Level Up Security – How MSSPs and Copilot for Security Work Together

Granting partners access to Microsoft Copilot for Security

allows authorized security partners, like Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), to help you manage your security posture using Microsoft Copilot for Security.?

Enter Microsoft Copilot for Security: Your AI-Powered Security Sidekick…

Machine Learning Muscle

Imagine having an always-on security analyst scanning your systems for threats—that’s Copilot.

Copilot processes 78 trillion security signals daily. It uses these signals to detect issues/potential threats beforehand.

Actionable Insights

Copilot doesn’t just spot problems; it provides concrete recommendations for resolution. Literally, it empowers your security staff to understand & prioritize critical issues.

There are two good ways to do this:

1. Granular Delegated Admin Privileges (GDAP)

With this method, you give your partner permission to manage Copilot for Security in your tenant. Then, they can give appropriate permissions to specific security groups.

Benefits of GDAP

• True Control: You get to specify what your MSSP can do and what is off-limits, enabling them to work without creating vulnerabilities.
• Seamless Collaboration: Your MSSP will be able to collaborate within your Copilot account, scrutinizing warnings, acting upon threats, and researching events without any more accounts.

2. B2B Collaboration

In this method, you create guest accounts in your tenant and then invite individual users from your MSSP to log in to your tenant. This access allows them to perform critical security tasks like analyzing security alerts, investigating incidents, responding to threats, and whatnot.

Benefits of B2B Collaboration

• Quick Access: No complex procedures required to secure MSSP collaboration.
• Clear Accountability: By single-account access, everyone’s activity is easily traceable.

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B2B Collaboration vs. GDAP: Granting MSSPs Access to Copilot for Security

How does Copilot for Security work?

Microsoft Copilot for Security uses generative AI capabilities to process user prompts and while generating contextual responses, it enhances security outcomes by helping security professionals to perform tasks like incident response, threat hunting, intelligence gathering, posture management, and whatnot.

Copilot for Security easily integrates with Microsoft Security products including Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, Intune, etc. using plugins and proprietary Microsoft tech to deliver an immersive experience.

How to Set up Copilot Security?

First of all, your users need an Azure subscription and Entra ID enrollment (previously, Azure AD). The setup involves integration with Microsoft Security tools and configuration of third-party plugins (if necessary).

Detailed documentation and support resources are available on Microsoft’s website.

How much will the security Copilot cost?

Microsoft’ Copilot for Security uses a pay-as-you-go model. Its pricing is based on consumption, measured in Security Compute Units (SCUs). You can start with a minimum provision of 3 SCUs per hour ($4 per hour).

You can utilize Microsoft’s pricing calculator on their Azure website to estimate costs according to your specific usage.

The Power of Partnership: Unleash the Benefits of Granting MSSP Access for Copilot

When you give your MSSP partner secure access to Copilot for Security, you are doing more than making their job easier.

You’re unearthing a treasure chest of benefits that elevate your security program.

Leverage World-class Security Expertise

MSSPs as Your Security Braintrust: Your MSSP has seen it all and is on the cutting edge of the latest in cybersecurity threats.

They can work with Copilot for Security hand in hand to provide a second eye in case something is just off – something your busy team running Copilot and other IT services may miss.

Go from Alert Tidal Wave to Actionable Information

False alarms are possible with Copilot since automated systems cannot think like humans. An MSSP can virtually prioritize the automated alerts your systems send through Copilot and act as an extra layer to flag “most likely a problem” alerts.

Here’s how your alert life can change:

• Improve Alert Operation: MSSPs can use your already-in-place Copilot dynamic learning and automation to prioritize and put aside 9 out of 10 false alarms. Suddenly, it’s a stream of knowledge, not a fire hydrant of information!
• Intervention Response: MSSPs can use their own skills based on what they see coming from Copilot to speed up the clock when the bad guys hit. This can save you hours or even days and potentially millions of dollars.

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• An MSSP can answer the endless security questions Copilot for Security brings to your security team every day. This frees up your team to do other chores and to advocate and find strategies to save you money in security over the long term.
• Allow for in-house Policy Building: An MSSP can help you build a security-minded business culture which can save you lots of money in insurance policies in the future.

In the end, allowing your MSSP partners exclusive access to Copilot for Security is an investment in a harder and increasingly difficult security posture.

Your Copilot for Security tenant and your MSSP can work as one to combat whatever comes your way.

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