Enterprise AI agents are multiplying fast, and Microsoft wants full control of them

### Executive Summary — Microsoft announced Agent 365, a centralized control plane for discovering, assigning identities to, governing, and securing enterprise AI agents, and Microsoft 365 E7 (ME7), a bundled suite that combines Copilot, security, identity (Entra), Defender, Purview data governance, Intune, and the IQ Platform. The article frames AI agents as a rapidly growing insider-like risk due to multiplying machine identities and excessive privileges, details capabilities such as an Agent Registry, Entra Agent ID, inline DLP, compliance integration, security posture and detection tools, and lists pricing and availability (ME7 at $99/user/month; general availability May 1, with some features in public preview through April/May 2026).