Introduction

Microsoft Purview is a comprehensive set of integrated data security, data governance, and data compliance solutions that help organizations secure and govern their entire data estate while meeting compliance requirements. This module focuses on Microsoft Purview data security solutions.

Microsoft Purview helps organizations protect sensitive data through information protection, data loss prevention, and insider risk management—working together to secure data across its lifecycle, wherever it lives. Adaptive protection brings these solutions together by automatically applying the right level of controls based on each user's current risk level. Data Security Posture Management provides a unified view of your organization's data security landscape across Microsoft and non-Microsoft environments, including visibility into AI interactions. When an incident does occur, Data Security Investigations gives your security team generative AI–powered tools to investigate data breaches and insider leaks quickly and take action to mitigate the damage.

After completing this module, you're able to:

• Describe the data classification and sensitivity labeling capabilities of Microsoft Purview Information Protection.
• Describe how Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention prevents the inappropriate sharing of sensitive data.
• Describe how Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management and adaptive protection help minimize internal risks.
• Describe how Data Security Posture Management provides unified visibility into data risks.
• Describe how Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations helps organizations investigate data security incidents.