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Classify and Protect Sensitive Data Automatically with Purview Information Protection

Discover where your sensitive data lives, label it, and enforce protection policies across Microsoft 365 and beyond.

You Can’t Protect Data You Can’t Find

74% of organizations don’t know where all their sensitive data is stored. Unprotected data leads to breaches, compliance violations, and lost customer trust.

The Problem:

Sensitive data scattered across SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and email

No consistent labeling or classification or file structure

Users don’t know what’s confidential and what’s not or their permissions

Compliance requirements for GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, and industry regulations

GenAI tools accessing and processing unclassified data

Regulations Are Getting Stricter:

Purview Information Protection: Know Your Data, Protect Your Data

Automatically discover, classify, and protect sensitive information across your entire environment.

What Information Protection Does:

Scans files and emails to identify sensitive data

Applies classification labels automatically or prompts users to label manually

Enforces encryption, access controls, and usage restrictions based on labels

Tracks how labeled data is used and shared

Protects data in Copilot and other AI applications

Results: Complete visibility and control over your sensitive information.

Features:

Automated Data Discovery

Scan SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange, Teams, and on-premises file shares to find sensitive data.

Intelligent Classification

Built-in classifiers identify credit cards, SSNs, health records, and proprietary information—no manual tagging required.

Sensitivity Labels

Apply labels like “Confidential,” “Internal Only,” or “Public” to files and emails. Labels travel with the data.

Policy Enforcement

Labels trigger protection actions—encryption, access restrictions, watermarks, expiration dates.

Activity Monitoring

See who’s accessing, sharing, and modifying labeled data. Identify risky usage patterns.

Copilot Integration

Control what data Copilot can access and how it’s used in AI-generated content.

How secure is your data?

Do you know the kind of sensitive data you have and where it lives? How are you currently securing sensitive data across all your environments and preventing its loss? And how do you manage insider risks?
Download the eBook to learn how to Fortify Your Data Security with Microsoft Purview. Learn how Purview protects sensitive data, prevents data loss, and manages insider risk.

Deploy Information Protection Without Disrupting Your Business

We configure Information Protection to secure your data while keeping it accessible to authorized users.

Data Discovery and Classification Assessment
Scan your Microsoft 365 environment to identify where sensitive data lives and assess what’s currently labeled versus at risk.

Label Taxonomy Design
Design a label structure that matches your business needs, compliance requirements, and data sensitivity levels.

Policy Configuration and Testing
Build protection policies tied to each label. Test in audit mode first to ensure protection without disrupting workflows.

User Training and Adoption Support
Provide training on how to classify data, explain why labels matter, and offer ongoing support to drive adoption.

Quarterly Reviews and Optimization
Review classification patterns every 90 days, identify gaps, and optimize policies based on how your organization uses data.

Ongoing Compliance Monitoring
Update labels and policies as regulations change and your business evolves to maintain compliance and protect new data types.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What types of data can it classify?

Q: Do users have to label everything manually?

Q: What happens when data is labeled?

Q: Does it work outside Microsoft 365?

Q: Can we customize labels?

Q: What licenses do we need?

Q: How long until we see results?

Discover Where Your Sensitive Data Is Hiding

Our complimentary Data Security Assessment identifies unprotected sensitive data and provides a clear protection plan.

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