# AI Agents Are Necessary for Modern Security by Microsoft
> "The relentless pace and complexity of cyberattacks have surpassed human capacity and establishing AI agents is a necessity for modern security."
> **— Microsoft**, *March 24, 2025, Microsoft Unveils Security Copilot Agents*
## Sources and Context
- **Direct official source and complete contiguous wording:** [Microsoft Unveils Security Copilot Agents](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/24/microsoft-unveils-microsoft-security-copilot-agents-and-new-protections-for-ai/) — Microsoft ties agentic defense to the volume and speed of the threat environment.
- **Routing classification:** CT-enabling cyber defense. This label describes the quotation's relationship to the counterterrorism technology stack; it does not alter the speaker's wording or claim that every cited system has a direct counterterrorism mission.
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— Microsoft, March 24, 2025, Microsoft Unveils Security Copilot Agents
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