{"id":10190,"date":"2025-12-16T12:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/?p=10190"},"modified":"2025-12-16T13:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:35:34","slug":"sme-cybersecurity-in-practice-less-hype-more-concrete-action-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/en\/sme-cybersecurity-in-practice-less-hype-more-concrete-action-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft 365 License Updates 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10190\" class=\"elementor elementor-10190 elementor-10188\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50c724f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50c724f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6befd95\" data-id=\"6befd95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbafb93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbafb93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Microsoft 365 license updates for 2026 have been a recent topic of discussion. The main focus has been on price increases, although<\/em> <em>Microsoft also announced significant changes to the technical features of M365 E3 and E5 licenses at the beginning of December. Intune Suite features, long sold as a separate license, will be integrated into the core licenses during 2026. Above IT &#8216;consigliere&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/author\/matias-haapaniemiaboveit-fi\/\">Matias Haapaniemi<\/a> explains in this blog what this means in practice. So, keep reading!<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b69443 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b69443\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0920ba6\" data-id=\"0920ba6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4623598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4623598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's being added?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d81732 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d81732\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0313fc3\" data-id=\"0313fc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745b27c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"745b27c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overall, Intune Suite offers many valuable features that will benefit at least larger organizations.<\/p><p><strong>M365 E3 licenses<\/strong> and its component <strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Enterprise Mobility Security (EMS) E3<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> will now receive:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong>Remote Help<\/strong> \u2013 remote support for Intune-managed devices<\/li><li><strong>Advanced Analytics<\/strong> \u2013 anomaly detection and device health visibility<\/li><li><strong>Intune Plan 2<\/strong> \u2013 includes <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/intune\/intune-service\/protect\/microsoft-tunnel-mam\">Tunnel for MAM (Mobile Application Management)<\/a> features, management of specialized devices like Teams Room devices, and firmware updates for Zebra devices<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br>M365 E5 licenses<\/strong> will also receive, in addition to the above:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Endpoint Privilege Management: <\/strong>implementation of the principle of least privilege for endpoints<\/li><li><strong>Cloud PKI: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/intune\/intune-service\/protect\/microsoft-cloud-pki-overview\">certificate management in the cloud<\/a> without maintaining on-premises PKI infrastructure<\/li><li><strong>Enterprise Application Management:<\/strong> pre-packaged application library<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3298b10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3298b10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b729187\" data-id=\"b729187\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf0222e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf0222e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's still missing?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a03d509 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a03d509\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea11fe3\" data-id=\"ea11fe3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-068069c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"068069c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">At this point, it&#8217;s worth reading between the lines. Here are a few of my observations: <\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Remote Help is not a complete remote support tool.<\/strong> It does not support unattended remote connections, meaning the user must be present to approve the connection. If you require unattended remote access (e.g., for servers or Windows IoT device management), you will still need a third-party tool. RMM tools (Remote Monitoring &amp; Management) such as NinjaOne or <a href=\"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/en\/modern-update-management\/\">Action1<\/a> remain essential.  <\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Intune Plan 2 features are quite limited in scope.<\/strong> Tunnel for MAM is useful in BYOD scenarios, but for most organizations, endpoints are fully managed. Zebra Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) is perhaps a somewhat niche feature for organizations that require Zebra professional devices. Management of specialized devices (AR\/VR, Teams Rooms) is a welcome addition, but not yet a &#8220;game changer&#8221;.  <\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Business Premium is excluded.<\/strong> M365 Business Premium, common in the SME sector, will not receive these features. The same applies to Education licenses (A3\/A5). Last week, we <a href=\"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/en\/harvesting-autumns-insights-2\/\">blogged about the Cisco Access Manager service<\/a> as part of Meraki network access management, and unfortunately, Business Premium customers and educational institutions cannot currently utilize Cloud PKI solutions, for example, without separate licensing as part of it!  <\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>The timeline is unclear.<\/strong> Microsoft states &#8220;2026,&#8221; which could mean January or December. Administrators are promised a 30-day advance notification in the M365 admin center. Therefore, it is not advisable to count on the features being available right at the beginning of the year. But perhaps as early as July 1, 2026, when license prices increase?   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3ffc5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3ffc5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00d3b54\" data-id=\"00d3b54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3fcc42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3fcc42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Positive Aspects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6ebccf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6ebccf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b75cd93\" data-id=\"b75cd93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c9e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51c9e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">To be honest: Cloud PKI services within E5 licensing are a significant development. Maintaining on-premises PKI infrastructure is laborious, error-prone, and also expensive. If E5 licenses are already in use, certificate-based user authentication for wireless networks and remote connections will be significantly simplified.  <\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/intune\/intune-service\/protect\/epm-overview\">EPM (Endpoint Privilege Management)<\/a> is also a welcome addition. Removing local administrator rights and controlled elevations are cornerstones of the Zero Trust principle. Until now, this has required a separate additional license or third-party services.  <\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Advanced Analytics assists in proactive problem identification, provided one knows how to work with the data. KQL queries and dashboards require expertise that may not have been encountered previously in endpoint management. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dc8453 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dc8453\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a13cd8\" data-id=\"9a13cd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1629006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1629006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hasn't anyone mentioned AI yet?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adc26e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adc26e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0d2d49\" data-id=\"f0d2d49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5765823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5765823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As already announced at Ignite, <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/copilot\/security\/security-copilot-inclusion\">Microsoft is integrating Security Copilot licensing directly into Microsoft E5 licensing<\/a>. In practice, Microsoft 365 E5 customers will have 400 Security Compute Units (SCU) per month for every 1,000 paid user licenses, meaning up to 10,000 SCUs per month at no additional cost. <\/p><p>This significantly changes how AI can be leveraged for security incident handling, as previously, utilizing Security Copilot was perceived as expensive. So much so that it was more sensible to implement automations using, for example, Azure&#8217;s Open AI tools instead. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00aee6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00aee6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c3303d\" data-id=\"2c3303d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03dffcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03dffcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1397d65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1397d65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef7b79d\" data-id=\"ef7b79d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7607b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7607b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The changes are mostly positive for E3 and E5 customers, but they do not eliminate the need for third-party tools in all scenarios. Remote Help does not replace full-fledged RMM tools, and Business Premium customers will be left disappointed. This is with the exception of price changes, from which Business Premium licenses were the only ones to escape without increases.  <\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">How will you know when new features can be deployed? It is advisable to monitor notifications in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center and prepare for deployment when the features become active. Specifically, the implementation of Cloud PKI and EPM requires planning, as they are not plug-and-play features. And regarding AI extensions, all eligible Microsoft 365 E5 customers will gain access in the coming months and will receive 30 days&#8217; advance notice before activation. Ultimately, as your &#8216;consigliere&#8217; and support, we will keep your IT management on track!    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-465ebe2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"465ebe2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-086b27d\" data-id=\"086b27d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-269b4de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"269b4de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><em>Above IT is a resource for IT management, helping your organization&#8217;s IT professionals stay at the forefront of Microsoft technology development! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/aboveitfi\/\">Follow us!<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft 365 license updates for 2026 have been a recent topic of discussion. 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