All businesses have sensitive information under their control. Your sensitive business data could contain financials. Or proprietary data, credit card numbers, health records, and social security numbers.
To protect sensitive data and reduce risk, your business needs a way to prevent users from sharing it with people who shouldn't have it. This practice is data loss prevention (DLP). The term Data loss prevention (DLP) refers to a set of software tools and processes. These tools protect sensitive data. And ensure that it is not lost, misused, or accessed by unauthorized users.
A certified IT partner can help. Microsoft 365 delivers data loss prevention by defining and applying DLP policies. With a DLP policy, you can identify, monitor, and automatically protect sensitive items across:
Microsoft 365 detects sensitive items by using deep content analysis, not by a simple text scan. DLP uses machine learning algorithms and other methods to detect content that matches your DLP policies.
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Microsoft 365 DLP policies track the activities that users take on sensitive items. As well as sensitive items in transit, or sensitive items in use and take protective actions.
When a user attempts to take action that breaks the policy, DLP can take action at the moment.
As an example, if a user was copying a sensitive item to an unapproved location. Or sharing medical information in an email or other conditions laid out in a policy, DLP can:
The adoption of DLP may require a change to your business processes. and there will be a culture shift for your users if your team is new to data loss prevention practices.
