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Step Program Description
1️⃣ Cybersecurity Investment (CSI) The typical starting point. Partners are invited, onboarded, and incentivized to deliver pre-sales engagements and drive Microsoft Security usage.
2️⃣ MXDR Verified Solution Next, partners with proven success and specializations can qualify for MXDR Verification — Microsoft’s technical validation for MSSPs.
3️⃣ Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) An elite community of integrated partners. MISA membership recognizes those with verified solutions and deep alignment with Microsoft Security.
 

Cybersecurity Investment (CSI)

The Cybersecurity Investment (CSI) Program is an invite-only initiative designed to accelerate M365 security sales and security ACR consumption through go-to-market motions with customers. The goal is to provide partners with pre-sales assets, resources, and incentives to drive Microsoft Security products first while continuing to build and position their own managed and deployment services on top of the Microsoft portfolio.

Benefits

  • Pre-sales and sales advisory incentives
  • Access to M365 security and Azure security incentive tracks
  • FastTrack Security Engagement referrals
  • Access to additional GTM motions (qualification for MXDR verification and MISA)
  • Enablement and onboarding support, including POE templates and dashboards
  • Dedicated portal to manage activities, nominations, payments, and Proof of Execution (POE)

Eligibility

Partners must be nominated by the Microsoft Global Partner Solutions team. Nomination is conditional on:

  • Signing the CSI Agreement
  • Completing a valid payment profile

  • Holding at least one of the following Security Specializations:

    • Threat Protection
    • Information Protection
    • Cloud Security + any other security specialization OR
    • Identity and Access Management + any other security specialization
Partner Commitments
  • Complete 12 pre-sales engagements during FY25, with 6 delivered within the first 6 months
  • Maintain a 15%+ Milestone 1 to Milestone 2 conversion ratio
  • Submit POEs and invoices within 90 days of engagement approval

Additional Resources

 

MXDR Verified Solution

Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) extends beyond traditional Managed Detection and Response (MDR) to include Identity Protection, Cloud Apps, email, and SIEM/SOAR.

The verified MXDR solution status is the first engineering verification of its kind for our MSSP partner community. Partners with this elite status have an MXDR solution that meets a high bar of criteria of security managed services across XDR technology, providing 24x7x365 continuous SOC monitoring, incident response, proactive threat hunting, configuration management, and other managed SIEM/SOAR offerings.

Partner Journey

MXDR Verified Solution Journey

 

Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA)

The Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) is Microsoft’s premiere Security Partner association comprised of ISVs and MSSPs that have integrated their solutions with Microsoft’s security products.

Benefits

Category Benefits
Business Teams channel, monthly office hours, member networking, vote for Security Excellence awards, MISA LinkedIn Group
Technical Technical workshops, product roadmap invitations, integration support, Microsoft SME presentations, certification exam vouchers
Marketing MISA badge, Member Catalog, co-branded templates, Marketplace rewards, Win Wires, Field materials, speaking opportunities, co-marketing investments

Partner Journey

MXDR Verified Solution Journey