Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutionsHard
A pharmaceutical company is conducting a clinical trial and needs to ensure that all research data, including patient information, is accessible only to authorized research team members. They also need to restrict communication between the research team and the marketing department to prevent premature disclosure of trial results. Which Microsoft Purview capability can enforce these communication restrictions?
- AMicrosoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
- BMicrosoft Purview Information Barriers
- CMicrosoft Purview Communication Compliance
- DMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Microsoft Purview Information Barriers
Microsoft Purview Information Barriers (IB) are specifically designed to segment users into groups and create policies that prevent specific groups from communicating with each other, which directly addresses the need to restrict communication between the research and marketing departments.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. DLP prevents sensitive data from being shared, but doesn't block all communication between designated user groups.
- C. Communication Compliance monitors content for policy violations, but doesn't prevent communication between user groups.
- D. Insider Risk Management detects risky user behavior, but doesn't enforce communication restrictions between specific teams.
Microsoft Purview Information Barriers (IB)
A compliance solution that prevents individuals or groups from communicating with each other in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange Online.
- Segments users into groups
- Enforces communication restrictions between segments
- Used for ethical walls and conflict-of-interest scenarios
Memory trick: Information Barriers build walls between conversations.