Microsoft Purview Information Protection
Sensitivity labels for your M365 environment. Classify once — the protection travels with the file, inside your tenant and outside it.
Your Data Is Not Classified — and Therefore Not Protectable
Every organization has sensitive data: customer lists, contracts, salary tables, product strategies. Without sensitivity labels, neither employees nor systems know which documents need protection. Emails with customer data get forwarded, files with financial figures get shared publicly — not out of malice, but because there is no classification.
This is not your IT team's failure. Microsoft 365 already includes sensitivity labels — but configuration requires a well-thought-out concept: which labels, which protection settings, which defaults. Without a structured approach, labels stay deactivated or get used inconsistently.
With the right approach, you classify and protect your data in 2 weeks. Labels are the foundation for DLP, Copilot readiness, and GDPR compliance.
ACTIVITIES IN DETAIL
DELIVERABLES
Data Landscape: Existing data and classification requirements analyzed
Label Taxonomy: 4-6 core labels with sublabels, such as Confidential with two audiences
Tenant Activation: Sensitivity labels for files in SharePoint and OneDrive, the one-time switch
Label Build: Every label with its content marking, encryption, and Do Not Forward behaviour
Label Policy: Target groups, default label, downgrade justification, and container labels
Pilot and Rollout: Pilot group tested, then the phased rollout plan
Next steps after Microsoft Purview Information Protection
A cleanly configured tenant is the foundation. These blueprints build directly on it
