Microsoft is expanding its Security Copilot GenAI platform with 11 new AI agents—six developed in-house and five by partners—set for preview in April 2025. The agents aim to reduce SOC alert fatigue and automate repetitive cybersecurity tasks, including phishing alert triage, threat intelligence generation, vulnerability remediation, and privacy breach response. The move comes as Vectra AI reports SOC teams face nearly 4,000 alerts daily, with manual triage taking up to 30 minutes per phishing case. Experts see this as a strong validation of AI’s growing role in cybersecurity, though adoption speed will hinge on organizational culture.