Varonis for Microsoft 365 Copilot to Detect Abnormal Copilots

Varonis Systems announces Varonis for Microsoft 365 Copilot. The new rollout by Varonis Systems is known to be industry’s first purpose-built solution to secure Microsoft’s AI-powered productivity tool before and after deployment.

Varonis has enhanced its Microsoft 365 security suite by introducing a new feature that enhances the monitoring of Copilot data access in real-time.

Additionally, Varonis for Microsoft 365 Copilot is known to detect any abnormal Copilot interactions and automatically restrict access to sensitive data for both humans and AI agents.

AI tools have the potential to unlock remarkable efficiency improvements. However, if not adequately regulated, they can inadvertently expose confidential information to employees and enable cybercriminals and insider threats to discover, encrypt, or pilfer data at an accelerated pace.

Varonis for Microsoft 365 Copilot rapidly growing feature list includes:

• Copilot posture dashboards. Get a real-time view of sensitive and regulated data exposed to Copilot users, analyze usage trends, and track sensitive data accessed by AI.
• Copilot policy automation. Enforce security policies to continuously limit Copilot’s access to sensitive information and prevent accidental data leakage. Automatically apply sensitivity labels to data created by Copilot.
• Copilot monitoring and forensics. Varonis collects and enriches Copilot events so you can answer questions such as, “Which users accessed sensitive financial data via Copilot this week?”
• Copilot threat detection. Varonis’ user behavior analysis (UBA) engine factors in Copilot activity and notifies customers of abnormal or suspicious Copilot interactions with sensitive data.
• Athena AI integration. Varonis for Microsoft 365 Copilot works with Athena AI’s SOC assistant and natural language search, making it easy to investigate and resolve Copilot-related security incidents.

As a Top-Tier Microsoft partner, Varonis first announced support for Microsoft 365 in 2015 and has grown sales from its Microsoft 365 security suite to more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR).

Varonis’ cloud-based platform and vast experience in securing data within the Microsoft cloud enables its R&D team to swiftly develop new security solutions amidst the AI surge.

“Strong data security posture is necessary to roll out Copilot safely,” said Varonis EVP of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer David Bass. “However, once you deploy, you need ongoing visibility into what Copilot is doing, what sensitive data it’s accessing, and the ability to detect abnormal behavior and policy violations in real time. Varonis for Microsoft 365 Copilot does that.”

Organizations can request a free Microsoft 365 Copilot readiness assessment to evaluate their AI security posture or start a Varonis trial from the Azure Marketplace.