Microsoft Copilot for Security, which is recommended by 97% of security experts, to be available on April 1

Microsoft Copilot for Security, the AI tool teased by the Redmond-based tech giant as the one tool that can tackle the increasing AI-powered cyber threats, will be generally available on April 1, and the company claimed that 97% of experienced security analysts said they wanted to use Copilot again next time, in the official blog post.

The company also said that it conducted research about Copilot for Security and it turned out to be of great help to security experts, allowing them to detect threats easier and faster.

In a recent research study conducted by Microsoft’s Office of the Chief Economist, experienced security analysts using Copilot were 22% faster at the common security tasks we gave them, and they achieved these time savings while also increasing accuracy by 7%. 

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The product’s capabilities are quite impressive, and they were built to keep every organization secure against all kinds of cyber threats. According to Microsoft, some of the most important feature of Copilot for Security include:

• Incident Summarization: Gain context for incidents and improve communication across your organization by leveraging generative AI to swiftly distill complex security alerts into concise, actionable summaries, which then enables quicker response times and streamlined decision-making.
• Impact Analysis: Utilize AI-driven analytics to assess the potential impact of security incidents, offering insights into affected systems and data to prioritize response efforts effectively. 
• Reverse Engineering of Scripts: Eliminate the need to manually reverse engineer malware and enable every analyst to understand the actions executed by attackers. Analyze complex command line scripts and translate them into natural language with clear explanations of actions. Efficiently extract and link indicators found in the script to their respective entities in your environment. 
• Guided Response: Receive actionable step-by-step guidance for incident response, including directions for triage, investigation, containment, and remediation. Relevant deep links to recommended actions allow for quicker response. 

Microsoft will release Copilot for Security in two versions: as a standalone experience, and as an embedded experience, and each can fit specific needs, as you can see below.

Plus, organizations and commercial customers will have immediate access to the following features:

• Custom promptbooks
• Knowledge base integrations
• Usage reporting
• Expanded language localization

The product will also be supported in multiple languages, as it follows:

Both versions of Copilot for Security, the standalone, and the embedded experiences, will follow the same pricing model, they will be billed monthly via a new Security Compute Unit (SCU) at the rate of $4/hr.

You can read the full blog post here.