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Making sense of the many DLP options in Microsoft 365

18MayMay 18, 20222022

Making sense of the many DLP options for Microsoft 365

One of my readers wrote to me recently about an article that I penned a couple of years ago, on the topic of Data Loss Prevention in Microsoft 365. They pointed out that my breakdown was a bit dated now, and that the Microsoft universe seems to have become more...

Questionapp management, data classification, Data Loss Prevention, Data Protection, DLP, insider risk, MAM, Microsoft 365 Business, Microsoft 365 Enterprise1 Comment

17DecDecember 17, 20192019

The many ways to prevent data leakage in Microsoft 365

Office 365 Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Windows Information Protection (aka Endpoint DLP), Conditional Access App Enforced Restrictions, Conditional Access App Control with Microsoft Cloud App security, Sensitivity labels, Retention labels--are you thoroughly confused yet? All of the above can help you to prevent the leakage of sensitive data under certain...

Productivity, TechnicalConditional access, data classification, Data Loss Prevention, DLP, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Office 365 Groups, sensitivity labels5 Comments

08AugAugust 8, 20192019

Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive best practices? More like considerations… Part 1: External sharing and communication

This article is part of a series. Also see Part 2, Part 3. Ever since I released the Office 365 Email Security Checklist, I have had a lot of people asking me for similar best practices checklists related to the "other" Office 365 services--especially Teams, SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. The...

Business, Technicalbest practices, compliance, Conditional access, data classification, DLP, external sharing, OneDrive for Business, retention, sensitivity labels, SharePoint Online, Teams2 Comments

11JunJune 11, 20192019

Question from a reader: Compliance and Office 365

I have great readers, asking great questions. Recently, I received this one: Do you think you can do an article on HIPAA compliance and the types of licenses needed? My situation is I am the admin and have an E3 license and all of the other employees have a Business Premium...

QuestionDLP, HIPAA, licensing, Microsoft 365 Business, Office 3654 Comments

27DecDecember 27, 20182018

How to use DLP to automatically file HIPAA incident reports in Microsoft 365

I have previously written about Data Loss Prevention (DLP) on this site, and today I am going to demonstrate another important use of this technology in helping to meet certain compliance requirements for HIPAA.* You can also apply this process to other sensitive information types, where incident reports are recommended,...

Technicalcompliance, DLP, HIPAA, Microsoft 365 Business, Security & Compliance Center0 Comments

13SepSeptember 13, 20182018

Configuring Data Loss Prevention (DLP): An example automatically encrypting GLBA content via Email

If you have a subscription such as Microsoft 365 Business or Office 365 E3, then you can configure Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, which are great tools for helping your organization meet compliance standards. I especially recommend it for businesses in the financial or medical industries, due to laws and...

Technicalcompliance, Data Loss Prevention, DLP, encryption, Microsoft 365 Business, Office 365, Security & Compliance Center0 Comments

08MarMarch 8, 20182018

Reading the fine print for Data Loss Prevention (DLP) in Office 365

After implementing DLP policies in your organization, you might consider testing it out. Let's say you implemented Microsoft's DLP policy for identifying U.S. Social Security Numbers, which are a nine-digit string of numbers, often formatted XXX-XX-XXXX (sometimes with dashes, sometimes without). You decide to draft an email containing such a...

Technicalcompliance, Data Loss Prevention, DLP, encryption, Exchange 2016, Exchange Online, Office 3658 Comments

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Making sense of the many DLP options for Microsoft 365

The many ways to prevent data leakage in Microsoft 365

Question from a reader: Compliance and Office 365

How to use DLP to automatically file HIPAA incident reports in Microsoft 365

Configuring Data Loss Prevention (DLP): An example automatically encrypting GLBA content via Email

Reading the fine print for Data Loss Prevention (DLP) in Office 365

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