Program Outline
Protect sensitive information with Microsoft Purview in the AI era
The Information Security Administrator course equips you with the skills needed to plan and implement information security for sensitive data using Microsoft Purview and related services. The course covers essential topics such as information protection, data loss prevention (DLP), retention, and insider risk management. You learn how to protect data within Microsoft 365 collaboration environments from internal and external threats. Additionally, you learn how to manage security alerts and respond to incidents by investigating activities, responding to DLP alerts, and managing insider risk cases. You also learn how to protect data used by AI services within Microsoft environments and implement controls to safeguard content in these environments.
Delivery
Virtual, On-site, or Hybrid
Duration
4 days
Product
M365
Role
Administrator
Microsoft
Information Protection GovernanceInformation Security Administrator Associate
M365 Security Center
Best Fit
Audience Profile
Who This Program Is For
As an Information Security Administrator, you plan and implement information security for sensitive data using Microsoft Purview and related services. You're responsible for mitigating risks by protecting data within Microsoft 365 collaboration environments from internal and external threats, as well as safeguarding data used by AI services. Your role involves implementing information protection, data loss prevention (DLP), retention, and insider risk management. You also manage security alerts and respond to incidents by investigating activities, responding to DLP alerts, and managing insider risk cases. In this role, you collaborate with other roles responsible for governance, data, and security to develop policies that address your organization's information security and risk reduction goals. You work with workload administrators, business application owners, and governance stakeholders to implement technology solutions that support these policies and controls.
Overview
Program Summary
As an Information Security Administrator, you plan and implement information security of sensitive data by using Microsoft Purview and related services.
Course Outline
Complete Module Sequence
Review the full module sequence for this program, including the primary topic coverage in each module where available.
1Module 1
Implement Microsoft Purview Information Protection
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Module 1
Implement Microsoft Purview Information Protection
Organizations need to classify, label, and protect sensitive data to prevent exposure and ensure compliance. Microsoft Purview solutions provide data classification, sensitivity labels, and encryption to secure information across Microsoft 365 and on-premises storage. This learning path aligns with exam SC-401: Microsoft Information Security Administrator.
- Protect sensitive data in a digital world
- Classify data for protection and governance
- Review and analyze data classification and protection
- Create and manage sensitive information types
- Create and configure sensitivity labels with Microsoft Purview
- Apply sensitivity labels for data protection
- Classify and protect on-premises data with Microsoft Purview
- Understand Microsoft 365 encryption
- Protect email with Microsoft Purview Message Encryption
2Module 2
Implement and manage Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
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Module 2
Implement and manage Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
Organizations need to prevent data loss and safeguard sensitive information to meet security and compliance goals. Microsoft Purview provides DLP capabilities to detect and respond to risky activities across cloud and endpoint environments. Learn how to design, configure, and manage DLP policies using Microsoft Purview. This learning path aligns with exam SC-401: Microsoft Information Security Administrator.
- Understand and plan data loss prevention
- Create and manage data loss prevention policies
- Implement endpoint data loss prevention (DLP) with Microsoft Purview
- Configure DLP policies for Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps and Power Platform
- Investigate and respond to Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention alerts
3Module 3
Implement and manage Microsoft 365 retention and recovery
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Module 3
Implement and manage Microsoft 365 retention and recovery
Retention helps organizations meet compliance requirements and manage the lifecycle of data in Microsoft 365. This learning path shows how to configure retention labels and policies, apply them with adaptive scopes, and recover deleted content in Microsoft 365 workloads. It aligns with exam SC-401: Microsoft Information Security Administrator.
- Understand retention in Microsoft Purview
- Implement and manage Microsoft 365 retention and recovery
4Module 4
Implement and manage Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
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Module 4
Implement and manage Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Implement Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management to detect, investigate, and respond to internal risks while protecting data, ensuring compliance, and maintaining employee trust.
- Understand Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
- Prepare for Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
- Create and manage Insider Risk Management policies
- Investigate insider risk alerts and related activity
- Implement Adaptive Protection in Microsoft Purview
5Module 5
Audit and search activity in Microsoft Purview
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Module 5
Audit and search activity in Microsoft Purview
Logging actions and locating content are essential for investigating events, supporting compliance efforts, and maintaining transparency. Microsoft Purview provides audit and content search capabilities to help organizations understand what actions were taken and find specific items across Microsoft 365 services. This learning path aligns with exam SC-401: Microsoft Information Security Administrator.
- Search and investigate with Microsoft Purview Audit
- Search for content with Microsoft Purview eDiscovery
6Module 6
Secure AI interactions and environments with Microsoft Purview
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Module 6
Secure AI interactions and environments with Microsoft Purview
AI is changing how people work and introduces new risks for data exposure. Explore how Microsoft Purview protects sensitive information in AI-enabled environments across Microsoft 365 Copilot, non-Microsoft AI apps, and developer AI scenarios. This learning path aligns with exam SC-401: Microsoft Information Security Administrator.
- Understand How to Secure AI Data with Microsoft Purview
- Secure Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions with Microsoft Purview
- Secure enterprise and browser-based AI apps with Microsoft Purview
- Secure developer AI environments with Microsoft Purview
Coverage Areas
Topic Coverage
Coverage Item 1
Implement information protection
Coverage Item 2
Implement data loss prevention and retention
Coverage Item 3
Manage risks, alerts, and activities
Customization
Adapt This Program for Your Team
We can adapt this program around your team structure, platform priorities, delivery goals, and the scenarios your people need to work through in practice.
- •Align labs to your Microsoft tenant and workload scenarios
- •Add readiness checks and exam preparation reviews
- •Extend delivery with role-specific implementation workshops
