Microsoft extends Project Perception to secure AI agents as insiders
Original title: Agents are your newest insiders. Security must move at their speed.
Discovery grows to 60 local agent types, and Entra Agent ID can cover agents found only through sensors.
Microsoft said it is extending Project Perception so teams can discover, identify, contain, and continually adjust controls around AI agents that hold enterprise access. It is adding 35 local agent types, for 60 total, including Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and GitHub Copilot, and extending Microsoft Entra Agent ID. The post says controls should sit outside the model, with sandboxes such as Microsoft Execution Container limiting runtime access.
- Microsoft says 35 newly supported local agent types bring the total to 60.
- Named examples include Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and GitHub Copilot.
- Entra Agent ID is being extended to local and previously unknown agents.
- Project Perception and Microsoft Agent 365 share signals and a unified registry.
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New capabilities in Microsoft 365 E7 and Project Perception help organizations contain agent risk and adapt protection continuously. The post Agents are your newest insiders. Security must move at their speed.
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