The Ways Microsoft Security Copilot Can Enhance Security Operations with Microsoft Intune

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Microsoft Security Copilot is a generative AI-powered security solution that helps increase the efficiency and capabilities of defenders to improve security outcomes at machine speed and scale, while remaining compliant to responsible AI principles. Security Copilot provides a natural language, assistive copilot experience that helps support security professionals in end-to-end scenarios such as incident response, threat hunting, intelligence gathering, and posture management. The solution leverages the full power of OpenAI architecture to generate a response to a user prompt by using security-specific plugins, including organization-specific information, authoritative sources, and global threat intelligence. By using plugins as data point sources, security professionals have wider visibility into threats and gain more context and have the opportunity to extend the solution’s functionalities.

Security Copilot seamlessly integrates with products in the Microsoft Security portfolio such as Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Intune, as well as other third-party services such as ServiceNow. In this article, we will explore how Security Copilot can enhance security operations with Microsoft Intune, a cloud-based endpoint management solution that manages user access to organizational resources and simplifies app and device management across your many devices, including mobile devices, desktop computers, and virtual endpoints. You can protect access and data on organization-owned and users personal devices. And, Intune has compliance and reporting features that support the Zero Trust security model.

Manage identities and devices with natural language commands

One of the use cases of Security Copilot is to manage identities and devices with natural language commands. Security Copilot can help analysts perform identity and device management tasks by translating natural language commands into Intune actions that can be executed on the Intune admin center. For example, if an analyst wants to create a device configuration profile for Windows 10 devices, they can use Security Copilot to generate a command that can be run on the Intune admin center to create a profile with the desired settings, such as password requirements, encryption settings, firewall settings, and so on. Security Copilot can also provide information on the available settings, their values, and their effects.

Deploy and update apps with natural language queries

Another use case of Security Copilot is to deploy and update apps with natural language queries. Security Copilot can help analysts perform app management tasks by translating natural language queries into Intune actions that can be executed on the Intune admin center. For example, if an analyst wants to deploy Microsoft Teams to all iOS devices in the organization, they can use Security Copilot to generate a command that can be run on the Intune admin center to assign the Microsoft Teams app to a device group that contains all iOS devices. Security Copilot can also provide information on the available apps, their versions, their dependencies, and their installation status.

Monitor and report on compliance and security posture with AI

A third use case of Security Copilot is to monitor and report on compliance and security posture with AI. Security Copilot can generate ready-to-share dashboards or reports on the compliance and security posture of the organization’s devices, apps, and users. For example, if an analyst wants to get a dashboard on the compliance status of all Windows 10 devices in the organization, they can use Security Copilot to get a visual representation of the compliance status, such as the number and percentage of compliant and non-compliant devices, the compliance policies applied, the compliance issues detected, and the remediation actions taken. Security Copilot can also generate dashboards and reports in different formats and styles, such as charts, tables, or slides.

Conclusion

Microsoft Security Copilot is a powerful and innovative security solution that can enhance security operations with Microsoft Intune by providing natural language, assistive copilot experience that helps support security professionals in various scenarios. Security Copilot can help analysts manage identities and devices, deploy and update apps, and monitor and report on compliance and security posture with AI, while leveraging security-specific plugins and integrating with Microsoft Intune and other Microsoft Security products and services. Security Copilot is currently available as an invite-only paid preview program for commercial customers. To learn more about Security Copilot, visit Microsoft Security Copilot.

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