AZ-900 Certification Notes

Chapter 10.6 - Azure Information Protection

Azure Information Protection

Secure documents, emails, and data outside of the company network.

• Classify data
  • Classify data according to how sensitive it's either using policies, or manually
• Track Activities
  • Track what's happening with shared data and revoke access if needed
• Share Data
  • Safely share data as you can control who edits, views, prints and forwards it
• Integration
  • Controls for document access is integrated with common applications and tools, such as Microsoft Office

Scenario

If Melanie needs to send Tony an email with a sensitive attachment, then she can use Azure Information Protection to secure that attachment. Melanie uses a label that's defined in Azure to tag the document and create a link to Information Protection. Every time a user opens it, the user is validated and the document is protected.