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Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system
Microsoft bolstered its AI cybersecurity offerings this week with the launch of its first AI security model and a new security platform.

TL;DR
- Microsoft launched MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, its first AI model for cybersecurity, and a new platform, Perception.
- MAI-Cyber-1-Flash is built to identify challenging vulnerabilities in complex codebases and integrates with MDASH.
- Perception is an AI cybersecurity platform that uses agent teams (red, blue, green) to automate security workflows, identify and remediate bugs.
- Microsoft claims MAI-Cyber-1-Flash outperforms competitor models on the Cyber Gym benchmark.
- The new tools are designed to help enterprises defend against AI-driven cyberattacks at scale and speed.
- Perception promises significant efficiency upgrades for corporate defenders, reducing manual work from hours to minutes.
- The tools will be available in preview on November 3 and enter a competitive market with offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI.