420331 – Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection – Sensitivity labels protection policy support for Microsoft Fabric

Product:

Fabric, Purview, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview compliance portal, Purview Information Protection

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Web, World tenant

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In development

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Your organization can now apply sensitivity labels in Microsoft Purview Information Protection to Microsoft Fabric workspaces. This new functionality will allow users to manually label Fabric items with their sensitivity level and then apply access control protections based upon the protection policies set by administrators.

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Release Phase:
Preview, General Availability

Created:
2024-10-05

updated:
2026-01-21

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summary for non-techies**

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Direct effects for Operations**

Data Security Risks
Without proper preparation, the implementation of sensitivity labels may lead to misclassification of sensitive data, resulting in unauthorized access or data leaks.
   - roles: Data Protection Officer, IT Security Manager
   - references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2021/06/15/understanding-data-classification-and-sensitivity-labels/, https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-identity/understanding-sensitivity-labels-in-microsoft-365/ba-p/1951230

User Experience Disruption
If users are not trained on how to effectively use the new sensitivity labeling feature, it may lead to confusion and errors in labeling, negatively impacting their workflow and productivity.
   - roles: End Users, IT Support Staff
   - references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2021/02/02/introducing-sensitivity-labels-in-microsoft-365/, https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-identity/what-are-sensitivity-labels-and-how-do-they-work/ba-p/1951230

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explanation for non-techies**

Imagine you have a filing cabinet in your office. Each drawer in this cabinet is labeled with different levels of sensitivity: public, internal, confidential, and top secret. When you place a document in one of these drawers, you're deciding who can access it based on its sensitivity. For example, a "public" document might be accessible to everyone in the office, while a "top secret" document might only be accessible to a select few.

In the digital world, Microsoft Purview Information Protection is like this filing cabinet, but for your organization's data. It allows you to label digital items, such as documents and emails, with different sensitivity levels. This labeling helps ensure that only the right people have access to sensitive information, just like how you decide who can open each drawer in your filing cabinet.

Now, Microsoft has extended this capability to Microsoft Fabric workspaces. Think of Microsoft Fabric as a shared digital workspace where team members collaborate on projects. With the new functionality, you can now label items within these workspaces according to their sensitivity. This means that if you're working on a highly confidential project, you can label the related documents as "confidential" or "top secret," ensuring that only authorized team members can access them.

Administrators set the rules, or protection policies, for what each label means in terms of access. It's like having a set of office rules that dictate who can open which drawer in the filing cabinet. By applying these rules, Microsoft Purview helps maintain the security and privacy of your organization's data, making sure that sensitive information is only seen by those who need to see it.