Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Unique Counting of EDM Matches

🚨 The Signal: Purview Exact Data Match (EDM) now offers a 'unique row' counting mode, improving data loss prevention (DLP) accuracy by preventing over-counting of sensitive information within a single record. This enhances data protection and compliance.

The Impact

Security and compliance teams are affected, gaining improved accuracy in DLP policy enforcement and reporting.

• Security Teams: Improved accuracy in DLP policy enforcement.
• Compliance Teams: Better reporting on sensitive data matches.
• Data Owners: More reliable protection of sensitive information.
• Auditors: Clearer evidence of DLP effectiveness.

The Action

1. Review existing Purview DLP policies utilizing EDM.
2. Evaluate if the new 'unique row' counting mode is appropriate for specific sensitive data types.
3. Test policy changes in a non-production environment.
4. Update relevant DLP policies in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal (https://compliance.microsoft.com/dlp/policies).
5. Monitor DLP alerts and reports for expected behavior.

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