Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutionsMedium
A legal department needs to ensure that all email communications related to specific projects are preserved for 10 years, regardless of whether employees try to delete them. Additionally, they need to be able to place a legal hold on these communications if a lawsuit arises, making them discoverable. This must apply to both current and future emails. Which Microsoft Purview capability allows for the creation of immutable retention policies and supports legal holds across Exchange Online?
- AMicrosoft Purview Compliance Manager
- BData Lifecycle Management
- CData Loss Prevention (DLP)
- DInformation Barriers
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Data Lifecycle Management
Data Lifecycle Management (DLM), which encompasses retention policies and legal holds (eDiscovery), is the Microsoft Purview capability designed to manage information through its entire lifecycle, including immutable preservation for compliance and discoverability for legal purposes.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Compliance Manager helps manage compliance posture, but doesn't directly implement retention or legal holds.
- C. DLP prevents unauthorized data sharing, not long-term retention or legal holds.
- D. Information Barriers prevent communication between user groups, unrelated to retention or legal holds.
Data Lifecycle Management (DLM)
A Microsoft Purview solution that helps organizations manage the lifecycle of their data, from creation to retention, archival, and eventual deletion, in compliance with regulations.
- Includes retention policies and labels.
- Supports legal holds (eDiscovery).
- Ensures data is retained for compliance and deleted when no longer needed.
Memory trick: DLM: Data Lives Long for Management.