Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - File Testing Against Sensitive Information Classifiers

🚨 The Signal: Purview now allows testing files against sensitive information classifiers. This helps security teams validate DLP policies and identify sensitive data more accurately, improving data protection posture.

The Impact

Security teams and compliance officers are affected, reducing the risk of misclassified sensitive data.

• Security Teams: Reduced risk of undetected sensitive data.
• Compliance Officers: Improved accuracy in data classification.
• DLP Administrators: Faster troubleshooting of classification issues.

The Action

1. Navigate to Microsoft Purview compliance portal.
2. Go to Data classification > Sensitive info types.
3. Select 'Test file' to upload and test a file against classifiers.
4. Review test results to validate classifier accuracy.

Impact: medium · Workload: Microsoft Purview