Microsoft moves Agent 365 to general availability to put shadow AI under IT control
AI-summarised brief · reviewed before publication
Microsoft has moved Agent 365 into general availability, providing corporate IT departments with a single control plane to discover, govern, and secure AI agents. The product aims to address the growing issue of shadow AI, where autonomous agents operate outside of IT control. Agent 365 assigns each agent its own identity and applies existing security controls, allowing administrators to manage agents in a similar way to human staff. The release reflects the increasing security concern posed by unmanaged agents, which can inherit access to corporate resources without review. Microsoft's solution offers visibility and control over AI agents, integrating with existing tools and platforms.
💡 Why It Matters
- · By bringing shadow AI under IT control, Agent 365 helps prevent unmanaged agents from posing a security risk to corporate resources.
- · Microsoft's approach treats AI agents as managed entities, subject to the same security protocols as human staff.
