Introduction to Microsoft Security Copilot
Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc.
How AI can help you increase productivity and improve security posture
Course outcomes
- Understand the key capabilities Microsoft Security Copilot
- Identify use cases where Microsoft Security Copilot will help optimize security professionals’ job function
- Review Microsoft Security Copilot and the broader generative AI landscape from the perspective of a security professional or leader
Course description
Microsoft Security Copilot uses generative AI (GPT) to bring prompt-based cybersecurity detection and remediation features to the Microsoft security ecosystem, including Sentinel and Defenders. Microsoft Security Copilot helps security professionals become more productive while carrying out activities like incident response, threat hunting, and security reporting.
Join expert Razi Rais to better understand the purpose of Microsoft Security Copilot, its core capabilities, and how to prepare yourself or your workforce to benefit from this latest technological innovation.
What you’ll learn and how you can apply it
- Understand Microsoft Security Copilot and its role within the Microsoft security toolset and services ecosystem
- Learn how Microsoft Security Copilot helps with incident response, threat hunting, and security reporting
- Learn about the role of generative AI in security and how it impacts security professionals' day-to-day lives
This live event is for you because...
- You’re a security professional.
- You’re a CISO, CTO, or other security leader.
- You work with Microsoft security tools and services.
- You want to learn how Copilot can change the day-to-day life of a security professional.
Prerequisites
- Fundamental knowledge of cybersecurity areas such as threat hunting and incident response (prior knowledge of AI not required)
- Basic understanding of Azure Cloud
Recommended preparation:
- Read What are ChatGPT and Its Friends? (report)
- Take Writing Effective Prompts for ChatGPT (live online course with Sarah Tamsin)
Recommended follow-up:
Schedule
The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.
Generative AI 101 (10 minutes)
- Presentation: Overview of generative AI; large language models (LLMs); history of OpenAI and GPT
Microsoft Copilot ecosystem overview (20 minutes)
- Presentation: Overview of Microsoft Copilot ecosystem (GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Security Copilot)
- Q&A
- Break
Understanding Microsoft Security Copilot (45 minutes)
- Presentation: Microsoft Security Copilot overview; how it helps with incident response, threat hunting, and security reporting; what to do when Microsoft Security Copilot makes mistakes
- Q&A
- Break
Microsoft Security Copilot use cases (20 minutes)
- Discussion: How may security professionals' daily workflow change by integrating Copilot into their workflow?
Future direction (20 minutes)
- Presentation: Future of Microsoft Copilot ecosystem; examining market research and reports on impact of generative AI in security; role of domain-specific LLMs (e.g., BloombergGPT) versus generic LLMs; ethical challenges
Wrap-up and Q&A (5 minutes)
Your Instructor
Razi Rais
Razi Rais is technical program manager at Microsoft, where he helps businesses improve their cybersecurity posture by safeguarding digital identities and authenticating millions of users. He’s also been a software engineer and architect, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, and author of several books over his 18-year career. Razi is an active member of the SANS advisory board and a frequent speaker at international conferences. You can reach him through LinkedIn and follow his projects on GitHub.