# Portnox adds Microsoft Defender integration to police AI agent access > Source: > Published: 2026-08-18 13:00:05+00:00 # Portnox adds Microsoft Defender integration to police AI agent access [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com) Cloud-native access control company Portnox today unveiled expanded capabilities aimed at governing the [artificial intelligence](/glossary/artificial-intelligence) agents and other nonhuman identities now logging in to corporate networks, applications and infrastructure. The new piece is an integration with Microsoft Corp.’s Defender. Portnox had already wired in CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. and SentinelOne Inc. Any of the three can […] The post [Portnox adds Microsoft Defender integration to police AI agent access](https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/18/portnox-adds-microsoft-defender-integration-to-police-ai-agent-access/) appeared first on [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com). Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI. ## Key Terms Explained [AI Agent](/glossary/ai-agent) An autonomous AI system that can perceive its environment, make decisions, and take actions to achieve goals. [Artificial Intelligence](/glossary/artificial-intelligence) The science of creating machines that can perform tasks requiring human-like intelligence — reasoning, learning, perception, language understanding, and decision-making.