Insider Threats in the Copilot Era: How to Prevent Human + AI Mistakes Before They Happen

As organisations adopt AI-assisted tools such as Microsoft Copilot, maintaining the right balance between productivity and security becomes increasingly complex. Insider risks — whether accidental or intentional — are amplified in the era of generative AI, making strong human and technological safeguards essential. In this webinar, we’ll explore how the insider threat landscape is evolving and how AI-driven tools can contribute to unintentional data exposure or be misused by malicious insiders. You’ll gain insight into the proactive controls organisations can implement using Microsoft Purview, Defender, and governance best practices. If you are introducing Copilot while protecting sensitive data, this session offers practical guidance for reducing risk without limiting innovation.

This session explores how the insider threat landscape is evolving in the era of generative AI. We will look at how Copilot can contribute to unintentional data exposure, how malicious insiders may attempt to exploit AI-driven capabilities, and the proactive controls organisations can implement using Microsoft Purview, Defender, and governance best practices.

In This Session, You’ll Learn…

How AI tools like Copilot reshape the modern insider risk landscape
Common human–AI interaction mistakes that can lead to data exposure
How Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management and DLP mitigate threats
How Defender supports detection and response to insider activity
How governance and safe prompting practices reduce risk while enabling productivity

This session is perfect for…

Security leaders and risk managers protecting organisational data
IT administrators implementing Microsoft 365 governance controls
Compliance teams overseeing insider risk and data protection
Organisations adopting Copilot while maintaining secure AI usage

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Andrew Driver

Andrew Driver is a highly experienced Microsoft trainer delivering LIVE instructor-led training in cybersecurity, cloud, AI and Microsoft Copilot. With decades of hands-on experience working with and alongside Microsoft, he helps professionals strengthen security, prepare for certifications, and adopt modern cloud and AI tools with confidence and clear, practical guidance.

Meet Andrew Driver – a veteran Microsoft Trainer, and one of our most experienced Cybersecurity, Cloud and Copilot instructors.

Andrew has been a Microsoft Trainer since 1997, and for most of that time has worked for and alongside Microsoft across roles, including technology evangelist, partner consultant, IT architect and designer.

Today, he specialises in Cybersecurity, AI, Cloud and Microsoft Copilot, helping individuals and organisations navigate the complexities of modern IT and security, while unlocking productivity through tools like Microsoft 365, Cloud services, and AI-powered transformation.
He has for example delivered a number of Microsoft-sponsored Copilot events for partners, sharing practical guidance on adopting and using Copilot effectively.

Andrew has a unique talent for turning complex concepts into something practical and accessible, empowering people to work smarter, faster and with greater confidence.

As a trainer, he is dedicated to delivering exceptional learning experiences and helping every student get the most out of their tools, skills and potential.

If you’re ready to build stronger security, cloud or AI capabilities, Andrew offers the experience and perspective that make a real difference.

Discover Andrew’s upcoming courses with Readynez and take a step toward being future-ready.

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Insider Threats in the Copilot Era: How to Prevent Human + AI Mistakes Before They Happen