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Microsoft Security Copilot pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
4.2 out of 5
Badge Ranked 1

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PROS

Microsoft Security Copilot's protective sensitivity labels are particularly valuable in securing sensitive data in the educational sector.
Interactive chat in Microsoft Security Copilot allows for direct communication and quick responses, consolidating efforts into a single platform.
With strong auditing capabilities, Microsoft Security Copilot facilitates monitoring and recognizing unauthorized data access attempts efficiently.
Generative AI integration in Microsoft Security Copilot significantly enhances incident response, reducing the time needed for triage and resolution.
Automation and self-healing features in Microsoft Security Copilot streamline operations, providing efficiencies and saving time across teams.

CONS

Pricing and setup costs are challenging, particularly for educational institutions, with additional charges for students and teachers despite existing agreements.
Importantly, Copilot's security features should be accessible to various roles within an organization, beyond just security personnel, providing more flexibility.
There are concerns about potentially exposed sensitive information, like executive salaries, highlighting the need for improved privacy features and natural language processing.
Licensing and pricing for Copilot are unclear and considered expensive, leading some users to activate it temporarily and search for alternatives.
Ambiguity around agents and improving governance are needed areas, calling for broader user engagement for more comprehensive input and learning.
 

Microsoft Security Copilot Pros review quotes

Albert Schot - PeerSpot reviewer
Microsoft 365 Consultant at Schot Consultancy
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
Senior Application Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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.
Darwin Lopez - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at Professional Contract Services, Inc
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.
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Security Copilot. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
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PG
Manager II, Advanced Analytics at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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.
Bantu Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Director at Globant
Mar 12, 2025
I would rate Microsoft Security Copilot nine out of ten.
Surcel Stefan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Industrial Agency at CUSHMAN WAKEFIELD
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.
Sandeep Kamble - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner & CPO at Sensfrx
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.
Pradeep Gururaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Information Technology Security at Tyson Foods
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.
Hiram Machado - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO / CISO at adaQuest Inc
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.
reviewer2700648 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security engineer at a university with 10,001+ employees
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.
 

Microsoft Security Copilot Cons review quotes

Albert Schot - PeerSpot reviewer
Microsoft 365 Consultant at Schot Consultancy
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
Senior Application Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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.
Darwin Lopez - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at Professional Contract Services, Inc
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.
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Security Copilot. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
881,082 professionals have used our research since 2012.
PG
Manager II, Advanced Analytics at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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.
Bantu Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Director at Globant
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.
Surcel Stefan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Industrial Agency at CUSHMAN WAKEFIELD
Apr 4, 2025
It would be beneficial if Microsoft Security Copilot could work across multiple systems.
Sandeep Kamble - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner & CPO at Sensfrx
Apr 28, 2025
The UI needs improvement because it can be distracting with some windows on your right and left sides.
Pradeep Gururaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Information Technology Security at Tyson Foods
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.
Hiram Machado - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO / CISO at adaQuest Inc
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.
reviewer2700648 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security engineer at a university with 10,001+ employees
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.