Top Questions Security Teams Ask about Copilot for M365 by Vectra AI Product Team

Vectra AI cautions that Copilot for Microsoft 365, while boosting productivity, can be abused by attackers with compromised accounts to perform fast, enterprise-wide searches that accelerate reconnaissance, credential discovery, lateral movement, and targeted phishing. The post outlines Copilot search behaviors and limitations, gaps in Microsoft 365 audit visibility, ways attackers can bypass restrictions, and recommends AI-driven behavioral analytics to detect and respond to Copilot-enabled attacks in real time.