Overview

Why use information protection and governance

Help protect and govern your data wherever it lives with built-in, intelligent, unified, and extensible solutions.

Built-in protection

Benefit from information protection and governance capabilities built into Microsoft 365 apps and services, Power BI, Edge browsers, and Windows 11 devices.

 

Unified management

Configure and manage policies and view analytics across your on-premises environment, Microsoft 365 apps and services, non-Microsoft cloud services, and devices—all from a single console.

 

Intelligent data

Accurately identify sensitive information across your enterprise with comprehensive classification capabilities, including machine learning.

 

Extensible capabilities

Consistently extend information governance and protection to popular apps and services with SDKs and connectors.

 
 

Why information protection and governance are important

$15.4M

Cost

The total average cost of activities to resolve insider threats over a 12-month period.2

 

83%

Data security incidents

The percent of organizations that experience more than one data breach in their lifetime.3

 

80%

Organizations

The percent of decision makers who purchased multiple products to meet compliance and data protection needs.4

Features

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Apply a consistent set of policies across the cloud, on-premises environments,

and endpoints to monitor, prevent, and remediate risky activities with

sensitive data.


Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management

Use data lifecycle management capabilities to govern your data for

compliance or regulatory requirements.

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Microsoft Purview Information Protection

Implement information protection to help you discover, classify, and protect

sensitive information wherever it lives or travels.

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