Microsoft Events presents an Ignite 2025 session led by Vivian Ma, Shekhar Palta, and Roberto Yglesias, revealing how a layered protection approach with Microsoft Purview helps prevent exfiltration of sensitive data across modern environments.

Preventing Data Exfiltration with Microsoft Purview’s Layered Protection Strategy

Session Speakers: Vivian Ma, Shekhar Palta, Roberto Yglesias Event: Microsoft Ignite 2025 | Session BRK250

Overview

This advanced breakout session demonstrates how Microsoft Purview enables a unified, layered approach to data security, aiming to block data exfiltration in increasingly complex environments. Protection strategies cover AI and non-AI apps, devices, browsers, networks, and more, addressing modern threats arising from cloud adoption and consumer AI apps in the enterprise.

Key Topics

  • Innovations in Purview for Unified Data Security

    • New features supporting both AI-driven and traditional data protection
    • Integration with Edge browser for secure enterprise browsing

  • Emerging Data Exfiltration Scenarios

    • Trends in data leakage across clouds, apps, and unmanaged endpoints
    • Risks posed by consumer AI tools in workplace settings

  • Adaptive DLP Policies

    • Defining application scopes to target unmanaged and AI applications
    • Real-world example walkthrough (Miguel’s sensitive data handling)

  • Securing Unmanaged Devices

    • Techniques for managing security on BYOD and non-corporate devices
    • Challenges and solutions for protection in cloud environments

Practical Strategies

  • Enforcing adaptive data loss prevention (DLP) policies via Purview
  • Scoping DLP to both managed and unmanaged applications
  • Integrating Purview with enterprise browsers like Microsoft Edge
  • Monitoring and responding to risks from consumer AI and cloud apps

Resources

For the full session and related content, visit Microsoft Ignite.