Microsoft 365 Copilot At Work

CHAPTER 4Security/Purview Planning in Preparation for Copilot

Deploying M365 Copilot into your organization offers opportunities to enhance productivity as well as efficiency. However, it also presents challenges, particularly with respect to safeguarding your organization’s sensitive data. The level of risk to your organization’s sensitive data, however, can be mitigated by robust information protection policies.

Information protection is a complex topic requiring more depth than is possible within one chapter. However, this chapter will guide you through the key elements of an information protection strategy tailored for M365 Copilot. We will examine security measures to protect infrastructure, user identities, data, and resources, ensuring a holistic approach. We will review essential organizational policies that guide your employees on handling and protecting sensitive information. In addition, we will explore the tools and technologies that can help you implement and enforce these security measures, effectively positioning you to reap the benefits of M365 Copilot without compromising information security.

Introduction to Information Protection

Information protection is a key capability that helps you prevent unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification, or loss of your organizational data. Every year, data breaches cost U.S. companies millions annually, with a 20% increase in data breaches from 2022 to 2023 alone. (www.apple.com/newsroom/pdfs/The-Continued-Threat-to-Personal-Data-Key-Factors-Behind-the-2023-Increase.pdf ...