Israeli innovations take center stage as Microsoft charges into the AI agent era

At the annual conference that opened Tuesday night in San Francisco, Microsoft unveiled new artificial intelligence technologies and innovations, with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity aimed at preventing its latest products from becoming new attack surfaces for cybercriminals.

Microsoft has identified the potential not only in AI but also in protecting AI and is entering the field across the board. The company hopes this will convince customers who are still unsure whether AI systems are reliable enough for broad deployment to adopt them on Microsoft’s platforms, reinforced by the company’s AI-driven cybersecurity tools.

Among the standout announcements was the Security Dashboard for AI, the first dashboard of its kind to unify the security picture for all of an organization’s AI assets. The company also showcased advanced security capabilities, including upgraded security agents, such as a threat intelligence agent, a…