Managing Data Loss Prevention in Microsoft 365

This lesson is designed to give you a solid understanding of data loss prevention (DLP) in Microsoft 365. You will learn how data loss prevention works and why you as a Microsoft 365 administrator would want to implement it.

After a general DLP overview, you will be guided through a series of demonstrations that will show you how to create, test, and edit DLP policies, report on DLP and view alerts, and automatically apply labels based on data loss policy matches.

Learning Objectives 

• Obtain a foundational understanding of data loss prevention
• Learn how to implement data loss prevention in Microsoft 365
• Learn how to report on data loss prevention policies

Intended Audience

This lesson is intended for anyone preparing for the MS-101 or MS-500 exam or who simply wants to learn about data loss prevention in Microsoft 365.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this lesson, you should have some basic experience using Microsoft 365.

Additional Resources

Microsoft Licensing Guide: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/microsoft-365-service-descriptions/microsoft-365-tenantlevel-services-licensing-guidance/microsoft-365-security-compliance-licensing-guidance