Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management - Insights and policy recommendations on sensitive M365 data for better Data Security and Compliance posture

🚨 The Signal: Microsoft Purview now provides insights and policy recommendations for sensitive data in OneDrive and SharePoint. This helps security teams identify and apply appropriate retention policies, improving data governance and reducing data exposure risks.

The Impact

Security and compliance teams are affected, gaining new capabilities to reduce the risk of sensitive data over-retention or exposure.

• Security Teams: Risk of sensitive data exposure is reduced through better retention policy application.
• Compliance Teams: Risk of non-compliance with data retention regulations is mitigated.
• Data Owners: Risk of data sprawl is reduced by clearer retention guidance.

The Action

1. Navigate to Microsoft Purview compliance portal > Data lifecycle management > Data insights.
2. Review the new insights on sensitive data in OneDrive and SharePoint.
3. Evaluate recommended retention policies based on identified sensitive data.
4. Create or modify retention policies in Microsoft Purview to apply recommendations.
5. Monitor policy effectiveness and adjust as needed.

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