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Agent 365--generally available May 1, 2026--is a control plane that empowers IT admins, Security Operations analysts, Identity and Network Security admins, and Data Security & Compliance admins to ob...
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Updated Apr 22, 2026
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joshsorbel
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May 12, 2026

Is there any consideration that microsoft monitoring their own agents would be a conflict of interest?  wouldn't a 3rd party independent provider be better for security audits?

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    alexpozin
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    May 12, 2026

    Our customers (not Microsoft) are the ones using MS tools to monitor agents, including agent built by Microsoft. It's not a conflict of interest. It's not that different from using MS security tools to monitor the use of MS productivity tools.