Purview Secure by Default: Phase 2 – Managed
Phase 2 of Microsoft Purview’s Secure by Default framework adds managed controls like auto-labeling for sensitive data, stricter DLP enforcement, and Insider Risk-based protection. Learn how to implement and scale these protections with guidance from eGroup.
Purview Secure by Default: Phase 1 – Foundational
Microsoft Purview Secure by Default Phase 1 ensures baseline data security with default sensitivity labels and DLP policies. Learn how to apply labeling, enforce compliance, and scale governance efforts efficiently.
Journey to Zero Trust: 2025 Update
Zero Trust security is evolving, and organizations must adapt. The 2025 Microsoft Zero Trust Maturity Model outlines key security updates, including Microsoft Entra ID, Defender XDR, and Purview data protection. Learn how to implement a modern security framework and achieve a fully optimized Zero Trust architecture.
Purview Secure by Default: Jumpstart Your Data Governance
Microsoft Purview Secure by Default helps small and mid-sized businesses implement data governance efficiently. By following a structured framework, organizations can deploy sensitivity labeling, data loss prevention (DLP), and Insider Risk Management (IRM) without requiring a dedicated compliance team. Learn how Purview can help protect sensitive data, prevent AI oversharing, and ensure compliance while gradually increasing governance controls.
Achieving Successful Data Governance Is More Organizational Than Technical
Data governance isn’t just a technical challenge—it’s an organizational one. This guide breaks down the critical roles, responsibilities, and training needed to ensure your Microsoft Purview deployment delivers meaningful, lasting compliance and data protection.
Use Purview DLP Simulation Mode to Understand PII Risks
In most organizations, the end of the year is a unique time. People are scrambling to balance taking time off, finishing projects, enrolling in the new year’s benefit plans, preparing for tax reporting, and performing year-end administrative tasks. Many of these events involve sharing or processing more employee and customer PII (Personally Identifiable Information) data […]
Licensing Optimization: Lessons Learned
Most organizations underutilize their Microsoft 365 licenses. Learn how to evaluate what you have, reduce waste, and unlock productivity, security, and compliance features you may already be paying for.
AI Program Management: Lessons Learned from Infosec
The eGroup Enabling Technologies team has been spending a lot of time in the last few months helping clients preparing and deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot and other AI tools. Through this work, it has become clear that to successfully adopt and maximize the value of these tools, it will require a new program management area […]
How Data Archival Brings Stronger Data Governance
The Challenge Quite often I work with clients that are trying to untie the Gordian knot that is data retention and stale data deletion. In most cases, these organizations have adopted some form of “keep everything forever” because it is difficult to get internal legal or risk teams to define a realistic retention policy—or if […]
Evolve Your Cloud Vendor Management Program
Managing cloud vendors requires more than just contract oversight—it’s about building strategic partnerships that ensure security, compliance, and cost efficiency. Learn how to evolve your vendor management approach to align with business goals and mitigate risks.
