Microsoft is launching its Copilot for Security solution on April 1, bringing its flagship AI’s capabilities to cybersecurity.
In what Microsoft describes as “the industry’s first generative solution” to “help security and IT professionals catch what others miss, move faster, and strengthen team expertise”, Copilot for Security will function ostensibly as a chatbot for security admins to leverage to read and analyse critical information such as threat summaries and security incidents.
Copilot for Security’s new capabilities will include features such as usage reporting, Microsoft Entra audit logs and diagnostic logs, third-party integrations and the ability to connect to an organisation’s curated external attack surface from Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management.
Vasu Jakkal, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post:
Copilot is informed by large-scale data and threat intelligence, including more than 78 trillion security signals processed by Microsoft each day, and coupled with large language models to deliver tailored insights and guide next steps. With Copilot, you can protect at the speed and scale of AI and transform your security operations.”
Copilot for Security will also be a pay-as-you-go solution rather than a monthly subscription, which is the case with Copilot 365. Microsoft will charge organisations $4 per hour of usage. Microsoft’s flexible, consumption-based pricing model allows users to begin using the service swiftly and then scale their usage and costs by their specific needs and budget.
General availability for Copilot for Security is scheduled for April 1, 2024. Copilot supports eight languages for processing prompts and responses and offers a multilingual interface supporting 25 languages, ensuring readiness for prominent regions across North and South America, Europe, and Asia.
Upon general availability, Copilot for Security will be accessible in two ways: an immersive standalone portal or integrated into existing security products. Integration with Microsoft Security products streamlines utilisation for IT and security professionals, leveraging demonstrated speed and accuracy gains. Enjoy familiar product portals enhanced with Copilot capabilities tailored to specific use cases.
Copilot for Security’s New Innovations
Among the new capabilities the solution introduces is custom promptbooks. Using the feature, users can create and save their own series of natural language prompts for common security workstreams and tasks.
Currently available in preview, knowledgebase integrations empower users to integrate Copilot for Security with their business logic, allowing them to perform activities based on their step-by-step guides.
Users can connect to their curated external attack surface from Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management to identify and analyse the most up-to-date information on their organisation’s external attack surface risks.
Microsoft Entra audit logs and diagnostic logs provide additional insight for security investigations or IT issue analysis. These logs offer summarised, natural language descriptions of audit logs related to specific users or events, enhancing visibility and understanding for practical analysis. Usage reporting offers dashboard insights into how an organisation’s teams utilise Copilot, enabling security admins to identify additional opportunities for optimisation.
There are also third-party integrations from global partners actively developing integrations and services.
Copilot’s Free Windows Version Upgraded to GPT-4 Turbo
In other Copilot news over the last 24 hours, Copilot’s free tier just enjoyed a relatively significant upgrade, as it now uses GPT-4 Turbo rather than the previous version of GPT-4.
This brings the knowledge base cutoff date to last April 2023 and improves Copilot’s context window, meaning it’s capable of simultaneously processing larger volumes of information and its information being more current.
GPT-4 Turbo is accessible for all users in the free version of Copilot, featuring both Creative and Precise modes. To access GPT-4, users must upgrade to Copilot Pro.
What Else Has Microsoft Been Up To This Week?
Microsoft has announced that its Planner in Teams project management solution is now available in Public Preview.
Previously announced at Microsoft Ignite in November, the new Planner product is the product of Microsoft combining the simplicity of its To Do service, the collaborative capabilities of the previous Planner iteration, the holistic features of Project for the web, and the AI-powered behemoth that is Microsoft Copilot into one unified service available in Microsoft Teams.
Earlier this week, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) and Microsoft announced that they were deepening their pre-existing partnership with a new strategic emphasis on generative AI.
Following signing a new “letter of intent,” both organisations are poised to bolster customer benefits by promoting broader Gen AI adoption and advancing ongoing cybersecurity initiatives.
Meanwhile, the European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 software has come under scrutiny by the EU’s privacy watchdog.
As first reported by Reuters, the Commission’s use of Microsoft services is accused of violating privacy rules, with the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) watchdog asserting that the bloc’s executive has not implemented sufficient safeguards for personal data transferred to non-EU or non-European Economic Area (EEA) countries.
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