Implementing and managing Information Barriers policies
With Microsoft Purview Information Barriers, organizations can restrict two-way communication between users and groups. This can be applied to Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint. Implementing Information Barriers is a process usually utilized in organizations that are strictly regulated. The aim is to avoid the possibility of a conflict of interest occurring.
Information Barriers is implemented in the form of segments and policies, which, when in place, will have the effect that one set of specified users, who should not be allowed to communicate with another set of specified users, will not be able to find, chat with, or call those users. Essentially, Information Barriers is there to prevent unauthorized communication. To use Information Barriers in your Microsoft 365 tenant, you can use the following subscriptions:
- Microsoft 365 E5
- Office 365 E5
- Office 365 Advanced Compliance add-on (no longer available...