Cybersecurity software provider Tanium Inc. today announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp. to provide data to Copilot for Security, the software and cloud giant’s artificial intelligence-driven security service.

The partnership sees Tanium providing real-time endpoint data and intelligence directly into Copilot for Security, allowing users to gain access to data that helps eliminate blind spots. The data also helps security teams proactively identify vulnerabilities and quickly respond to the most important threats.

Microsoft pitches Copilot for Security as an AI-powered cybersecurity solution that allows security professionals to respond to cyberthreats quickly, process signals rapidly and assess risk exposure efficiently. The service combines a specialized language model with security-specific capabilities, incorporating a variety of security skills informed by global threat intelligence.

Tanium is a real-time cloud-based endpoint management and security company with a platform that unifies information technology operations and security teams on a single platform through real-time visibility, control and remediation. The company says its platform enables organizations to break down traditional silos and reduce complexity, cost and risks.

The combination of Tanium and Security for Copilot, the companies say, gives organizations access to robust, accurate and real-time data about their endpoints to improve their cybersecurity posture.

“AI is one of the defining technologies of our time and has the potential to drive meaningful, step-change progress in cybersecurity,” Ann Johnson, corporate vice president at Microsoft Security Business Development, said ahead of the announcement. “Security is a team sport and we are pleased to work alongside our Security Copilot partner ecosystem to deliver customers solutions that enhance cyber defenses and make the promise of AI real.”

Tanium Chief Technology Officer Matt Quinn added that “today’s announcement represents a new era of generative AI and furthers a commitment to our joint customers in providing the power of certainty.”

Tanium is a venture capital-backed startup, although given it has raised $1.06 billion in funding, according to Tracxn, why it’s still a startup and hasn’t gone public or been acquired yet is a conversation for another day. Tanium’s last round was $150 million Series F in 2021.

Investors in Tanium include Salesforce Ventures LLC, Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC), Baillie Gifford & Co. Ltd., T. Rowe Price Associates Ltd., Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Agile Equity Partners LP and Institutional Venture Partners LP.

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