Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud and workloadsSummarize recommendations with Microsoft Security Copilot
In brief
The article now uses simpler wording to explain summarizing Defender for Cloud recommendations with Microsoft Security Copilot, understanding risks, and deciding what to address first. The documented steps remain the same.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators get clearer guidance for using Copilot to interpret recommendations. No administrator action is indicated.
Summaries are generated from the documentation change itself.
Documentation change
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Summarize recommendations with Microsoft Security Copilot
Microsoft Defender for Cloud's integration works with Microsoft Security Copilot lets youCopilot. You can use this feature to summarize a recommendation so you canrecommendations and better understand the risks and vulnerabilities in your environment.
When you summarize a recommendation, you get a quick overview of the recommendation in naturalplain language. ThisThe summary helps you understandlearn what the information presented in a recommendation means and lets you prioritize your remediation efforts.decide what to fix first.
Prerequisites
Summarize with Copilot
After you selectSelect a recommendation, then use Copilot to summarize it. By using prompts, youYou can get a better understanding of the recommendationenter prompts to learn more and decide howwhat to handle it.do next.
- Sign in to the Azure portal.
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ title: Summarize recommendations with Microsoft Security Copilot description: Learn how to summarize recommendations with Microsoft Security Copilot in Microsoft Defender for Cloud and improve your security posture. ms.topic: how-to-ms.date: 09/25/2025-ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange+ms.date: 07/03/2026+ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1013 #customer intent: As a security professional, I want to understand how to use Copilot to summarize recommendations in Defender for Cloud so that I can improve my security posture. ai-usage: ai-assisted --- # Summarize recommendations with Microsoft Security Copilot -Microsoft Defender for Cloud's integration with Microsoft Security Copilot lets you summarize a recommendation so you can better understand the risks and vulnerabilities in your environment.+Microsoft Defender for Cloud works with Microsoft Security Copilot. You can use this feature to summarize recommendations and better understand risks in your environment. -When you summarize a recommendation, you get a quick overview of the recommendation in natural language. This summary helps you understand the information presented in a recommendation and lets you prioritize your remediation efforts.+When you summarize a recommendation, you get a quick overview in plain language. The summary helps you learn what the recommendation means and decide what to fix first. ## Prerequisites @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ When you summarize a recommendation, you get a quick overview of the recommendat ## Summarize with Copilot -After you select a recommendation, use Copilot to summarize it. By using prompts, you can get a better understanding of the recommendation and decide how to handle it.+Select a recommendation, then use Copilot to summarize it. You can enter prompts to learn more and decide what to do next. 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).