By Ana-Maria Stanciuc
Publication Date: 2026-10-19 14:22:00
Microsoft has announced new tools to control AI agents in Microsoft 365 E7 and its Project Perception platform. The tools limit what each agent can reach and tighten those limits when its risk increases.
Hayete Gallot, executive vice president of Microsoft Security, set out the approach in a post on Monday. She wrote that companies should treat AI agents as insiders. Agents can reach data, tools, and systems, are often given too much access, and can behave in unexpected ways.
Gallot said every agent should be watched by Guardian Agents, which check its actions before they happen. She also called for security tools that show a model’s reasoning, not just its inputs and outputs.
The features themselves are set out in a separate post by Nadim Abdo, corporate vice president for identity and network access. Both posts build on an essay by Satya Nadella earlier this month, in which the chief executive said companies should treat models as insider…
