Describe information protection features
Microsoft 365’s information protection and governance features are built on the following principles:
- Data classification
- Data protection
- Data lifecycle management
These principles build on each other to support a holistic approach to data governance.
Data classification
With Microsoft Purview solutions, data classification is accomplished by applying labels (or sensitivity labels) to content objects such as files, email messages, and chats. Labels are metadata that act like virtual sticky notes, providing additional information about the content. Labels themselves have no data protection features, as they are only a classifying mechanism.
Labels can be applied manually by end users in many ways—such as during content creation with Microsoft 365 apps such as Word or Outlook or through the SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business web apps. Labels can also be applied automatically, using sophisticated...
