Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Easily select a template while you create a new PowerPoint presentation with Copilot

🚨 The Signal: Copilot in PowerPoint now allows users to select organisational or Microsoft templates when creating new presentations. This change improves brand consistency but introduces a new vector for template-based content risks if not properly governed.

The Impact

All Copilot users are affected, with a moderate security risk related to content governance and potential data exposure through template misuse.

• End-users: Risk of inadvertently using templates that could expose sensitive data.
• Security Team: Increased need to audit and secure organisational templates used by Copilot.
• Admins: Requirement to ensure template libraries are free from malicious or non-compliant content.

The Action

1. Review and secure all organisational PowerPoint templates for sensitive data and compliance.
2. Implement data loss prevention (DLP) policies for content generated or modified by Copilot.
3. Educate users on responsible template selection and data handling when using Copilot.
4. Monitor Copilot usage logs for unusual activity related to template creation and content generation.

Domain: Agentic-AI · Impact: medium · Workload: M365 Apps