Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
By Microsoft
Microsoft's native DLP engine built into Microsoft 365, extending one set of policies across Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, and endpoint devices without a separate agent to deploy. Sold as part of Microsoft 365 E5 compliance licensing or as a standalone add-on, and increasingly extended to cover Copilot and other AI interactions with sensitive data.
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- Product type
- Software
- Deployment
- SaaSHybrid
- Organization size
- SMBMid-marketEnterprise
- Pricing tier
- $$
Capability checklist
DLPHow Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention measures up against the full Data Loss Prevention taxonomy.
- Content inspection & classification — supported
- Identifies sensitive data types inside files and messages by content, not just filename.
- Endpoint DLP — supported
- Controls data movement to USB drives, clipboard, and local printing on the device.
- Network & email DLP — supported
- Inspects outbound email and network traffic for sensitive data leaving the organization.
- Cloud & SaaS DLP — supported
- Applies data protection policy to files stored and shared in cloud apps.
- Regulatory policy templates — supported
- Ships with pre-built rules for regulations like PCI DSS and HIPAA.
- Incident workflow & remediation — supported
- Routes policy violations to reviewers and tracks resolution.
Alternatives
Other Data Loss Prevention tools with overlapping capabilities, sized for similar teams.
Appears in stacks
Real-world stacks that include Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention.
AI product team
A product and platform team building generative-AI applications or agents with access to internal data and tools, supported by security, cloud, data, and governance partners.
Mid-market SOC
A 500-2,000-employee company with a small, dedicated security team of perhaps three to eight people running a real, if lean, security operations function — a mix of in-house analysts and outsourced help, moderate compliance pressure from customers and regulators, and a budget that has to stretch across the whole security program rather than concentrate on one area.