Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention Always-on diagnostics for Windows endpoints (Phase 1)

🚨 The Signal: Endpoint DLP now offers 'Always-on diagnostics' for Windows, automatically collecting detailed trace logs for up to 90 days. This simplifies troubleshooting for DLP issues by providing comprehensive data to Microsoft without needing to reproduce incidents.

The Impact

Security teams and compliance officers are affected by improved diagnostic capabilities for data loss prevention, reducing investigation time.

• Security Teams: Faster incident investigation due to readily available diagnostic data.
• Compliance Officers: Enhanced ability to demonstrate DLP effectiveness and incident response.
• IT Support: Streamlined troubleshooting process for Endpoint DLP issues.
• Data Owners: Improved confidence in the ability to detect and respond to data exfiltration attempts.

The Action

1. Review Microsoft Purview compliance portal for Endpoint DLP diagnostic settings.
2. Familiarize security and IT teams with the new diagnostic data collection process.
3. Update incident response playbooks to leverage 'Always-on diagnostics' for DLP incidents.
4. Communicate the enhanced troubleshooting capability to relevant stakeholders.

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