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New Microsoft product uses cybersecurity AI to help companies track hackers
OUR TAKECybersecurity professionals in summarising suspicious events and uncovering hackers’ cunning tactics, marks a significant advancement in the field of cybersecurity. The launch of the tool will enable cybersecurity professionals to identify potential threats more quickly and act on them quick…
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OUR TAKECybersecurity professionals in summarising suspicious events and uncovering hackers’ cunning tactics, marks a significant advancement in the field of cybersecurity. The launch of the tool will enable cybersecurity professionals to identify potential threats more quickly…
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OUR TAKE Cybersecurity professionals in summarising suspicious events and uncovering hackers’ cunning tactics, marks a significant advancement in the field of cybersecurity. The launch of the tool will enable cybersecurity professionals to identify potential threats more quickly and act on them quickly, enhancing cybersecurity measures and safeguarding user data and privacy. -Jennifer YU, BYW reporter Microsoft plans to release artificial intelligence (AI) tools on April 1 to help cybersecurity workers produce summaries of suspicious incidents and identify the devious methods hackers use to conceal their intentions.
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Analysis
Microsoft unveiled its Copilot for Security about a year ago and has been testing it with corporate customers ever since. According to Andrew Conway, Microsoft’s vice-president of security marketing, “Testers include British Petroleum and Dow Chemical and now number hundreds of partners and customers, customers will pay a fee based on usage.” Microsoft is working to infuse its major product lines with AI tools from partner OpenAI and persuade corporate customers to buy subscriptions, the safe Copilot is part of Microsoft’s ongoing efforts. The security Copilot is part of Microsoft’s ongoing effort to infuse its major product lines with AI tools from partner OpenAI and persuade corporate customers to buy subscriptions. Also Read: Microsoft to train Philippine women in AI, cybersecurity “There are several things, given the seriousness of the use case, that we are doing to address risks,” Conway said, including seeking ongoing feedback on the product and where it falls short. “All of that said, security is still a place today where security products generate false positives and generate false negatives. That is just the nature of the space,” he added.
Key Points
- Copilot for Security is designed to write summaries of suspected cyberattacks and answer questions in plain English
- Microsoft says security workers using the new tool perform 26% faster and with 35% more accuracy
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