{"id":70678,"date":"2026-01-07T13:26:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=70678"},"modified":"2026-04-24T11:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:33:39","slug":"microsoft-365-e5-security-copilot-now-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-365-e5-security-copilot-now-included\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft 365 E5: Security Copilot now included"},"content":{"rendered":"

Effective January 1, 2026, Microsoft Security Copilot is now included with Microsoft 365 E5<\/strong>. Microsoft has updated its Product Terms to reflect that all Microsoft 365 E5 subscribers gain access to Microsoft Security Copilot<\/strong>, with a monthly allocation of Security Compute Units (SCUs)<\/strong> included as part of the subscription. In practical terms, this means organizations with an E5 license can use Security Copilot\u2019s AI-powered security features at no extra licensing cost<\/strong> under their existing Microsoft 365 E5 agreements. This inclusion is designed to make advanced, AI-driven security capabilities more readily available and easier to adopt for Microsoft 365 E5 customers.<\/p>\n

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What is Microsoft Security Copilot?<\/h2>\n

Microsoft Security Copilot is a generative AI-powered security assistant<\/strong>. It helps cybersecurity teams detect, analyze, and respond to threats faster<\/strong> by combining a specialized large language model with Microsoft\u2019s extensive security expertise and threat intelligence. In practice, Security Copilot integrates with Microsoft\u2019s security ecosystem \u2013 for example, it works alongside tools like Microsoft Defender, Entra, Intune, and Purview<\/strong> \u2013 to gather signals and provide insights within the flow of everyday security workflows. Security analysts can interact with Copilot in plain English, asking questions or requesting summaries of incidents, and the tool will generate useful, contextual answers or recommendations. By leveraging Microsoft\u2019s global threat intelligence, Security Copilot can offer up-to-date insights on emerging threats and help assess an organization\u2019s security posture quickly. In short, it acts as an AI copilot for security professionals, assisting with everything from incident investigation to proactive threat hunting, in an easy-to-use conversational interface.<\/p>\n

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Licensing<\/h2>\n

Under the new licensing terms, Microsoft 365 E5 now includes Security Copilot as a built-in entitlement<\/strong>. E5 customers do not need to purchase a separate license<\/strong> or add-on for Security Copilot \u2013 it\u2019s part of the E5 package effective Jan 1, 2026. Along with the service itself, Microsoft provides a base amount of usage capacity in the form of Security Compute Units (SCUs)<\/strong> each month as part of Microsoft 365 E5:<\/p>\n