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Microsoft Security Copilot pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
4.1 out of 5
Badge Ranked 1

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PROS

Microsoft Security Copilot provides protective sensitivity labels, enhancing data security in educational settings.
It consolidates efforts by allowing quick interaction through an interactive chat feature.
Security warnings and global user activity are easily understood with Microsoft Security Copilot, thanks to centralized critical information.
Auditing capabilities enable easy monitoring and detection of unauthorized access attempts.
Microsoft Security Copilot enhances operations by offering speed and fixing grammar issues.

CONS

Pricing and setup costs are a significant issue in the Netherlands, with additional charges for licensing setup, particularly for educational agreements.
Copilot's security features are limited to top security personnel, restricting flexibility as other roles could benefit even with limited access.
The natural language processing needs improvement to reduce reliance on prompt engineering and ensure confidentiality of personal information.
The cost of Microsoft Security Copilot is a major hurdle, leading some to activate it temporarily for planning purposes before deactivation due to expense.
A reliance on higher-tier licenses like E5 limits functionality for those using E3, restricting security feature access.
 

Microsoft Security Copilot Pros review quotes

Hiram Machado - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 28, 2025
I appreciate the ability to interact with the security data. Microsoft Security Copilot's ability to process security data is very good. It has helped us investigate some specific use case scenarios. Once you get the gist of it, it's great.
Sandeep Kamble - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 28, 2025
The features of Microsoft Security Copilot that I appreciate the most include the ease of the prompts that I give, which generate easy answers for me. It also automatically gives me options to apply, which is very helpful.
reviewer2700648 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 29, 2025
What I appreciate most about Microsoft Security Copilot is that it fixes all grammar issues, as I'm not particularly strong in grammar.
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Surcel Stefan - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 4, 2025
I would rate Microsoft Security Copilot ten points on a scale of one to ten because we are very satisfied with it.
PG
Nov 21, 2024
One of the most valuable features of Microsoft Copilot for Security is its auditing capabilities, which allow us to monitor and easily recognize unauthorized data access attempts.
Darwin Lopez - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 21, 2024
Microsoft Copilot for Security helps us understand security warnings. It allows me to understand global user and device activity, and this feature keeps all critical information in one place.
Pradeep Gururaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 28, 2025
We find it secure. The security guardrails that have been set for it to explore and get the required information are working flawlessly.
Albert Schot - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 20, 2024
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Copilot for Security is the protective sensitivity labels. This feature is particularly helpful in securing sensitive data shared among students and teachers in the educational sector.
reviewer2595939 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 20, 2024
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Copilot is the interactive chat, which allows me to interact with Copilot directly and get responses quickly. This consolidates our efforts into one place without the need to access multiple resources.
Bantu Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 12, 2025
I would rate Microsoft Security Copilot nine out of ten.
 

Microsoft Security Copilot Cons review quotes

Hiram Machado - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 28, 2025
For many customers, it's too expensive. It comes at a price. What we end up doing is activating it for the purpose of extracting an action plan, then we turn it off.
Sandeep Kamble - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 28, 2025
The UI needs improvement because it can be distracting with some windows on your right and left sides.
reviewer2700648 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 29, 2025
The issue with all AIs, not just Microsoft Security Copilot, is that when I do something and feel it's wrong, I need a tech lead to verify.
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Surcel Stefan - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 4, 2025
It would be beneficial if Microsoft Security Copilot could work across multiple systems.
PG
Nov 21, 2024
One area for improvement is ensuring that personal information is not exposed through Copilot. For example, salary information of executives should remain confidential. Currently, I do not see this feature. Additionally, there should be better natural language processing to eliminate the need for prompt engineering.
Darwin Lopez - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 21, 2024
The solution does exactly what I need, but sometimes the prompts required to get the needed information need to be rephrased several times. This might improve as I become more accustomed to using the system.
Pradeep Gururaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 28, 2025
One of the pain areas I have with Microsoft is that most of the security gets checked in only with E5. There is a very limited set of things one could do with E3.
Albert Schot - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 20, 2024
The pricing and setup costs are a big struggle in the Netherlands. We have an educational school agreement for seven years, but there are additional charges for the setup of licensing, especially for students and teachers.
reviewer2595939 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 20, 2024
It would be beneficial if Copilot's security features were available to roles other than just the top security personnel. Other roles could use some of the functions, perhaps with limited access, allowing for greater flexibility within an organization.
Bantu Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 12, 2025
Currently, Microsoft Security Copilot is not very intuitive. I still need to figure out how to operate some features, so more intuitive methods would be beneficial.