Netwrix Innovation Week: Copilot Readiness – Prepare your Hybrid Data Estate to Unleash AI

Everyone is talking about Microsoft 365 Copilot. The promise is clear: faster answers, smarter workflows, and a boost in productivity. But here’s the catch: Copilot doesn’t know the difference between what people should access and what they simply can access.

That means overshared files, over-permissioned identities, and misclassified data can all become fuel for accidental data exposure. AI makes information easier to find, even when it shouldn’t be found.

As part of Netwrix Innovation Week, we sat down to discuss how organizations can balance Copilot’s promise with the realities of data and identity risk.

👉 Explore every Innovation Week conversation to hear how Netwrix leaders are reimagining data and identity security across the 1Secure Platform — from AI-driven risk remediation to Copilot readiness and beyond.

The New Risk Equation

Organizations embracing Copilot face a new security challenge:

• Data overexposure: Sensitive documents hidden in SharePoint or Teams can suddenly resurface in prompts.
• Excessive access: Identities often accumulate permissions they don’t need, creating hidden pathways to data.
• Compliance gaps: Without classification and monitoring, Copilot can unintentionally break regulatory controls.

It’s no longer just an IT problem. Security, compliance, and business stakeholders all have a seat at the table.

How Netwrix Is Innovating

Netwrix unites data security and identity security so organizations can prepare for Copilot without creating unnecessary risk. With solutions like:

• Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) to discover and classify sensitive data, spot overexposure, and remediate permissions.
• Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) to strengthen Active Directory and Entra ID against misconfigurations and suspicious activity.
• Privileged Access Management (PAM) to enforce just-in-time privileges and reduce standing risks.

Together, these controls build measurable confidence in your security posture, a critical step before enabling Copilot.

We are evolving DSPM into a readiness layer for Microsoft Copilot. New dashboards, risk scoring, and maturity assessments to provide visibility into where sensitive data lives, how it is shared, and whether related identities are secure.

This tailored experience allows organizations to measure their security posture, prioritize remediation, and confidently adopt AI-driven tools without introducing unnecessary risk.

Unlike vendors that address data, identity, and cloud security in silos, Netwrix brings these perspectives together to give organizations a complete view of their risk posture.

Innovation also extends to identity security. Through integration with tools like Pingcastle, Netwrix continuously assesses the security posture of identities and Active Directory to ensure risky or over-permissioned accounts cannot become gateways to sensitive data.

By reframing security as an enabler of innovation, Netwrix empowers organizations to accelerate AI adoption with confidence. The result: measurable outcomes such as reduced excessive permissions, increased data classification, and improved audit readiness.

Why Governance Matters

The cloud’s shared responsibility model means Microsoft secures the infrastructure, but the responsibility for data and identities rests with you. If a document is over-shared internally, and Copilot exposes it to the wrong person, that’s on the organization, not Microsoft.

This makes governance more than a checkbox. It’s the foundation of safe AI adoption.

Innovation Week at Netwrix

Netwrix Innovation Week is a multi-day series highlighting the breakthroughs shaping the future of data and identity security. Each day focuses on a different theme — from our 1Secure Platform and Netwrix AI, to Access Analyzer, Copilot Readiness, ITDR, and beyond. The series builds toward the virtual Netwrix Innovation Summit on 22 October, where our leadership team will showcase how these innovations connect into a unified vision.