Is Your Organization Ready for Copilot for Microsoft 365?

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is set to revolutionize daily tasks by assisting with designing presentations, creating summaries, and drafting emails. By accessing documents, emails, and files in Microsoft 365 SharePoint and OneDrive, Copilot delivers personalized results.

In theory, it’s a dream come true; however, this convenience also poses a significant risk: sensitive data might be exposed to unauthorized users, causing major security concerns for CISOs and admins.

The Security Concerns of Copilot for Microsoft 365

Microsoft Copilot adheres to your organization’s existing data permissions and policies, ensuring that employees only see the information they are authorized to access.

The problem? Many organizations have improperly configured permissions, allowing employees, and by extension Copilot, to access more, and critically more sensitive, data than they need to do their job.

Misconfigured permissions

Copilot for Microsoft 365 will leverage all the data that an employee has access to, which is usually more than they need to have access to.

Compliance

Copilot’s actions may inadvertently violate data protection regulations, such as GDPR.