Microsoft outlines new AI-agent security controls
Microsoft describes extending Project Perception to supervise internal agents and adjust their access as risk changes.
Announced 2026-10-19; timezone unspecified. Microsoft describes task-scoped Dynamic Permissions and adaptive risk/access controls. Editorial view: a useful prompt for teams to review excessive agent access to company data. Not tested; local activation dates and licensing remain unconfirmed.
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- Hong Kong
- Enterprise security announcement; tenant eligibility, plans, rollout and pricing for Hong Kong are unconfirmed. This does not establish consumer Copilot availability.
- Macau
- Enterprise security announcement; tenant eligibility, plans, rollout and pricing for Macau are unconfirmed. This does not establish consumer Copilot availability.
- Taiwan
- Enterprise security announcement; tenant eligibility, plans, rollout and pricing for Taiwan are unconfirmed. This does not establish consumer Copilot availability.
Official source: Agents are your newest insiders. Security must move at their speed.