Welcome to the AI Copilot Podcast, analyzing the latest AI Copilot and agent developments from Microsoft and its partners, delving into customer use cases, and exploring how AI plus the Cloud helps customers reimagine their business. In this episode, Tom Smith speaks with Dorothy Li, Corporate Vice President and Engineering Lead for Security Copilot and Ecosystem at Microsoft, about new security agents from the company and a group of prominent partners.
Highlights
Growth of Security Threats and Role of AI (1:45)
Microsoft’s announcement included key data points: processing of 84 trillion signals per day and detecting over 30 billion phishing emails. Li discusses the rapid growth of security threats, noting a 20% increase in signals and a doubling of threat actors in less than a year.
AI plays a significant role in both defending against and amplifying security risks, according to Microsoft’s AI Red Team.
Microsoft’s Strategy with Security Agents (4:53)
Li explains the need for automation in cybersecurity. Agents represent a new frontier in intelligent automation, allowing for flexible rules and continuous learning. The agents announced are just the beginning, with plans to expand the ecosystem with partner agents. Security Copilot acts as an orchestrator, managing and integrating the agents and tools.
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Functionality of Specific Security Agents (10:50)
Li explains the functionality of each of the new agents:
- Phishing Triage Agent analyzes user-submitted phishing emails
- Alert Triage Agent helps alleviate alert fatigue by triaging data security alerts.
- Conditional Access Optimization Agent optimizes user and application access policies
- Vulnerability Remediation Agent identifies and patches vulnerabilities
- Threat Intelligence Briefing Agent provides a briefing on how an organization is exposed
- Insider Risk management and Data Loss Prevention agents help categorize and prioritize alerts
Partner Agents and Ecosystem Strategy (22:13)
Partner agents are being delivered by OneTrust, Aviatrix, Blue Voyant, Tanium, and Fletch. Customers can find these agents in the Security Copilot Portal, with an agent library available at the end of April.
