Microsoft wants to limit AI agents’ permissions when they stray from the job – Help Net Security

Microsoft’s Guardian Agents in Project Perception adapt as agent activity, risk, security context and organizational policy change. They help security teams understand why risk changed, investigate relevant evidence, recommend or apply containment measures and use what they learn to strengthen policies. People retain control over objectives and consequential decisions.

Microsoft announced the Guardian Agents and new Playbooks as an extension of Project Perception, its agentic security system. Playbooks define desired security outcomes and coordinate protective actions.

Secure the agentic insider (Source: Microsoft)

Project Perception shares signals, context and a unified registry with Microsoft Agent 365, the company’s control plane for deploying, organizing and governing agents. This gives IT and security teams a consistent view of agents and associated risks, along with controls suited to their roles.

Setting boundaries for AI agents

Microsoft’s approach…