Microsoft Agent 365, now generally available, expands capabilities and integrations
Summary
Microsoft Agent 365 is a new platform that helps organizations observe, govern, and secure AI agents (autonomous software programs that can access data and invoke tools) that are spreading across their systems faster than they can control them. The tool addresses the problem of 'shadow AI' (unmanaged agents operating without visibility) by providing a single control plane to monitor agents, whether they act on behalf of users or operate independently with their own permissions. Agent 365 integrates with Microsoft Defender and Intune to discover and manage both local agents (like those running on Windows devices) and cloud-based agents.
Solution / Mitigation
Organizations can use Microsoft Agent 365 with Microsoft Defender and Intune to 'discover and manage local and cloud-hosted agents' and 'apply appropriate controls, such as blocking unmanaged agents.' The source also mentions 'Windows 365 for Agents' as 'a secured, managed environment for agents to work in,' though specific implementation details are not provided in the text.
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Original source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/01/microsoft-agent-365-now-generally-available-expands-capabilities-and-integrations/
First tracked: May 1, 2026 at 02:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%