In the digital age, data is more than just numbers and text. It’s a valuable asset that drives decision-making and strategy in businesses across the globe. But managing this data can be complex. That’s where Microsoft Purview comes in. It’s a tool designed to simplify data governance, making it easier for businesses to understand and manage their data.
Protecting Your Data
Data protection is a top priority for any organization. With Microsoft Purview, you can use AI to classify your data, making it easier to manage and protect. For example, you could use Purview to identify sensitive information in your databases, files in OneDrive or SharePoint Online or chats and emails and apply appropriate access controls. This ensures that only authorized individuals can access this data, reducing the risk of data breaches.
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Policy Tips and Sensitivity Labels
Microsoft Purview allows you to apply sensitivity labels to your data. These labels help you classify and protect your data, without hindering collaboration within your team. Plus, with policy tips, you can keep everyone in your organization compliant. For instance, if an employee tries to share a document containing sensitive information outside the organization, they might receive a policy tip reminding them of the company’s data sharing policies.
With Microsoft Purview, you can automate your data protection policies. This means less manual work for you, and more consistency in how your data is managed. For example, you could set up a policy that automatically classifies all customer email addresses as sensitive information and restricts access to these addresses to certain teams within your organization.
Meeting Regulatory Requirements
Data protection isn’t just about keeping your data safe – it’s also about staying compliant with regulations. Whether you’re dealing with the GDPR in Europe or the CCPA in California, Microsoft Purview has got you covered. It helps you understand where your data is stored and who has access to it, making it easier for you to demonstrate compliance with these regulations.
Purview helps organizations demonstrate compliance with Australian regulations such as the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) standards. It provides detailed audit logs and reports that can be used to show regulators how the organization is classifying, labeling, and protecting its data.
Microsoft Purview can play a crucial role in helping organizations achieve ISO 27001 compliance. ISO 27001 is a security standard that formally specifies an Information Security Management System (ISMS) intended to bring information security under explicit management control. Here’s how Purview supports this:
Data Classification: Purview’s AI-powered data classification allows organizations to categorize their data based on its sensitivity or business value. This is a key requirement of ISO 27001, which mandates that information should be classified and handled appropriately based on its classification.
Data Protection and Data Loss Prevention: Purview provides tools for protecting sensitive data and preventing data loss. This aligns with ISO 27001’s requirements for implementing appropriate technical controls to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.
Risk Management: Purview helps organizations identify and manage risks to their information, which is a core aspect of ISO 27001’s risk management requirements.
Compliance Management: Purview Compliance Manager offers over 320 ready-to-use and customizable regulatory assessment templates that help meet multi-cloud compliance requirements with Microsoft 365 or non-Microsoft products or services. This can assist organizations in demonstrating their compliance with ISO 27001 during audits.
