 524.53 |
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