Microsoft Adds New Teams Controls to Block Unauthorized AI Bots From Meetings

Microsoft's new Teams admin policy requires organizer approval for external AI bots, giving organizations greater visibility and control over automated participants in sensitive meetings. The post Microsoft Adds New Teams Controls to Block Unauthorized AI Bots From Meetings appeared first on SecurityWeek .

The article reports that Microsoft is adding new Teams admin controls that detect likely external AI bots joining meetings and force them into the lobby, where organizers must explicitly approve or deny their entry, with policies configurable at org, group, or user level.[2][7] This increases visibility over automated participants and reduces accidental admission of unapproved AI meeting assistants in a critical collaboration SaaS platform.[2] From a CyberSE.AI perspective, this highlights SaaS AI risk around third‑party and external bots in collaboration tools, and the need for clear policies on approved AI agents, business logic audits of meeting bots, and readiness assessments to ensure that lobby controls, vendor allowlists, and user training are aligned with organizational security and compliance requirements.[1][2] It also underscores the importance of designing and securing internal AI agents so they behave predictably under these new controls and cannot be abused to gain unauthorized access to sensitive meetings.[4][6]