Reco joins Microsoft Pegasus to tackle AI agent security

Reco has joined the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program, giving the security company access to Microsoft's enterprise sales channels.

The invitation-only programme is aimed at startups considered ready to sell into large organisations through Microsoft's ecosystem. For Reco, it extends an existing relationship focused on support for and integration with Microsoft enterprise technologies.

Reco focuses on what it calls agent security, a category tied to the growing use of AI agents in workplace software, cloud services and business workflows. As those agents become more deeply embedded in systems used by employees, they can inherit access rights, move data between applications and trigger actions across connected environments.

That creates new concerns for security teams, particularly in Microsoft estates where identities, permissions, applications and data are closely linked. Reco's software is designed to help organisations identify unmanaged agents, find risky access paths and remove unnecessary permissions.

Agent oversight

Reco argues that businesses need better visibility into which AI agents are active, who owns them and which systems they can access. The issue is becoming more pressing as companies experiment with automated assistants and task-based AI tools that operate across multiple applications at once.

The platform connects information about an agent's owner, permissions, linked applications and activity history. It is used to support security monitoring, posture management and threat detection in a single environment.

Reco cited more than 280 pre-built integrations, more than 1,000 detection controls and more than 1 million agents detected. It added that its Reco Factory can support third-party agents and applications within hours.

Ofer Klein, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Reco, said the Microsoft programme could expand the company's commercial reach among larger customers already using Microsoft products. He linked that opportunity to the challenge of managing AI agents in day-to-day enterprise environments.

"AI agents in Microsoft environments can inherit access across the identities, applications and workflows companies use every day," said Ofer Klein, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Reco.

"Effective agent security connects each agent to its owner, permissions, connected applications and activity so security teams can reduce risk without interrupting legitimate work. Pegasus gives Reco a stronger path to bring that protection to more Microsoft customers and support it at production scale," Klein said.

Microsoft route

For Microsoft, the Pegasus scheme gives selected younger companies a way to work more closely with its cloud and go-to-market organisation. Startups admitted to the programme can use Microsoft's customer channels as they seek business in larger accounts.

That matters for companies such as Reco because security vendors often face long buying cycles and demanding proof requirements when selling to major enterprises. Alignment with Microsoft's commercial organisation may help reduce some of that friction where customers are already standardised on Azure, Microsoft 365 and related identity and productivity tools.

The announcement also reflects a wider shift in cyber security towards tracking machine-driven activity in much the same way organisations once focused primarily on human users and connected apps. AI agents can act with delegated privileges, raising questions about governance, accountability and monitoring when they interact with sensitive data or operational systems.

Microsoft described Pegasus as a selective programme for startups looking to build and sell within its ecosystem. Tom Davis, General Manager, Microsoft for Startups, set out that position in a statement accompanying the announcement.

"We're excited to welcome Reco to the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program. This initiative gives select startups access to Azure's cutting-edge AI models, enterprise-grade security and privacy, and unique go-to-market support to accelerate growth. Through Pegasus, startups can build fast, scale smart, and sell more by tapping into the full power of Azure and the Microsoft ecosystem," said Tom Davis, General Manager, Microsoft for Startups.

Reco's entry into Pegasus comes as vendors across the security market try to define products around AI use in corporate systems, particularly where autonomous or semi-autonomous software can make decisions, retrieve information and execute tasks without direct human action at every step. In that environment, visibility into permissions and workflows is becoming as much a selling point as traditional threat detection.

The company said its platform has identified more than 1 million agents.