AI Tools & Prompts
Learn how to use AI effectively with curated prompt repositories and resources to get better results from tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and more.
🤖 AI Tools & Prompt Library
This page is a collection of AI prompts I’ve written — ready to copy and use with ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and security-focused AI workflows.
What is a prompt? It’s the instruction you type into an AI tool. A well-written prompt gets you a focused, useful answer. A vague one gets you a vague response. The prompts here are designed to skip the guesswork — just pick one, paste it in, and go.
Prompts are organized into three sections based on the tool or use case:
- 🔐 Security — cybersecurity roadmaps, M365 hardening, and security advisory
- 💬 ChatGPT — learning, summarizing, and prompt writing fundamentals
- 🪟 Copilot — Microsoft 365 productivity and executive communication
🔐 Security Prompts
Prompts built for cybersecurity professionals — M365 hardening, roadmaps, and security advisory
| 📄 Prompt File | 📝 Description | 🔗 Link |
|---|---|---|
| First 90 Days Roadmap | A prompt for generating a structured security roadmap for a new security role — covering priorities, quick wins, and long-term goals | View |
| Getting Started Questions | Key questions to ask AI when starting a new security program or assessing an organization's current security posture | View |
| M365 Hardening Playbook | Prompts for generating step-by-step Microsoft 365 hardening guidance — covering Defender, Entra ID, Conditional Access, and compliance settings | View |
| M365 Security Advisor | A system prompt that configures AI as an M365 security advisor — providing tailored guidance on tenant security, policies, and best practices | View |
💬 ChatGPT Prompts
Prompts and formulas designed for use with ChatGPT
| 📄 Prompt File | 📝 Description | 🔗 Link |
|---|---|---|
| Learning Prompts | Prompts for using ChatGPT as a learning assistant — study guides, concept explanations, and knowledge checks | View |
| Prompt Formula | A structured formula for writing effective prompts — role, context, task, format, and constraints | View |
| Summarize Prompts | Ready-to-use prompts for summarizing documents, articles, meeting notes, and reports with AI | View |
🪟 Copilot Prompts
Prompts optimized for Microsoft Copilot in M365 environments
| 📄 Prompt File | 📝 Description | 🔗 Link |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Briefing Analyst | A system prompt that configures Copilot as an executive briefing analyst — distilling complex information into concise leadership-ready summaries | View |
💡 Prompt Writing Tips
Five principles for getting better results from any AI tool
- 🎯 Be specific
Instead of "explain firewalls", try "explain how stateful firewalls differ from packet filtering firewalls, in plain language for a non-technical audience." - 🎭 Assign a role
Start with "You are a senior cybersecurity analyst…" to prime the AI with the right perspective and vocabulary. - 📋 Provide context
Tell the AI who the output is for, what format you need, and any constraints — the more context, the better the result. - 🔄 Iterate
Treat your first response as a draft. Follow up with "make it shorter", "add more detail on X", or "rewrite for a technical audience". - 📌 Use examples
Show the AI what you want by including a sample in your prompt — this is called few-shot prompting and dramatically improves output quality.