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AI security battle intensifies as agentic AI reshapes market

Competition in the tech industry is being reshaped around AI agents, and security is increasingly moving with it. Companies including Snowflake are expanding into AI while stepping up security capabilities and governance. Microsoft unveiled an AI agent-based platform for automatically detecting software vulnerabilities and added automated device isolation to its endpoint security product. Workday introduced an independent verification feature for agent deployment, while Cisco strengthened security and governance for local AI agents.

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Microsoft updates platform to support AI agent and application development, operations

Microsoft held Microsoft Build 2026 on Tuesday and said it updated its platform to support developing and operating AI agents and applications. CEO Satya Nadella said the focus is on helping users create and scale value on a platform, and that Microsoft is expanding the foundation for developers through an AI stack spanning edge to cloud. The company introduced Microsoft IQ, the Microsoft Scout work agent, the MAI model family, and new security and governance offerings.

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Microsoft adds automatic isolation of infected devices to endpoint security product

Microsoft has added an automatic device isolation feature to its Defender for Endpoint platform. When suspicious activity is detected, the feature blocks the endpoint from the corporate network while keeping its connection to the Microsoft cloud so security teams can investigate remotely. It is offered as a preview and works only on workstations registered with Defender for Endpoint. Microsoft introduced it under its automatic attack disruption programme.