Protect AI apps with Microsoft Defender

Stay in control with Microsoft Defender. You can identify which
AI apps and cloud services are in use across your environment,
evaluate their risk levels, and allow or block them as needed—all
from one place. Whether it's a sanctioned tool or a shadow AI
app, you're equipped to set the right policies and respond fast
to emerging threats.


Defender XDR gives you the visibility to track complex attack
paths—linking signals across endpoints, identities, and cloud
apps. Investigate real-time alerts, protect sensitive data from
misuse in AI tools like Copilot, and enforce controls even for
in-house developed apps using system prompts and Azure AI
Foundry.


Rob Lefferts, Microsoft Security CVP, joins Jeremy Chapman to
share how you can safeguard your AI-powered environment with a
unified security approach.


QUICK LINKS:


00:00 - Stay in control with Microsoft Defender


00:39 - Identify and protect AI apps


02:04 - View cloud apps and website in use


04:14 - Allow or block cloud apps


07:14 - Address security risks of internally developed apps


08:44 - Example in-house developed app


09:40 - System prompt


10:39 - Controls in Azure AI Foundry


12:28 - Defender XDR


14:19 - Wrap up


Link References


Get started at https://aka.ms/ProtectAIapps


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