Microsoft Mechanics Podcast

Explore the power of new AI-driven agents in data security. Discover how the Data Security Triage Agent streamlines alert management by filtering out false positives and prioritizing high-risk incidents. Learn about automated user outreach via Teams, allowing quick remediation steps. Delve into the Data Security Posture Agent, which uncovers hidden risks through natural-language queries. With the help of Security Copilot, these tools enhance efficiency and control, helping you proactively safeguard your data.

Bring AI agents directly into your daily workflows with Microsoft Agent 365. Agents have their own identity, email, OneDrive and Teams presence, and collaborate just like coworkers. Onboard agents, give them the policies and knowledge they need, and let them work in parallel with you to handle procurement, approvals, research, and updates using the same Microsoft 365 tools you already rely on. As your use of agents grows, keep full visibility and control. Track every action, understand their impact across your organization, govern permissions with least-privilege access, and manage all agents from a single unified control plane. Jeremy Chapman, Microsoft 365 Director, shares how you can adopt autonomous agents at scale with confidence, security, and clarity across your business. ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Microsoft Agent 365 01:04 - Agent capabilities 02:48 - Visualize the agent's impact 03:23 - How it works 04:48 - Agent 365 control plane 07:31 - Zero in on risks 08:18 - Agent map 09:10 - Wrap up ► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics? As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft. • Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries • Talk with other IT Pros, join us on the Microsoft Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftMechanicsBlog • Watch or listen from anywhere, subscribe to our podcast: https://microsoftmechanics.libsyn.com/podcast ► Keep getting this insider knowledge, join us on social: • Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTMechanics • Share knowledge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-mechanics/ • Enjoy us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msftmechanics/ • Loosen up with us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msftmechanics

Discover the ease of building AI apps with a unified, secure platform. Dive into a portal tour showcasing tools, workflows, and how to create agentic applications. Learn about evaluating agent performance, integrating memory, and employing safety guardrails. Explore publishing options for Teams and the importance of monitoring costs and compliance. Gain insights into connecting multi-source knowledge bases and managing agents across clouds for maximum efficiency.

In this engaging discussion, Pablo Castro, a Distinguished Engineer and CVP for Azure AI Search, delves into the intricacies of creating powerful AI agents that pull knowledge from various sources. He explains how Foundry IQ automates connections across complex data landscapes, ensuring accurate and context-rich answers. Listeners learn about reusing existing Azure AI Search assets, optimizing retrieval efforts, and the innovative architecture behind multi-source knowledge bases. Pablo’s insights promise smarter AI solutions with less engineering hassle!

Raji Rajagopalan, Vice President of Microsoft's CoreAI Foundry Local team, dives into the transformative world of local AI. He reveals how Foundry Local enables powerful AI apps to run seamlessly on any device, enhancing privacy and reducing latency. Raji highlights the advantages of offline access and the simplicity of app portability across different hardware. He also showcases impressive demos including applications on older devices and macOS, emphasizing the SDK's ease of use for developers venturing into local AI.

Unify your security data and use AI to reason over your entire digital estate with Microsoft Sentinel. See how threats evolve in real time, map attack paths, and understand which assets are most at risk. Visualize relationships across users, devices, and resources to pinpoint vulnerabilities and focus your response where it matters most. Using natural language, you can investigate faster. Ask questions, get context, and act on insights without writing complex queries. Build and extend your own identity graphs to include multicloud systems like Salesforce, enriching your view of risk. Vandana Mahtani, Microsoft Sentinel Principal PM, shares how to detect, investigate, and disrupt threats in one connected experience with Microsoft Sentinel. You can find more info on custom graphs: https://aka.ms/sentinel/graph/ignite and sign-up for preview at: https://aka.ms/sentinel/graph/customsignup ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Microsoft Sentinel SIEM and AI-ready security platform 01:37 - Blast radius integration 02:34 - Investigate using AI with the Sentinel MCP server 03:40 - Advanced hunting 04:53 - Custom graphs 07:07 - Build your own custom graph 08:51 - Wrap up ► Link References For more information, visit https://aka.ms/sentinelplatform Custom graph public preview signup at https://aka.ms/sentinel/graph/customsignup ► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics? As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft. • Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries • Talk with other IT Pros, join us on the Microsoft Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftMechanicsBlog • Watch or listen from anywhere, subscribe to our podcast: https://microsoftmechanics.libsyn.com/podcast ► Keep getting this insider knowledge, join us on social: • Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTMechanics • Share knowledge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-mechanics/ • Enjoy us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msftmechanics/ • Loosen up with us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msftmechanics

Connect users to on-premises resources while enforcing Conditional Access policies, including MFA, and eliminate the need for VPNs using Secure Access Service Edge with Microsoft Entra. Route authentication through Microsoft Entra before granting resource access, even within legacy on-premises systems. Boost performance with intelligent local access that keeps internal traffic local while routing only authentication to the cloud. Protect sensitive data from being uploaded to AI apps, and stop prompt injection attacks—without modifying your applications or AI models. Ashish Jain, Microsoft Entra Principal GPM, shares how to strengthen your zero trust architecture while simplifying the access experience for users. ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Secure Access Service Edge 01:12 - Conditional Access controls 01:35 - See it in action 02:21 - Windows client on same network 04:00 - Private Access - Intelligent Local Access 06:21 - Block AI file uploads 07:32 - Prompt injection attacks 09:46 - Wrap up ► Link References Check out https://aka.ms/SASEwithEntra ► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics? As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft. • Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries • Talk with other IT Pros, join us on the Microsoft Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftMechanicsBlog • Watch or listen from anywhere, subscribe to our podcast: https://microsoftmechanics.libsyn.com/podcast ► Keep getting this insider knowledge, join us on social: • Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTMechanics • Share knowledge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-mechanics/ • Enjoy us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msftmechanics/ • Loosen up with us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msftmechanics

Secure sign-in across all your devices without relying on passwords or extra apps using passkeys in Microsoft Entra. Register, sync, and use passkeys with just your device's camera and biometrics, making authentication seamless, fast, and phishing-resistant. As an admin, control who uses which passkey type, streamline recovery with Verified ID, and automatically remediate risk in real time. Jarred Boone, Identity Security Senior Product Manager, shows how users can access work apps safely, confidently, and efficiently while reducing help desk overhead. ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Passkeys in Microsoft Entra ID 01:19 - Register your passkey 02:12 - Authenticate into apps & services 03:34 - Sync passkeys on updated devices 04:16 - Configure passkeys as an admin 05:51 - Account recovery 07:18 - Conditional Access policies 07:53 - Wrap up ► Link References Check out https://aka.ms/PasskeysInEntra ► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics? As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft. • Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries • Talk with other IT Pros, join us on the Microsoft Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftMechanicsBlog • Watch or listen from anywhere, subscribe to our podcast: https://microsoftmechanics.libsyn.com/podcast ► Keep getting this insider knowledge, join us on social: • Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTMechanics • Share knowledge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-mechanics/ • Enjoy us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msftmechanics/ • Loosen up with us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msftmechanics

Locate, assess, and prioritize high-risk data across Microsoft and non-Microsoft services using Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management (DSPM). Identify sensitive files, understand emerging data risks, and focus remediation efforts where they matter most without slowing down productivity. You can also remediate oversharing, enforce data loss prevention policies, and monitor AI agent activity with full visibility into their interactions with sensitive data. Talhah Mir, Microsoft Purview Partner GM, shares how to take control of your data security posture, act on top priorities, and build a sustainable discipline for protecting your organization's information at scale. ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Unified solution with DSPM 01:48 - Day-to-day DSPM use 03:36 - Prevent oversharing 05:52 - AI observability 07:42 - Longer-term view of DSPM 08:25 - How to get DSPM working in your org 09:28 - Wrap up ► Link References Try it out at https://aka.ms/DSPM ► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics? As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft. • Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries • Talk with other IT Pros, join us on the Microsoft Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftMechanicsBlog • Watch or listen from anywhere, subscribe to our podcast: https://microsoftmechanics.libsyn.com/podcast ► Keep getting this insider knowledge, join us on social: • Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTMechanics • Share knowledge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-mechanics/ • Enjoy us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msftmechanics/ • Loosen up with us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msftmechanics

Scott Manchester, the Vice President responsible for Windows 365's product strategy, shares exciting new features that empower productivity. He discusses AI-driven agents that can be assigned Cloud PCs for seamless task management. The conversation highlights the ability to publish individual Cloud Apps, making app delivery simpler and more efficient. Scott also introduces Windows 365 Reserve, a solution that provides temporary Cloud PCs to quickly restore productivity when devices fail. Tune in for insights on modernizing workflows and enhancing user experience!