Automate Data Security Triage & Posture | Agents in Microsoft Purview

About this episode

The episode discusses how to enhance data security using Microsoft Purview's Agents to prioritize risks and protect sensitive data.

Cut through alert noise and focus on the risks that matter with Agents in Microsoft Purview. Use Data Security Triage Agent to prioritize incidents, investigate user activity with full context, and uncover hidden patterns that signal real threats. Identify and act on high-risk behavior, like data exfiltration or persistent access, before it leads to data loss. Detect sensitive data across your environment using natural language with Data Security Posture Agent. Analyze content to find what's exposed, apply protections or restrict access, and surface hidden credentials, so you can take action and continuously reduce risk. Michelle Slotwinski, Microsoft Purview Senior Product Manager, shares how to stay ahead of data risk by turning investigation into proactive protection. ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Reduce data risks 00:59 - Data Security Triage Agent 01:46 - Investigate risks 03:29 - Detect patterns 05:17 - Uncover nested insights 07:44 - Credential scanning 09:03 - Wrap up ► Link References https://aka.ms/AgentsinPurview ► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics? As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech…

People in this episode

Guest: Michelle Slotwinski

Topics covered

• data security
• Microsoft Purview
• incident response
• risk management

Keywords

• data exfiltration
• proactive protection
• data risk
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Microsoft Purview, Data Security Triage Agent, Data Security Posture Agent

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