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Is Microsoft 365 Copilot safe for work?

Microsoft 365 Copilot brings generative AI into Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams across your tenant. Here is where it shows up, and how to see and govern it across your team.

What it is
Microsoft 365 Copilot brings generative AI into Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams across your tenant.
Where it shows up
In the browser, and as desktop and in-app assistants.
The data risk
Drafts can carry customer names, contracts, and unpublished material.
Govern it with Northbeams

See who uses Microsoft 365 Copilot, then decide.

Northbeams catalogues Microsoft 365 Copilot and shows every user across the browser, desktop, CLI, and MCP surfaces, plus the network. Then block it, allow it by team, or sandbox it, in one click.

  • •See every user of Microsoft 365 Copilot, tied to a person, not a mystery IP
  • •Block, allow by team, or sandbox Microsoft 365 Copilot in one click
  • •Coach users toward your sanctioned alternative at the DNS layer
  • •Keep signed evidence of Microsoft 365 Copilot usage for your AI inventory and auditor

Common questions

How do I see who is using Microsoft 365 Copilot?
Install Northbeams across your fleet and your first sweep lands within 24 hours, with every Microsoft 365 Copilot user attributed by name across browser, desktop, CLI, and MCP. No proxy, no MITM cert, no network change.
Can I block Microsoft 365 Copilot?
Yes. Block it, allow it by team, or sandbox it in one click, and coach users toward a sanctioned tool at the DNS layer.
Is Microsoft 365 Copilot sanctioned or high-risk?
That is your call. Northbeams sorts every tool as sanctioned, unknown, or high-risk and lets you set the policy per team. Microsoft 365 Copilot sits in the unknown bucket by default until you decide.

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