Microsoft has unveiled a groundbreaking cybersecurity initiative leveraging AI agents to automate and scale threat protection across its partner ecosystem. The system integrates with Microsoft's Security Copilot, enabling continuous monitoring, real-time threat detection, and autonomous response capabilities. Partners including Rapid7, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks are already implementing these AI agents, which reportedly process over 65 billion security signals daily. Sarah Thompson, Microsoft's Head of Security AI, states: "This represents a paradigm shift in how we approach automated cyber defense, allowing us to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated threats."