Portnox adds Microsoft Defender integration to police AI agent access

Portnox, a cloud-native access control company, announced an integration with Microsoft Corp.'s Defender to govern AI agents and other nonhuman identities accessing corporate networks, applications, and infrastructure. The integration adds to existing support for CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. and SentinelOne Inc., allowing any of the three to police AI agent access.

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.