Want to scale cyber defenders? Focus on AI-enabled security and organization-wide training

This Microsoft guidance describes using generative AI (Copilot for Security) together with targeted security awareness and education to scale defender knowledge, automate routine tasks, and reduce human-related risk. It recommends four training pillars—identify organizational risks, establish metrics, incentivize behavioral change, and build a self-sustaining security culture—and highlights AI's role in improving defender efficiency and enabling skill-based hiring.