Microsoft Events, with speakers Eugenie Burrage and Jason Roszak, cover how Intune is integrating AI, Copilot, and enhanced security to empower IT and protect endpoints.

What’s New in Microsoft Intune: AI-Driven Endpoint Security and IT Empowerment

Speakers: Eugenie Burrage, Jason Roszak Event: Microsoft Ignite 2025, Session BRK341

Overview

This session dives into major updates across Microsoft Intune, focusing on:

  • Deeper data exploration with Copilot
  • Simplified workflows and cloud-native deployments
  • Scaling with new agent-based capabilities

The session emphasizes creating resilient, secure, and productive IT environments to counter evolving threats, manage app updates, and ensure device compliance.

Key Announcements and Features

1. Intune Recovery for Device Restoration

A new feature that streamlines device recovery operations for organizations, minimizing downtime and supporting robust device management.

2. Enhanced Application Inventory & Reporting

Significant overhaul of app inventory and reporting provides IT admins with deeper visibility across all managed endpoints. This enables more informed decision-making for compliance and updates.

3. AI Capabilities in Intune

a. Assistive and Agent Experiences

  • Transitioning from traditional assistive experiences to more autonomous, agentic AI models
  • Goal: Reduce manual admin effort and anticipate IT needs

b. Copilot Chat & Explorer

  • Integrate natural language processing for device management, policy queries, and trouble-shooting
  • Enable administrators to interact with Intune using conversational prompts

4. Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM)

A new dashboard centralizes the management of endpoint privilege, helping IT teams assign, audit, and control elevated privilege tasks securely.

5. Defender and Intune Integration

Leverages automation to remediate vulnerabilities, reducing attack surfaces with minimal human intervention. Integrates threat signals from Defender directly into Intune for seamless security operations.

Chapters Highlights

  • Intune Recovery Announcement: Streamlines device restoration
  • App Inventory Overhaul: Modernizes reporting and visibility
  • AI Experiences: Copilot Chat/Explorer for management in natural language
  • Privilege Management Dashboard: Centralizes and controls endpoint privileges
  • Automation via Defender: Automatically remediates vulnerabilities

Additional Resources

Conclusion

This session demonstrates Microsoft’s commitment to empowering IT through AI, automation, and enhanced security in Intune. The updates equip organizations to proactively face threats, streamline operations, and support productive environments.