project

Project Perception

Microsoft security effort introduced in 2026 to supply models, an agent harness and specialized agents intended to let defenders perceive, reason and act at machine speed.

Current clusters

product1 publisher

Microsoft pulls Sentinel's SIEM features into Defender for customers who do not already run Sentinel

The Integrated Security Operations Center preview puts case management and workbooks in the Defender portal with no setup, while behavior analytics and third-party feeds wait on a new Azure-linked workspace. Microsoft has not disclosed pricing.

Publishers:siliconangle.com

Reality

Evidence38
Adoption9
Hype gap+34
Incentives72
Confidence44

security1 publisher

Microsoft folds SIEM and threat protection into one Defender foundation it calls the ISOC

Microsoft is building one foundation inside Defender for security operations and native protection, and the reason it gives is that a single operator with an agent framework now does what once took whole teams.

Publishers:microsoft.com

Reality

Evidence38
Adoption15
Hype gap+45
Incentives92
Confidence60