How to Secure and Govern Microsoft 365 Copilot at Scale

According to Gartner®, security and governance concerns are a significant barrier to Generative AI adoption. In their 2024 survey: Impact of GenAI in the Digital Workplace, 57% of respondents limited their GenAI rollout to low-risk/ trusted users and 40% delayed their rollout by three months or more due to data security and governance concerns. To remedy this, Gartner recommends augmenting GenAI with third-party data security and governance add-ons.   
 

According to AvePoint, one must read this Gartner report to:  

• Learn how to secure GenAI deployments across your organization for safe adoption.
• Discover practical governance strategies to manage GenAI access and usage.
• Master techniques to prevent data oversharing and security risks that stall AI projects.  

*Gartner, “How to Secure and Govern Microsoft 365 Copilot at Scale,” Max Goss, Avivah Litan, Dan Wilson 23 January, 2025. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.  

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