Microsoft is bringing generative AI capabilities to its security software.
Microsoft (MSFT) announced on Wednesday that it’s adding generative AI technology to some of its most important security services via its Microsoft Security Copilot.
The news, part of the company’s Ignite conference held in Seattle, WA, comes as Microsoft continues to take advantage of the explosion in interest in generative AI, which kicked off with the debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in Nov. 2022.
Generative AI is a form of AI software that is able to use predictive capabilities to search for and provide answers to user queries using natural language.
Microsoft says it is now combining its Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, and Microsoft Security Copilot into a single platform that will allow cybersecurity workers to search for and address threats in English via generative AI. Other languages are coming in the future.
Microsoft’s Sentinel is a platform that allows cybersecurity professionals to detect and hunt for threats, while Microsoft Defender helps them protect against, and address, attacks.
