Microsoft Launches a Cybersecurity App Store
▼ Summary
– Microsoft is launching a Security Store featuring security SaaS solutions and AI agents to support its Sentinel platform.
– The storefront allows security professionals to purchase and deploy solutions from partners like Darktrace and Tanium.
– Solutions in the store cover areas such as threat protection and identity management, integrating with Microsoft’s security tools.
– Integration with Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, and other tools aims to reduce procurement and onboarding times for businesses.
– Security teams can build custom AI agents using a no-code tool similar to Copilot Studio, available in the Security Store.
Microsoft has introduced a new Security Store, an online marketplace packed with security software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions and AI agents. This initiative supports the company’s broader strategy to promote its Sentinel security platform to corporate clients. Integrated with Microsoft Security Copilot, the platform enables security teams to develop custom AI agents capable of addressing emerging cyber threats.
The Security Store functions as a dedicated portal where cybersecurity professionals can browse, purchase, and deploy SaaS offerings and AI tools from Microsoft’s network of partners. Key collaborators include Darktrace, Illumio, Netskope, Perfomanta, and Tanium. Their contributions span multiple security domains, such as threat protection, identity management, and device security.
Many of the available solutions are built to integrate seamlessly with Microsoft’s own security products, including Defender, Sentinel, Entra, Purview, and Security Copilot. For organizations already heavily invested in the Microsoft security ecosystem, this compatibility promises to drastically reduce procurement and onboarding timelines.
In a related development, Microsoft is empowering Security Copilot users to design their own AI agents. Following the release of several Microsoft-built security AI agents earlier this year, the company now provides a tool similar to Copilot Studio that allows security teams to construct custom agents. The process is straightforward: users define an agent through a series of prompts and publish it without writing any code. These user-generated Security Copilot agents are also available for deployment through the Security Store starting today.
(Source: The Verge)
