Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud and workloadsRemediate recommendations with Microsoft Security Copilot
In brief
The article now explicitly lists Defender for Cloud, Azure Copilot, and Security Compute Unit prerequisites, with updated link text and a revised “Next steps” anchor.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators can use the updated prerequisites and links to verify access before following the remediation guidance.
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud integrates with Microsoft Security Copilot so you can remediate recommendations from the recommendations page by using natural language prompts. This workflow helps you reduce risk and improve your security posture.
Once Security Copilot summarizes a recommendation in Defender for Cloud, you can choose how to handle it. You can then use prompts to guide the remediation process. Before you start, make sure you have Defender for Cloud enabled, access to Azure Copilot, and Security Compute Units assigned for Security Copilot.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Remediate a recommendation
If you're unable or unsure how to remediate a recommendation, you can ask Copilot for more information. You can also delegate the recommendation to an appropriate person if needed.
Next stepsteps
[!div class="nextstepaction"] Delegate recommendations with Microsoft Security Copilot
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ title: Remediate recommendations with Microsoft Security Copilot description: Learn how to remediate recommendations with Copilot in Microsoft Defender for Cloud and improve your security posture. ms.topic: how-to-ms.date: 09/25/2025+ms.date: 07/03/2026+ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1013 #customer intent: As a security professional, I want to understand how to use Copilot to remediate recommendations in Defender for Cloud so that I can improve my security posture. ai-usage: ai-assisted ---@@ -11,17 +12,17 @@ ai-usage: ai-assisted Microsoft Defender for Cloud integrates with Microsoft Security Copilot so you can remediate recommendations from the recommendations page by using natural language prompts. This workflow helps you reduce risk and improve your security posture. -Once Security Copilot summarizes a recommendation in Defender for Cloud, you can choose how to handle it. You can then use prompts to guide the remediation process.+Once Security Copilot summarizes a recommendation in Defender for Cloud, you can choose how to handle it. You can then use prompts to guide the remediation process. Before you start, make sure you have Defender for Cloud enabled, access to Azure Copilot, and Security Compute Units assigned for Security Copilot. ## Prerequisites Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites: -- [Enable Defender for Cloud on your environment](connect-azure-subscription.md).+- [Enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud](connect-azure-subscription.md). -- [Have access to Azure Copilot](/azure/copilot/overview).+- [Azure Copilot overview](/azure/copilot/overview). -- [Have Security Compute Units assigned for Microsoft Security Copilot](/copilot/security/get-started-security-copilot).+- [Get started with Microsoft Security Copilot](/copilot/security/get-started-security-copilot). ## Remediate a recommendation @@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ Copilot in Defender for Cloud can help you remediate recommendations. If you're unable or unsure how to remediate a recommendation, you can ask Copilot for more information. You can also delegate the recommendation to an appropriate person if needed. -## Next step+<a name="next-step"></a>+## Next steps > [!div class="nextstepaction"] > [Delegate recommendations with Microsoft Security Copilot](delegate-with-copilot.md)