Microsoft Unveils AI Chatbot for Cybersecurity Professionals

On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled a new chatbot to assist cybersecurity professionals in comprehending vital issues and finding solutions. The tech giant has been working on enhancing its software with AI models from OpenAI, particularly after OpenAI successfully launched the ChatGPT bot in November 2022.

Security Copilot

The new tool, dubbed ‘Security Copilot,’ is a prompt box that will aid security analysts with tasks. These tasks include summarizing incidents, evaluating vulnerabilities, and sharing information with colleagues on a pinboard. To achieve this, the assistant will use Microsoft’s security-specific model, getting updates of over 65 trillion signals daily.

According to Microsoft, AI software can often be incorrect as it develops new capabilities in its Word and many other productivity applications. Nonetheless, Microsoft continues to move forward, aiming to grow over $20 billion in revenue in 2022.

Security Copilot Uses

Microsoft’s Security Copilot leverages the latest large language model, GPT-4, from OpenAI. By analyzing the daily activity data Microsoft collects, the system can provide a personalized response to a user’s text prompt, taking into account the specific security environment of that customer.

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With the Security Copilot, a user can receive a range of detailed information related to security incidents. The information includes getting a summary of the incident in the form of a PowerPoint slide. Also, users can get an explanation of the active vulnerability exposure or an identification of the exploited accounts. The user can then confirm the accuracy of the response by hitting a button or indicate if the information is off-target by selecting another button.

Security Copilot Expected Capabilities

Microsoft did not disclose the cost of Security Copilot’s wider availability. According to Jakkal, the corporate VP of the company’s security, the company aims to make the tool accessible to more employees. This is opposed to limiting it to just a select group of executives. Therefore, Microsoft plans to enhance the tool’s capabilities to facilitate discussions across various domains.

Microsoft Security Copilot will integrate the company’s security products, including Sentinel, for threat tracking. In the coming months, Microsoft will seek feedback from early users to determine if Security Copilot should add support for third-party tools such as Splunk. The tool will initially be made available to a select group of Microsoft clients in a private preview before being released more widely later. 

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