Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Purview Information Protection - Support for Cross Cloud Protected Files

🚨 The Signal: Microsoft Purview Information Protection now supports sharing sensitivity-labeled files across different Microsoft 365 cloud environments (e.g., Worldwide to GCC High). This enables secure collaboration but requires careful policy review.

The Impact

Security teams and data owners are affected, facing potential data exposure risks if cross-cloud sharing policies are not properly configured.

• Security Teams: Risk of unintended data exposure if policies are not updated.
• Data Owners: New capabilities for sharing, but increased responsibility for label application.
• Compliance Officers: Need to re-validate data handling and residency requirements.
• IT Administrators: Must ensure Purview Information Protection is correctly configured for cross-cloud scenarios.

The Action

1. Review existing Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels and their associated encryption and access policies.
2. Assess data residency requirements for cross-cloud sharing scenarios.
3. Update or create new auto-labeling policies to ensure consistent protection across clouds.
4. Communicate cross-cloud sharing capabilities and best practices to data owners and end-users.
5. Monitor Purview audit logs for cross-cloud protected file access and sharing activities.

Domain: Purview · Impact: high · Workload: Microsoft Purview