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How Entra Agent IDs and UEBA Updates Improve Threat Detection in Microsoft Defender

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Key Takeaways

  • Microsoft introduces Entra Agent ID support in Microsoft Defender (Public Preview)
  • Microsoft Defender now helps protect agents just like users.
  • Organizations get better visibility, control, and security for AI agents.
  • Conditional Access, identity governance, and network controls now apply to agents.

Today Let’s discuss How Entra Agent IDs and UEBA Updates Improve Threat Detection in Microsoft Defender. Microsoft has announced an important update to Microsoft Defender that helps organizations better protect their AI agents. With the new Microsoft Entra Agent ID, AI agents can now have their own secure identity, similar to a user account. This feature is currently available in public preview.

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What is Microsoft Entra Agent ID?

Microsoft Entra Agent ID is a new way to manage and protect AI agents. It provides every agent with its own identity instead of sharing a user’s account. With this, organizations can easily see which agent is accessing resources, apply security rules, and maintain compliance.

How Entra Agent IDs and UEBA Updates Improve Threat Detection in Microsoft Defender

AI agents help organizations clearly understand what each agent is doing, control what it can access, and protect it from threats. Microsoft Entra Agent ID is part of Microsoft Agent 365 and is available through Microsoft’s Frontier early access program. Microsoft Entra security features now protect agents, including Conditional Access, Identity Protection, Identity Governance, and Network Controls.

Identity Protection for Agents

Microsoft Entra Agent ID helps protect AI agents by identifying unusual or risky behavior early. It detects potential threats based on agent activity, shares risk signals with Microsoft Entra, and works with Conditional Access tolimit or block access when needed.

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the below screenshot from our post Manage Agents through Microsoft Entra Agent ID Interface for Security and Zero Trust Enforcement. In the Dashboard IT admins to manage and govern all AI agent identities within their tenant. It provides visibility into registered agents, their ownership, permissions, and lifecycle status, ensuring they are secured and governed like human accounts.

Read More : How to Manage Agents through Microsoft Entra Agent ID Interface for Security and Zero Trust Enforcement

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Entra Agent ID Support in Defender

In Microsoft Defender, Entra Agent ID is used to identify and protect AI agents. When an AI agent is created, it gets a dedicated Entra Agent ID. Microsoft Defender then uses this identity to monitor the agent’s activity. This will improve security. Defender detect unusual activity it limits the access and block it.

Microsoft Defender Extends Identity Security to AI Agents

Microsoft announcement in public preview saying that Microsoft Defender now supports Microsoft Entra Agent ID. This update helps organizations keep their AI agents safe and managed. Microsoft Entra Agent ID gives each agent its own identity, instead of using a user’s account. Because of this, organizations can protect agents using familiar Microsoft Entra security features like Conditional Access, Identity Protection, Identity Governance, and Network Controls.

  • Entra Agent ID is part of Microsoft Agent 365 and is available through the Frontier early access program
  • This feature is still in preview
TopicInfo
AnnouncementMicrosoft Defender now supports Microsoft Entra Agent ID in public preview
PurposeHelps organizations manage, monitor, and protect AI agent identities
Supported FeaturesConditional Access, Identity Protection, Identity Governance, Network Controls
Platform
AvailableAvailable through the Frontier early access program
What is new in thisAI agents can use a dedicated identity instead of User On-Behalf-Of access
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How Entra Agent IDs and UEBA Updates Improve Threat Detection in Microsoft Defender -Fig.2
How Entra Agent IDs and UEBA Updates Improve Threat Detection in Microsoft Defender -Fig.2

Agent AI in Security

In our previous post regarding about Understanding Entra Agentic AI in Security from Manual Work to Fully Autonomous Agents. It explains Agentic AI in Microsoft Entra represents a major leap in security management, moving from manual, admin‑driven tasks to autonomous AI agents.

Read More: Understanding Entra Agentic AI in Security From Manual Work to Fully Autonomous Agents

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How Entra Agent IDs and UEBA Updates Improve Threat Detection in Microsoft Defender -Fig.3

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Anoop C Nair has been Microsoft MVP for 10 consecutive years from 2015 onwards. He is a Workplace Solution Architect with more than 22+ years of experience in Workplace technologies. He is 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.

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