Microsoft Power Platform governance and administration - Secure Dataverse record with column-based filtering

🚨 The Signal: Power Platform Dataverse will introduce column-based security filtering, allowing record access to be defined by attribute values (e.g., region, department) instead of ownership. This simplifies security administration and aligns with enterprise data governance, especially for reporting and aggregated datasets.

The Impact

Power Platform admins gain more granular data access controls, reducing the risk of over-privileged access to sensitive Dataverse records.

  • Power Platform Admins: Simplified security model for Dataverse records.
  • Security Teams: Improved data segregation and reduced risk of data exposure.
  • Compliance Teams: Easier demonstration of data access controls based on business attributes.

The Action

  1. Review Power Platform Dataverse security models for opportunities to implement column-based filtering upon public preview.
  2. Identify Dataverse environments and tables where attribute-based access control would enhance security posture.
  3. Plan for testing and phased rollout of column-based security filtering in development environments.
  4. Update internal documentation and security policies to reflect new Dataverse access control capabilities.

Domain: Other · Impact: medium · Workload: Other · Essential Eight: Restrict Administrative Privileges · ISM: ISM-0445, ISM-1175, ISM-1380, ISM-1507, ISM-1508, ISM-1509, ISM-1647, ISM-1648, ISM-1650, ISM-1686, ISM-1688, ISM-1689, ISM-1883, ISM-1897, ISM-1898