Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutionsHard
A university is concerned about students sharing copyrighted material or engaging in academic dishonesty through their Microsoft 365 accounts. They want to proactively identify and investigate patterns of potentially risky behavior, such as unusual download activity or suspicious sharing of files, especially around exam periods. Which Microsoft Purview capability is designed to address these concerns?
- AMicrosoft Purview Insider Risk Management
- BMicrosoft Purview Communication Compliance
- CMicrosoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
- DMicrosoft Purview eDiscovery
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Correct answer: A. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management (IRM) is designed to help organizations detect, investigate, and act on malicious or inadvertent insider activities that could lead to data leakage, intellectual property theft, or other policy violations, making it ideal for identifying patterns of academic dishonesty.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Communication Compliance focuses on monitoring message content for inappropriate language or policy violations, not on patterns of risky file activity.
- C. DLP prevents specific sensitive data from being shared, but IRM looks at broader patterns of user activity that might indicate risk beyond just sensitive data types.
- D. eDiscovery is for collecting and reviewing data for legal cases, not for proactive detection of risky user behavior patterns.
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management (IRM)
A solution that helps organizations detect, investigate, and act on malicious and inadvertent activities by users that could pose a risk to data or compliance.
- Uses machine learning to identify risky user behaviors
- Integrates with various Microsoft 365 services
- Helps mitigate data leakage, intellectual property theft, and fraud
Memory trick: Insider Risks are Managed, not ignored.