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Microsoft Copilot for Security: Now Available to Empower Defenders

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Introduction

Microsoft Security Copilot is distinct from Copilot for Microsoft 365. While the latter integrates the Copilot AI assistant into Microsoft 365 productivity software, Security Copilot focuses on enhancing security. It acts as a trusty sidekick, bringing decades of Microsoft’s wisdom to your fingertips, reducing the time required to contain malicious activities. It is released on 1 April 2024. In the rapidly changing ecosystem of cybersecurity, staying ahead of threats is a constant challenge for organizations worldwide. Microsoft’s latest innovation, Security Copilot, is designed to revolutionize how we approach cybersecurity by integrating advanced artificial intelligence (AI) into the heart of security operations.

Copilot for Security is the industry’s first generative AI solution designed to empower security and IT professionals. It helps them catch what others might miss, move faster, and enhance team expertise. The solution is informed by large-scale data and threat intelligence, including over 78 trillion security signals processed by Microsoft daily. Security Copilot is not just another tool; it’s a paradigm shift. By leveraging the power of AI, Security Copilot assists security analysts in detecting, analyzing, and responding to threats with unprecedented speed and efficiency.

Security Copilot is designed to integrate not only with Microsoft’s security solutions like Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, and Microsoft Intune but also with third-party services. This integration assists in realizing a comprehensive and unified approach to security management, enhancing the tool’s efficiency and reach. For instance, it can work with third-party services such as ServiceNow, providing a broader scope of security management capabilities. Additionally, plugins from both Microsoft and third-party security products can be used to extend Security Copilot’s services. These plugins help bring in more context from event logs, alerts, incidents, and policies, enriching the information that Security Copilot can process and act upon.

For optimal use of Security Copilot, it is advisable to have Microsoft Entra ID P1 or P2 licenses for assigning roles, along with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P2 licenses. This ensures that users with the necessary roles can utilize Security Copilot effectively.

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Working of Security Copilot

  • Microsoft Security Copilot functions in the following manner:
  • It begins by receiving user-generated prompts from various security products. These prompts are then refined through a process known as grounding, enhancing the prompt’s precision to ensure the responses are pertinent and practical. During this stage, Security Copilot utilizes certain plugins for the initial processing before forwarding the enhanced prompt to the language model.
  • Once the language model has generated a response, Security Copilot further refines this output. This refinement, or post-processing, involves leveraging additional plugins to incorporate context-specific information.
  • Finally, Security Copilot presents the polished response to the user, who can then evaluate its relevance and usefulness.

Key Features of Security Copilot

  • Real-Time Threat Detection: With its advanced algorithms, Security Copilot monitors your network in real-time, identifying potential threats as they emerge.
  • Automated Incident Response: It automates the initial steps of incident response, freeing up valuable time for the security team to concentrate on complicated tasks.
  • Intelligent Insights: Security Copilot provides actionable insights, making it easier to understand the nature of threats and the best course of action to mitigate them.
  • Seamless Integration: It integrates seamlessly with existing security infrastructure, enhancing your current systems without the need for a complete overhaul.
  • Human + Machine Collaboration: Microsoft Security Copilot doesn’t replace analysts; it empowers them. By handling regular and time-consuming tasks, it allows analysts to focus on critical decision-making.
  • Speed and Scale: Copilot enables security operations to function at the speed and scale of AI.
  • Improved Productivity: Experienced security analysts using Copilot were 22% faster and 7% more accurate across all tasks compared to a control group. An impressive 97% of them expressed a desire to continue using Copilot.

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WRITTEN BY Foram Shah

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