1. Security Copilot Expansion to E5 Customers
   • 12 new Security Copilot agents coming to Defender, Entra, Intune, and Purview
   • 30+ partner agents being added to the ecosystem
   • Major announcement: Security Copilot will now be available to all Microsoft 365 E5 customers
   • Rollout begins with Frontier program (Microsoft’s insider ring for Copilot)
   • Expanding in coming months to all E5 customers
   • Security Copilot spans four pillars:
     • Security Operations (Defender + Sentinel)
     • Data Security (Purview)
     • Identity & Access (Entra)
     • Endpoint Management (Intune)
2. Microsoft Agent 365 – The Control Plane for Agents
   • Addresses the critical problem of agent sprawl and governance
   • Think of it as “Entra ID for AI agents”
   • Core capabilities:
     • Registry: Complete inventory of all agents (registered, unregistered, and shadow agents
     • Access Control: Conditional access policies and risk-based policies for agents
     • Monitoring: Real-time visibility into agent behavior, performance, and organizational impact
     • Security Integration: Defender protection, Purview data governance
   • Key governance features:
     • Approve pending agent requests
     • Identify ownerless agents
     • Apply DLP policies to agents
     • Conditional access for agents
     • Secure score for agents
     • Available now through Frontier program in Microsoft 365 admin center
3. Overarching Themes
   • Agent security is the new frontier: All major product announcements (Purview, Entra, Defender) are focused on agent governance
   • 100 trillion daily signals inform Microsoft’s threat intelligence
   • Ignite’s evolution: Less about big product launches, more about storytelling and connecting features released throughout the year
   • IT Pro focus: Understanding, managing, and securing AI agents is becoming a core competency
4. Key Observations
   • Ignite 2025 is heavily focused on AI and security – limited announcements for traditional products like SharePoint, Teams, or Loop
   • The shift reflects Microsoft’s rapid release cadence in the cloud era
   • Agent sprawl is real and Microsoft is proactively addressing governance needs
   • IT professionals need to embrace this change: “The only way out is through”

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