COPILOT RISK & VISIBILITY
Copilot Exposure Assessment
for Microsoft 365
Understand what Copilot can access across your Microsoft 365 environment — before it’s enabled or expanded.
Copilot Exposure Shield™
for Microsoft 365
Copilot Exposure Shield™ is a risk visibility and access assessment for organisations preparing to enable or expand Microsoft Copilot.
It shows what Copilot can already access across your Microsoft 365 environment based on existing permissions, content structure, and access inheritance — before AI amplification exposes information at scale.
This service does not enable Copilot, modify your environment, or force remediation.
It provides leadership and IT teams with clear, documented visibility into how Copilot would surface content across SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, and Microsoft 365 search.
Copilot doesn’t introduce new risk — it reveals existing risk faster.
What It Reveals
Overshared sites, inherited permissions, legacy access, and content exposure paths that already exist — but are rarely visible until Copilot amplifies them.
What It Does Not Do
This assessment does not enable Copilot, rebuild your environment, or push remediation work. Visibility comes first. Decisions come second.
Why It Matters
Copilot accelerates access, summarisation, and discovery. Without visibility, small permission gaps become organisation-wide exposure.
COPILOT RISK & VISIBILITY
Why Copilot Changes the Risk Equation
Access at Scale
Copilot can surface information across SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, and search simultaneously — expanding the reach of every existing permission.
Accelerated Discovery
Search and summarisation mean content no longer stays buried. Copilot makes overlooked files, conversations, and libraries easy to find.
Inherited Permissions
Permissions granted years ago often cascade further than intended. Copilot follows those inheritance paths instantly and consistently.
Exposure Multiplier
What was once hard to locate becomes easy to surface. Small access gaps scale into broader visibility risks when AI is introduced.
What We Assess in a Copilot Exposure Assessment
A focused review of where Copilot would surface information based on your current Microsoft 365 setup.
Permissions & Access Paths
We assess how permissions are inherited across SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, and groups — including legacy access that may no longer be intentional.
Content Exposure Surface
We identify which sites, libraries, and Teams contain information most likely to be surfaced through Copilot search and summarisation.
External & Guest Reach
We review guest access, external sharing, and third-party exposure paths that Copilot can still reference through inherited permissions.
Governance Alignment
We evaluate how ownership, sensitivity labels, and information boundaries align — or conflict — with how Copilot operates at scale.
ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES
Copilot Exposure Assessment Outcomes
A clear, documented view of Copilot exposure across your Microsoft 365 environment — without enabling Copilot or changing your system.
- Copilot Exposure Map
- Identified Risk Zones
- Permission & Access Insights
- External & Guest Impact Summary
- Executive-Ready Findings
Scope
Read-only assessment
Environment Impact
None — no changes made
Outcome
Documented visibility & next-step clarity
ASSESSMENT FIT
When Copilot Exposure Shield™ Fits
This assessment is designed for organisations that need clarity and assurance before making Copilot-related decisions — not speed, enablement, or productivity uplift.
Copilot Is Being Considered
Copilot is planned, proposed, or already enabled — and leadership wants to understand exposure before expanding usage.
Permissions Aren’t Fully Trusted
You suspect inherited permissions, legacy access, or overshared content may exist — but lack a clear view of impact.
Security or Governance Is Involved
IT, security, or compliance teams need documented insight to support internal decisions and approvals.
You Want Copilot Enabled Quickly
If the goal is to turn Copilot on fast or maximise productivity features, this assessment will feel too cautious.
You Expect Immediate Fixes
This service does not remediate issues, rebuild structures, or change permissions as part of the assessment.
The Problem Isn’t Defined Yet
If you don’t know what you’re worried about and want exploratory consulting, Microsoft Expert Assistance is a better first step.
You Lack Decision Authority
If you’re gathering information without influence over access, security, or governance decisions, timing may be premature.
ASSESSMENT FIT
When Copilot Exposure Shield™ Doesn’t Fit
This assessment prioritises visibility over action.
If you’re looking for speed, enablement, or immediate change, this is not the right starting point.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Get clarity on Copilot exposure before decisions are made
A focused assessment to understand what Copilot can already access across your Microsoft 365 environment — without enabling Copilot or changing your system.
Copilot Exposure Shield™ is a fixed assessment engagement.
Pricing is confirmed after intake based on organisation size and complexity, and agreed before work begins.
