🚀 Deep Dive: Sensitivity Labels and Data Classification in Microsoft Fabric & Purview 🔒

Sep 18 in General

Data security isn’t just about where you store your data—it’s about how well you know and classify it. This week, let’s dive deeper into how Microsoft Fabric and Purview work together to ensure your sensitive data stays protected across all platforms.

🔑 Automated Data Classification: Microsoft Purview automatically scans your data sources, applying sensitivity labels based on rules you define. This ensures that sensitive information, like personal or financial data, is immediately recognized and protected.

🛡️ Protection Across Platforms: Once data is labeled, it’s protected everywhere—whether in Power BI, Excel, or any shared documents. Your labels follow the data across all services, providing end-to-end security.

📊 Seamless Governance: Sensitivity labels help you enforce policies automatically, ensuring that data remains secure, even as it moves across different systems within your organization.

Flowchart Representation of Sensitivity Labels and Data Classification Process 📊

please see the flowchart in below! 👇

Here’s a visual breakdown of how Sensitivity Labels work from creation in Microsoft Purview, to classification in the Data Map, and protection across services like Microsoft Fabric:

Create Sensitivity LabelsUse Microsoft Purview Information Protection to define labels (e.g., "Confidential", "Highly Confidential"). Labels include protection features like encryption or watermarking and trigger automatic classification when sensitive information like credit card numbers is detected.

Data Map Classifies DataThe Data Map scans data sources and applies labels based on the rules you've defined. It classifies the data but does not apply protection at this stage.Apply Protection to FilesOnce sensitivity labels are applied to files (such as those in Excel or Word), protection features like encryption or access restrictions are enforced. Labels follow the data, ensuring that only authorized users can access it.Labels Follow Data Across PlatformsWhether your data moves to Power BI, SharePoint, or Microsoft Fabric, the protection and classification remain intact, providing seamless governance.

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