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Introduction

Microsoft continues to expand its AI-powered security capabilities with Microsoft Security Copilot. It is designed to help security teams respond faster, investigate threats efficiently, and simplify day-to-day security operations across Microsoft security products.

If you want to understand Microsoft Security Copilot in detail, this session is worth watching 🎥
https://youtu.be/g2I1rozWGVI

Security Copilot Virtual Workshop 👨‍💻

Microsoft is also conducting an upcoming workshop for customers who want hands-on learning: This workshop will cover Security Copilot integration across:

  • Entra
  • Intune
  • Purview
  • Defender

You can use the official Microsoft page above to enroll.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/accelerate-your-security-copilot-readiness-with-our-global-technical-workshop-se/4483805

Important Licensing and Pricing Details 💰

Here are some important points customers should know:

Included Security Compute Units (SCU)

Microsoft 365 E5 customers will receive:

  • 400 Security Compute Units (SCU) for every 1,000 M365 E5 licenses
  • Maximum monthly allocation up to 10,000 SCU

Availability

  • M365 E5 customers are expected to have this benefit enabled by June 2026 📅

SCU Calculation

  • Microsoft has not yet published a public calculation model for SCU consumption.

Overage Usage

  • Overage SCU usage is currently disabled for SCUs allocated through M365 E5 licensing.

Pay-As-You-Go Pricing

  • Additional SCUs can be purchased through Pay-As-You-Go at $6 USD per SCU

Non-M365 E5 Customers

  • Organizations without M365 E5 licensing can still purchase Microsoft Security Copilot separately.

Roles and Access Management 🔑

Within the Security Copilot portal:

  • Owner
  • Contributor

These are the main built-in roles available in securitycopilot.microsoft.com

By default, Global Admins and some privileged roles receive access. Other users can be assigned Contributor access based on business requirements.

Built-in Integrations 🛡️

Microsoft Security Copilot is integrated with key Microsoft security platforms including:

  • Microsoft Defender XDR
  • Microsoft Sentinel
  • Microsoft Intune
  • Microsoft Entra
  • Microsoft Purview
  • Defender for Cloud

This allows security teams to use AI assistance directly inside tools they already use.

Final Thoughts 🚀

Microsoft Security Copilot is becoming an important part of the Microsoft security ecosystem. With included SCUs for M365 E5 customers, deep integrations, and expanding workshops, now is a good time for organizations to start planning adoption and readiness.

For security teams already using Microsoft security products, this can help improve efficiency, investigation speed, and operational response.