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Sensitive data moves quickly across apps, devices, and cloud services, making risk harder to track. This solution brief shows how Microsoft Purview Adaptive Protection uses AI to understand user behavior and automatically apply the right data loss prevention controls. Download the brief to see how it protects sensitive data without slowing work down.
What is Microsoft Purview Adaptive Protection?
Microsoft Purview Adaptive Protection is an AI-powered data security solution designed for organizations where people, devices, and data are constantly in motion.
It helps you:
- Understand user context and behavior around sensitive data
- Assess risks associated with how that data is accessed, shared, or moved
- Automatically apply the right Data Loss Prevention (DLP) controls based on that risk
Instead of using one-size-fits-all policies, Adaptive Protection reimagines DLP by tailoring controls to each user’s risk level. This means:
- High‑risk users can be subject to stricter controls
- Lower‑risk users can work with fewer interruptions
All of this sits within the broader Microsoft Purview platform, which brings together multiple layers of protection, including:
- Security Copilot, a generative AI–powered security capability
- Context‑aware detection using built‑in machine learning
- Automated mitigation to reduce the impact of potential incidents
The result is a more adaptive, context‑driven approach to data security that aligns with how people actually work today.
How does Adaptive Protection impact employee productivity?
Adaptive Protection is designed to balance security with productivity by adjusting controls based on risk, rather than applying the same strict rules to everyone.
Key ways it supports productivity:
- **Dynamic controls for high‑risk users only:** High‑risk users can be blocked or restricted, while lower‑risk users experience fewer prompts and interruptions.
- **Policy tiers by risk level:**
- Elevated risk: Stronger DLP policies (for example, “DLP Policy 1 – Block”) to prevent data exfiltration.
- Moderate risk: Policies such as “DLP Policy 2 – Block with override,” allowing users to proceed with justification when appropriate.
- Minor risk: Lighter‑touch policies like “DLP Policy 3 – Policy tips,” which guide users without blocking them.
- **Automated mitigation:** The system can automatically respond to risky behavior, reducing the need for manual reviews and back‑and‑forth with users.
In addition, organizations using Copilot for Security (part of the broader Microsoft security ecosystem) reported an **improvement in quality of work**, according to a randomized controlled trial. This suggests that AI‑assisted security can help teams work more effectively while still protecting sensitive data.
What do you offer as a Microsoft Partner for data security?
As a Microsoft Partner, we help you put Microsoft Purview Adaptive Protection and related security capabilities into practice across your environment.
We offer:
- **Comprehensive data security coverage** across:
- Identities
- Endpoints
- Data
- Email
- Cloud applications
- Infrastructure
- **Design and deployment of Adaptive Protection and DLP policies**, including:
- Risk‑based policy design (elevated, moderate, and minor risk tiers)
- Configuration of block, block‑with‑override, and policy‑tip experiences
- Integration with existing security and compliance processes
- **Managed security services** that:
- Monitor and tune policies over time
- Use context‑aware detection and built‑in machine learning to focus on the most critical risks
- Leverage automated mitigation to reduce incident impact
- Give your IT and security teams time back to focus on urgent needs and business growth
We also help you take advantage of Microsoft’s unified security operations platform (now in public preview, per the 2024 Microsoft blog) and insights from the **Randomized Controlled Trial for Copilot for Security**, so your organization can gradually reshape how it approaches data protection.
If you’d like to explore how this could look in your environment, you can contact us to discuss your current tools, risk profile, and rollout options.
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