Netwrix Extends Microsoft Cloud Identity Security with AI Agent Visibility

Identity security vendor Netwrix has announced an extension to its Microsoft cloud identity security offering, adding AI agent visibility so security teams can monitor how AI agents operate within Microsoft cloud identity environments.

AI agents are increasingly connected to enterprise systems, where they act on behalf of employees and hold their own identities and permissions. That makes them a new and largely unmonitored attack surface.

The new capability is designed to close that gap by identifying and tracking AI agents inside Microsoft cloud identity environments, giving security teams a view of which agents hold access and what they are doing.

The move builds on Netwrix's broader cloud identity security portfolio and reflects a wider industry shift: AI agents are becoming a new class of identity that governance tools must account for.

For enterprises, agent-driven risks such as permission sprawl and shadow access differ fundamentally from traditional user identity risks, and require dedicated visibility and control.

Worth watching is whether Netwrix extends agent visibility to other cloud platforms, and how identity security vendors compete on AI agent governance as agent adoption accelerates.