Outlook for Mac: Sensitivity label recommendations and auto-labeling from attachments

🚨 The Signal: Outlook for Mac will now recommend or auto-apply Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels to emails based on attached file labels. This enhances data protection by ensuring consistent classification and reducing manual errors, aligning email sensitivity with content.

The Impact

Users composing emails in Outlook for Mac are affected, with a reduced risk of misclassifying sensitive information.

• Outlook for Mac users: Reduced risk of sending unclassified sensitive data.
• Data owners: Improved consistency in data classification across email and attachments.
• Compliance teams: Enhanced ability to enforce information protection policies.
• Security teams: Better visibility and control over sensitive information flow.

The Action

1. Review existing Microsoft Purview sensitivity label policies for auto-labeling and recommendation settings.
2. Communicate the new auto-labeling and recommendation feature to Outlook for Mac users.
3. Monitor label application consistency via Purview activity explorer for Outlook for Mac emails.
4. Update user training materials to reflect the new automatic labeling capabilities in Outlook for Mac.

Domain: Purview · Impact: medium · Workload: Microsoft Purview