Introduction

  • 2 minutes

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, ensuring the security and integrity of your Microsoft 365 Copilot deployment is paramount. This module is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement a robust Zero Trust security framework. You delve into the essentials of preparing for Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot using Zero Trust security, and explore how to apply Zero Trust principles effectively across your deployment. By adhering to these principles, you can fortify your entire Microsoft 365 ecosystem against potential threats by:

  • Safeguarding your data.
  • Managing identities and access.
  • Ensuring secure collaboration within Microsoft Teams.

Throughout this module, you explore how to deploy various Zero Trust security measures essential for a secure Microsoft Copilot environment. You're guided through recommendations and best practices for configuring Microsoft Copilot, applying Zero Trust principles to Microsoft 365 Copilot deployments, and ensuring comprehensive data protection. Additionally, you cover the deployment and validation of identity and access management, app protection policies, device management protection, and threat protection services. By the end of this training, you should be able to enforce minimum user permissions to data, ensuring a secure and efficient operational framework for your organization.

Scenario

Imagine you're a security officer at a large corporation that's planning to implement AI tools like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot. You know that introducing these tools can pose potential security risks, especially concerning data protection. Your task is to ensure that these AI tools are introduced safely into your organization's digital environment, without compromising the security of user accounts, devices, applications, and data.

To achieve this goal, you decide to build upon the foundation of Zero Trust security, a model that operates on the principle of 'never trust, always verify.'

Learning objectives

The topics covered in this module include:

  • Prepare for Microsoft Copilots using Zero Trust security
  • Apply Zero Trust principles to your Microsoft Copilot deployment
  • Explore Zero Trust recommendations for your Copilot configuration
  • Apply Zero Trust principles to your Microsoft 365 Copilot deployment
  • Deploy or validate your data protection
  • Deploy or validate your identity and access
  • Deploy or validate your App Protection policies
  • Deploy or validate your device management protection
  • Deploy or validate your threat protection services
  • Deploy or validate secure collaboration for Microsoft Teams
  • Deploy or validate minimum user permissions to data

Goals

This module should equip you with the knowledge and strategies to implement a Zero Trust security model in your organization. This information is important when introducing AI tools like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot. This knowledge should enable you to enhance the security of your organization's digital estate while applying the benefits of AI.