Microsoft Tackles Shadow AI with New Entra Agent ID Preview

Microsoft Tackles Shadow AI with New Entra Agent ID Preview

By @RabiaNoureen11
Publication Date: 2025-11-19 13:16:00

Key Takeaways:

  • Microsoft’s new Entra Agent ID preview tackles growing AI agent sprawl.
  • Advanced protections like prompt-injection defense expand enterprise security.
  • New Security Copilot agents and Entra Internet Access updates automate identity tasks and secure AI usage across apps and networks.

Microsoft is modernizing identity management for the AI age with the public preview of Entra Agent ID. The capability offers organizations deeper visibility and full lifecycle oversight of AI agents to reduce risk and strengthen governance.

Microsoft first announced the initial preview of its Entra Agent ID in May 2025. However, most companies didn’t realize how many AI agents were already operating in their environments, which poses hidden security and governance risks.

A recent Microsoft study showed that administrators using the Conditional Access Optimization Agent within Entra completed critical…