Microsoft Entra Deep Dives Webinar Series Dec 2026

Introduction

Microsoft is extending its Ignite identity and access announcements with a dedicated Microsoft Entra deep dives webinar series on December 15-17, 2026. For IT administrators, this is a useful opportunity to move beyond headline announcements and understand how new Entra capabilities can be applied in real-world security and governance scenarios.

What’s new

Microsoft Entra will host three online sessions, each focused on a different area of identity and network access security:

• December 15: Scale secure, adaptive access without policy sprawl
  This session focuses on managing Conditional Access policy plans and scaling granular access controls without creating unnecessary policy complexity. Microsoft will also cover:

  • High-assurance credentials and passkeys for stronger phishing resistance
  • AI-driven identity posture to detect gaps and posture drift
  • Identity context and risk signals from Microsoft Entra and Microsoft Defender for faster threat investigation

• December 16: Strengthen governance, privileged access, and resilience across every identity and tenant
  This session will highlight updates across:

  • Microsoft Entra ID Governance
  • Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
  • Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance
  • Identity lifecycle and group management
  • Microsoft Entra Backup and Recovery for faster recovery from disruptions

• December 17: Secure identity and access for every agent, local or cloud
  Microsoft will focus on securing AI agents, including local agents running on employee devices and cloud-based agents. Topics include:

  • Discovering and identifying agents in the environment
  • Separating agent actions from user actions
  • Governing agent identities and lifecycles
  • Controlling resource access for Microsoft and third-party agents

Why this matters for admins

These sessions align with key priorities for identity teams: reducing Conditional Access complexity, improving least-privilege controls, and preparing for the growing security impact of AI agents. The inclusion of backup and recovery, tenant governance, and agent identity management shows Microsoft is expanding Entra beyond traditional user authentication into broader resilience and machine identity scenarios.

For organizations already using Entra ID, PIM, and Conditional Access, the webinars may help clarify roadmap direction and implementation best practices. For security teams evaluating AI governance, the December 17 session is especially relevant.

Next steps

• Review the three session topics and identify which are most relevant to your team
• Add the webinars to your calendar for December 15-17 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time
• Sign in to the Microsoft Tech Community and select Attend to receive reminders
• Share the agenda with identity, security, and endpoint management stakeholders

Admins looking to strengthen identity security, governance, and AI agent controls should consider attending all three sessions.