AI Data Privacy and Security with Copilot4DevOps
The age of generative artificial intelligence has made AI security and data privacy a key concern for companies. In 2022 alone, the Shanghai Police lost 500 million records while Facebook lost 533 million records due to data breaches. A data breach today costs more than 4.5 million dollars. These statistics alone irrefutably show that companies should be concerned about breaches.
Considering this, Modern Requirements4DevOps’ AI feature, Copilot4DevOps was designed to inherit the latest security features and updates from Microsoft and OpenAI for the best possible AI security. This blog dives into the power of Copilot4DevOps and into its security features.
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1. Copilot4DevOps: Features and AI Security
Copilot4DevOps is a natively integrated AI assistant for Azure DevOps that enhances productivity and speeds up project timelines for DevOps professionals. It was developed with the OpenAI API and Azure AI Service and inherits the strict security protocols of both platforms.
When using Copilot4DevOps V4, teams can choose either the OpenAI Service or Azure OpenAI Service LLM.
All interactions with Copilot4DevOps are encrypted. No data is stored by Copilot4DevOps unless the user creates work items, saves the output as documents, or copy/pastes the content elsewhere.
It is available at three levels: Lite, Plus, and Ultimate. Copilot4DevOps Lite is available on the Modern Requirements website and comes standard with Modern Requirements4DevOps. To access Plus and Ultimate versions, an upgrade is needed, or they are also available to purchase as standalone options. The difference between Copilot4DevOps Plus and Copilot4DevOps Ultimate is as follows:
| Feature | Copilot4DevOps Lite | Copilot4DevOps Plus | Copilot4DevOps Ultimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elicit | Generate high-quality output from work items, including requirements, bugs, and test cases. | Generate high-quality output from work items, including requirements, bugs, and test cases. | Same functionality as Plus, ensuring comprehensive coverage. |
| Analyze | Evaluate work items using frameworks like 6Cs, INVEST, PABLO, MoSCoW, and SWOT. | Evaluate work items using frameworks like 6Cs, INVEST, PABLO, MoSCoW, and SWOT. | Same as Plus, with enhanced model performance for deeper insights. |
| Impact Assessment | Assess the impact of specific work items, identifying tasks categorized by severity. | Assess the impact of specific work items, identifying tasks categorized by severity. | Same as Plus, with larger context windows for complex impact analysis. |
| Q&A Assistant | Pose questions to refine requirements and enhance coverage. | Pose questions to refine requirements and enhance coverage. | Same as Plus, but with extended token capacity for lengthy, detailed conversations. |
| Convert | Transform requirements into user stories, use cases, or Gherkin format. | Transform requirements into user stories, use cases, or Gherkin format. | Same as Plus, providing cross-stakeholder alignment. |
| Dynamic Prompt | Not Available | Create custom prompts for flexible and efficient result generation. | Same as Plus but optimized for ultimate customization and dynamic workflows. |
| Transform | Not Available | Summarize, paraphrase, or elaborate requirements, and translate them for distributed teams. | Same functionality with additional token capacity for larger documents and translations. |
| Generate | Not Available | Translate work items into pseudocode or test scripts in various languages. | Enhanced model usage for advanced code generation scenarios. |
| Create Codeless App | Not Available | Design and deploy custom apps without coding. | Same as Plus, optimized for rapid application creation at scale. |
| Diagram | Not Available | Not Available | Generate flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and other visuals from natural language prompts. Refine diagrams manually or via prompts. |
| SOP/Document Generator | Not Available | Not Available | Create professional SOPs and documents using prompts and work item references. Export Word, PDF, or work items. |
| Token Quota | 0.5 million/user/month | 15 million tokens per user/month. | 50 million tokens per user/month, expandable upon request. |
| Custom Instructions | Not Available | Modify interactions, select GPT models (4o or 4o Mini). | Includes GPT-o1 Mini model for even more sophisticated responses. |
| Security | Inherits security from OpenAI and Azure OpenAI. | Inherits security from OpenAI and Azure OpenAI. | Same as Plus, ensuring enterprise-grade compliance and privacy. |
With a generous 30-day free trial, Copilot4DevOps Plus is the most affordable AI for business analysts.
Copilot4DevOps Plus brings these powerful features to Azure DevOps and turns it into a single source of truth for teams within a familiar Microsoft interface. Further, it inherits Microsoft and OpenAI’s advanced privacy and security protocols. Here’s how that benefits you.
2. OpenAI API Data Security and Privacy
Copilot4DevOps strictly adheres to the privacy policies of OpenAI. OpenAI has a stringent privacy policy that prioritizes user data privacy. It does not use API data, inputs, or outputs to improve its models. Furthermore, any deleted conversations are removed from OpenAI systems within 30 days, unless there is a legal requirement for retention.
This policy ensures that users have control over their data and can trust that it is being handled responsibly.
Because of AI’s privacy sensitive nature, Copilot4DevOps Plus inherits OpenAI’s security policies shown in the OpenAI enterprise privacy blog. These may be summarized as follows:
Enterprise Privacy at OpenAI:
- Ownership: You own your inputs and outputs. OpenAI doesn’t use your business data for training.
- Control: You decide who has access. Custom models are exclusively yours.
- Security: OpenAI is audited for SOC 2 compliance (API). It also provides enterprise-level authentication through SAML SSO.
- Encryption: Data encryption at rest (AES-256) and in transit (TLS 1.2+).
FAQ:
- Fine-Tuning Your Model: Your company’s internal model is private.
- GDPR and Privacy Laws: We can support compliance with Data Processing Addendum.
API Platform:
- Copilot4DevOps derives from OpenAI’s API platform, which offers access to models and applications, including fine-tuning for use cases.
- Data Retention and Monitoring: Through the OpenAI API, Copilot4DevOps offers secure retention of API data, with a zero data retention option available.
When using Copilot4DevOps, you can choose between GPT 4o, GPT 4o mini, and GPT o1 mini.
3. Azure OpenAI Data Privacy and Security
Copilot4DevOps is built by Modern Requirements – known as the “go-to” requirements management partner for Microsoft’s Azure DevOps. It is also recognized as one of Microsoft’s AI Transformation partners that “have powered their customers’ transformations and derived value from using generative AI.”
As it is natively built into Azure DevOps, Copilot4DevOps also inherits use of the Azure OpenAI Service. Its advanced security measures ensure that your data is always protected, whether at rest or in transit.
These include automated threat detection, DDoS protection, and regular security audits. These features, combined with Azure’s compliance offerings, make it a reliable choice for enterprises concerned about data privacy.
OpenAI Service processes user data for providing the service and monitoring violations. User data, including prompts, completions, embeddings, and training data:
- Is not shared with others
- Is not used to enhance OpenAI or Microsoft models
- Is not employed for improving products or services
Fine-tuned models created with user data are exclusive for the user’s database and not used by OpenAI, Microsoft, Copilot4DevOps, or Modern Requirements. The Azure Open AI Service operates solely within the Azure environment.
When using Copilot4DevOps, you can choose between GPT 4o, GPT 4o mini or GPT o1 mini. For more information, visit this Microsoft blog.
4. Future Proof AI Security
Security is a key priority for Copilot4DevOps. It was developed with the OpenAI API and Azure AI Service and therefore inherits the strict security protocols of both platforms. This offers access to models and applications, including fine-tuning for use cases.
None of the user prompts and completions are used for improving AI models, keeping companies’ data safe, confidential, and secure. It ensures that while businesses can access the power of AI, they can also rest assured that their data is safe and secure. By harnessing the strengths of Microsoft Services and tools, Copilot4DevOps sets a new standard for the future of DevOps automation.
5. Data Protection and Compliance
Government and regulatory agencies around the world have acknowledged the power of AI tools and have started looking into regulations. In response to this, Copilot4DevOps complies with the latest regulations through Microsoft and OpenAI. This includes:
- Microsoft ensures data protection with the Microsoft Products and Services Data Protection Addendum.
- ChatGPT Enterprise and API Platform comply with Europe’s GDPR and local privacy laws.
- OpenAI can process a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) with customers.
- OpenAI’s API Platform adheres to SOC 2 Type 2 compliance.
- ChatGPT Enterprise adheres to SOC 2 Type 1 compliance and Type 2 compliance is coming soon.
- For healthcare customers, OpenAI can sign Business Associate Agreements (BAA) to support customer compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Beyond Copilot4DevOps, Modern Requirements4DevOps is compliant with all relevant legislations and regulations to maintain compliance across various industries. For the automotive industry, Modern Requirements provides ASPICE and ISO 26262 compliance. Other standards that Modern Requirements4DevOps is compliant with include SOC2, ISO 9001, ISO 9000, CFR Part 11, ISO 13485 ISO 14971, ISO 17491, and more available here.
6. Copilot4DevOps Leads the Way
The rise of generative artificial intelligence has increased the importance of AI security. Copilot4DevOps is a game-changing AI requirements management assistant with its built-in security features from Microsoft and OpenAI designed to help teams save time, money and have peace of mind.
