Blogs by Ashwin

  Introduction Copilot uses active Microsoft plugins to access security-related data on behalf of authentication. To access the Security Copilot platform, a group or individual must be assigned specific Security Copilot roles.  Security Copilot RBAC roles are not Microsoft Entra roles. Security Copilot roles are defined and managed within Copilot and only grant access to Security Copilot features. Microsoft Entra RBAC grants access across Microsoft portfolio of products including services that contain security data. These roles are managed through the Microsoft Entra admin center.  Azure RBAC controls access to Azure resources like Security Capacity Units (SCU) in a resource group, or Microsoft Sentinel enabled workspaces.  Access Security Copilot platform Configure Security Copilot RBAC to control user access to the Security Copilot platform once Security Copilot has been onboarded. Next, use conditional access policies to further strengthen the security coverage....

  Introduction The generative AI security product called Security Copilot enables IT and security professionals to process signals, evaluate risk exposure, and react to cyberthreats at the speed and scale of artificial intelligence. However firstly, one has to understand the requirements needed to get started with it. Minimum Requirements Subscription- In order to purchase security compute units, one must have an Azure subscription. Security compute units- For Microsoft Copilot to operate reliably and consistently, security compute units are the necessary resource units. Security Copilot is billed on an hourly basis and is offered in a provisioned capacity model. Security Compute Units (SCUs) can be provisioned and scaled up or down at any time. Instead of using 60-minute increments, billing is calculated in hourly blocks with a minimum of one hour. Regardless of start or end times, any usage that occurs within the same hour is billed as a full SCU.  Capacity- In Security Copi...