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Get started with onboarding to Microsoft Security Copilot

Microsoft Security Copilot is a generative AI security product that empowers security and IT professionals to respond to cyber threats, process signals, and assess risk exposure at the speed and scale of AI. For an overview, see What is Security Copilot?.

Note

Disclaimer: This documentation is only intended for customers using commercial clouds. Currently, Security Copilot isn't designed for use by customers using US government clouds, including but not limited to GCC, GCC High, DoD, and Microsoft Azure Government. For more information, consult with your Microsoft representative.

There are two categories of Security Copilot customers:

  • Microsoft 365 E5 Security Copilot included customers

    Microsoft Security Copilot is included with your Microsoft 365 E5 license. However, eligibility alone does not enable access, Security Copilot must be rolled out in your tenant for access. Microsoft sends a 30‑day advance notification, and your tenant is auto provisioned after the notification period ends. Once provisioning is complete, Security Copilot is ready for use. See, How do I know if my tenant is enabled for Security Copilot?.

  • Non-Microsoft 365 E5 Security Copilot customers

    If you're not a Microsoft 365 E5 customer, you must follow the manual onboarding steps to provision Security Compute Units (SCUs) so that you can use Security Copilot.

To get started with Security Copilot, use the following guidance:

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This illustration describes the steps to get started with Security Copilot:

Step 1: Identify which customer category applies to you

Before you begin onboarding to Microsoft Security Copilot, you must first determine what type of Security Copilot customer you are.

Your onboarding experience depends on this license status:

  • Microsoft 365 E5 customers might already have Security Copilot included and automatically provisioned.

    Important

    To determine if your organization is eligible, see Eligibility and access requirements.

    To learn what is included with Microsoft 365 E5, see Learn about Security Copilot in Microsoft 365 E5.

  • Non–Microsoft 365 E5 customers must provision Security Compute Units (SCUs) to enable Security Copilot.

    Important

    Do not begin onboarding until you’ve confirmed whether your organization has a Microsoft 365 E5 license.
    The steps you follow and whether you need to purchase capacity depend on this determination.

Step 2: Follow the path applicable to your organization

After you have confirmed your Microsoft 365 E5 license status, use the following guidance to continue.

Microsoft 365 E5 Security Copilot included customers Non–Microsoft 365 E5 Security Copilot customers
Microsoft has auto provisioned Security Copilot. You can start using Security Copilot in your workflows. For more information, see Understand how Security Copilot is auto provisioned for Microsoft 365 E5 customers. Follow the manual onboarding steps. For more information, see Onboarding for non-Microsoft 365 E5 customers.
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