Microsoft 365 Has Added New Security Features, Which Prevent Data Leakage

This guide provides a practical overview of Microsoft 365 Has Added New Security Features, Which Prevent Data Leakage, including its main features, benefits, limitations, and important considerations.

Microsoft 365 Endpoint DLP expands the DLP's surveillance and protection capabilities with sensitive objects and data on Windows 10. "Once the device is put into device management, user information What to do with sensitive data will be listed in the activity explorer, so administrators can take actions to protect data through DLP policies , " Microsoft said.

Currently, Microsoft 365 services such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Exchange and office suites including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook as well as third-party applications that have Microsoft Cloud App Security with built-in DLP through Microsoft Information Protection (MIP).

In fact, Microsoft's Endpoint DLP expands MIP protection for devices and allows customers to implement a common information protection strategy across all environments. For example, businesses can use Endpoint DLP to prevent employees from printing or copying to sensitive documents.

Endpoint DLP data security settings

Currently, Endpoint DLP allows businesses to enforce a range of security policies for the following activities:

• Copy sensitive files to USB
• Copy sensitive files to a network share
• Upload sensitive files to cloud services
• Print out sensitive documents
• Copy sensitive content to the clipboard
• Accessing sensitive files by unlicensed applications

According to Microsoft, Endpoint DLP has been provided to customers using Microsoft 365 E5 / A5 (EDU), Microsoft 365 E5 / A5 Compliance and Microsoft 365 E5 / A5 Information Protection and Governance as of July 22.

To deploy Endpoint DLP, Windows 10 devices need to meet the following requirements:

• Must be running Windows 10 version 1809 or higher
• Must join Azure Active Directory (AAD)
• Microsoft Edge Chromium browser must be installed

Endpoint DLP will be available on a number of Microsoft 365 versions starting July 22

Besides, Microsoft is also deploying the security feature Double Key Encryption for Microsoft 365 E5 users. According to Microsoft, this feature is completely secure because users control a key and Microsoft keeps a key. Data can only be opened when there are two keys and only the user has access to both keys. Therefore, Microsoft also can not know what you are storing because they only have 1 key.