Safeguarding Sensitive Data in Microsoft 365 Copilot with Purview DLP (GA Release)

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The challenge with sensitive data and access to Copilot Microsoft 365 Copilot empowers users with AI-driven assistance across Microsoft 365 apps, but it also raises concerns about accidental oversharing of sensitive information. In response, Microsoft has extended its Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities to Microsoft 365 Copilot, allowing organizations to enforce information protection policies within AI workflows. The DLP for Microsoft 365 Copilot has been in preview for some time, but Microsoft has now announced it is released for GA (General Availability). Among some of the interesting features are new features like alerting and policy simulation. Key details:  Rollout Timeline: As of June 2025, the rollout has begun. It should be completed worldwide by late July 2025. Scope: Initially, DLP for Copilot was available for Copilot Chat scenarios. By the time of GA this is expanding to Copilot in core Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well. Ensuring that DLP prote...

Microsoft Copilot coming to Teams and Outlook for users with Entra accounts

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Microsoft is expanding the Microsoft Copilot for users with Entra licenses, and the distinctions between the different versions are becoming increasingly blurred. Initially, when Copilot was released, there was the "Bing/Chat" version for commercial use. This version did not necessarily protect company data from being harvested or used for training purposes. Microsoft also released the enterprise-protected Copilot version for all users with an M365 E5 license about the same time. Although this version did not integrate searches or features with company data, it at least promised to keep data and queries private to the organization when used.

Subsequently, Microsoft revised the requirements for accessing the enterprise-protected version of Copilot, making it available to everyone with an Entra User License, effectively including virtually anyone within an M365 tenant.

Now, further changes are on the horizon for this group of users. Starting mid-January, Microsoft will enhance this offering even further. Soon, users will be able to access Copilot directly from Teams and Outlook, in addition to the existing web interface (BizChat). This is mentioned in Roadmap ID 420330

While I believe this is a positive development, it may cause confusion among users who might assume they now have Copilot licenses. Therefore, it is important to train and inform your users about the differences in behavior of these apps and integrations for users with and without a Copilot license. For instance, explaining why they might experience different results based on the actual license and version of Copilot they are using is essential.

If you want to help your users find the app, an admin can follow this guide to pin the app for the endusers. Or you can let them find it and pin it for themselves.