When I tried to set up Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager for my organization to ensure people are not sending PII documents, especially payment cards, using keywords for flagging, it disrupted our services, so we had to deactivate it. I am familiar with Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager. I have known Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager for 3 to 4 years, but in my current role, I have used it deeply for a year plus now. It is not a place I go to on a daily basis except when I want to do audits, check the Data Loss Prevention policies, or perform content search. These are the features I use it for - audits, Data Loss Prevention, and content search.
Information Technology Auditor at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
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Feb 13, 2025
I am primarily using Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager for data leakage prevention, blocking USBs, and monitoring data sharing through OneDrive and web-based interfaces.
Digital Forensic Investigator at Los Angeles Unified School District
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Dec 5, 2024
I use Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager, specifically the eDiscovery tool, for searching content, particularly emails, in a legal setting. We receive various forensic requests for searching the content, and I use Microsoft Purview eDiscovery to search emails regarding the requests received from members of my organization.
System Engineering Manager at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
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Oct 30, 2024
I am using the Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager primarily for applying regulations and ensuring compliance with internal regulations like communication policies and PLB policies. It helps in discovering security gaps and deciding how to move forward with improvements.
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Purview Compliance Manager allows us to access our M365 setup and see how compliant and safe our data is. As it is a cloud environment, we don't have the control over the data or privileges like we would in the on-premises sector. We have to completely depend on the solution to secure this cloud and handle compliance actively. We also use the hints it gives us to resolve some issues.
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When I tried to set up Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager for my organization to ensure people are not sending PII documents, especially payment cards, using keywords for flagging, it disrupted our services, so we had to deactivate it. I am familiar with Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager. I have known Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager for 3 to 4 years, but in my current role, I have used it deeply for a year plus now. It is not a place I go to on a daily basis except when I want to do audits, check the Data Loss Prevention policies, or perform content search. These are the features I use it for - audits, Data Loss Prevention, and content search.
I am primarily using Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager for data leakage prevention, blocking USBs, and monitoring data sharing through OneDrive and web-based interfaces.
I use this solution for data loss prevention and general data management. I find that the solution is subjective regarding compliance.
I use Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager, specifically the eDiscovery tool, for searching content, particularly emails, in a legal setting. We receive various forensic requests for searching the content, and I use Microsoft Purview eDiscovery to search emails regarding the requests received from members of my organization.
I am using the Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager primarily for applying regulations and ensuring compliance with internal regulations like communication policies and PLB policies. It helps in discovering security gaps and deciding how to move forward with improvements.
We use the product for data loss prevention.
Purview Compliance Manager allows us to access our M365 setup and see how compliant and safe our data is. As it is a cloud environment, we don't have the control over the data or privileges like we would in the on-premises sector. We have to completely depend on the solution to secure this cloud and handle compliance actively. We also use the hints it gives us to resolve some issues.