How Microsoft Entra Suite Unifies Identity and Network Access to Stop AI-Powered Attacks! AI is improving quickly, and it’s changing how we work. Things that felt impossible last year are now possible every day. But the problem is this: attackers are also using AI, not only security teams.
Attackers are now using AI to make their attacks much more effective. Phishing emails are harder to spot and are successful 4.5 times more often than before. AI also allows attackers to automate many parts of their attacks, so they can launch them faster and on a much bigger scale.
Because of this, security teams everywhere are seeing more attacks and more incidents, as AI is helping attackers become smarter, quicker, and more aggressive. When a company uses too many different security tools that don’t work together, it becomes harder to protect the organization.
For example, identity tools handle who can log in, and network tools control who can access the network. If these tools are from different vendors and don’t communicate, there are gaps between them. Attackers look for these gaps and use them to break in. Because the tools are not connected, security teams cannot see the full picture, and this makes the company more vulnerable to attacks.
How is AI Changing the Way We Work?
AI has advanced very quickly. Work that seemed impossible last year is now done daily by engineering teams. AI is helping us move faster and be more productive.
Are Attackers also Using AI?
Yes. This is the bigger problem. Attackers are using AI just as fast as defenders. AI helps them create better phishing emails and automate attacks at large scale.
How Much More Effective are AI-powered Phishing Attacks?
Phishing attacks have become 4.5 times more successful because AI makes them more realistic, targeted, and harder to detect.
What Other Types of Attacks are Happening because of AI?
AI is automating intrusion methods, allowing attackers to launch attacks faster and in more sophisticated ways. Many security leaders have reported a sharp rise in AI-driven incidents.
Why Does a Fragmented Security Environment Make Things Worse?
Most organizations use multiple identity systems and multiple network access tools from different vendors. These tools don’t talk to each other, creating gaps. Attackers use these gaps to break in.
What Happens When Identity and Network Access Don’t Work Together?
When identity and network access don’t work together, the organization loses visibility into who is accessing what. This creates blind spots, increases overall risk, and makes it easier for attackers to find weak points. As a result, these gaps lead to more successful attacks and a higher number of breaches
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How Entra Suite Closes Critical Security Gaps in Today’s High-Risk AI Era
Every day, the platform handles 100 trillion security events, blocks 4.5 million malware attacks, and detects 38 million identity threats. Companies that use too many separate tools are the ones that get attacked the most, because each tool creates a gap that attackers can use.
In the AI era, the solution is not to add more tools it’s to connect identity and network access so there are no gaps for attackers to exploit. This is exactly what Microsoft Entra Suite does: it brings all these systems together, removes the weak spots, and helps defenders stay ahead even as AI makes attacks faster and more powerful.
| Increase in identity attacks | Increase in Al-driven attacks | Tool fragmentation increases risk |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | 54% | 79% |
| Increase in identity- based attacks in the first half of 2025 | Click through rate of Al- automated phishing emails; up from 12% of standard attempts | 79% of organizations with 6+ identity & network solutions have seen a rise in breaches |
- 3 Layers of Protection in Entra Internet Access Network Identity and AI Security
- Non-Human Identities and Agent Identities Gain Access Package Support with Entra Identity Governance for AI Agents
- Setup Risk-Based Conditional Access for Entra Agents to Automatically Protect against Compromised Agents
- How to Manage Agents through Microsoft Entra Agent ID Interface for Security and Zero Trust Enforcement
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Anoop C Nair has been Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards for 10 consecutive years! He is a Workplace Solution Architect with more than 22+ years of experience in Workplace technologies. He is also a Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group Community leader. His primary focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM and Intune. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security, Career, etc.