491918 – Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Information Protection – Sensitivity Label support in Engage

Product:

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

Platform:

Web, World tenant

Status:

In development

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Details:

Your organization can now manually apply Information Protection sensitivity labels in Engage. Sensitivity label support in this new application will allow admins to create labels and configure label publishing policies to determine which users and groups can manually label content in Engage. End users will be able to manually apply labels to Engage communities and in turn classify and protect their sensitive data via privacy and external user access controls.

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Release Phase:
General Availability, Preview

Created:
2025-05-03

updated:
2026-01-21

Public Preview Start Date

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summary for non-techies**

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Direct effects for Operations**

User Data Misclassification
Without proper training and preparation, users may incorrectly apply sensitivity labels, leading to potential data breaches or unauthorized access to sensitive information.
   - roles: End Users, Compliance Officers
   - references: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-identity/microsoft-purview-compliance-portal-information-protection/ba-p/3651230

Increased Support Tickets
The introduction of sensitivity labels without adequate preparation may result in a surge of support requests from users facing difficulties in understanding or using the new labeling system.
   - roles: IT Support Staff, End Users
   - references: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-identity/microsoft-purview-compliance-portal-information-protection/ba-p/3651230

Configutation Options**

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Data Protection**

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IT Security**

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explanation for non-techies**

Imagine you have a large filing cabinet with various drawers labeled to keep things organized. Some drawers are marked "Confidential," others "Public," and some "Internal Use Only." This helps you and your team know exactly where to store different types of documents and who can access them.

In the digital world, Microsoft Purview's new feature for Engage works similarly. It allows organizations to apply "sensitivity labels" to digital content, like those labels on your filing cabinet drawers. These labels help classify and protect sensitive information by determining who can see or use it.

Admins in your organization can create these labels and decide which employees or groups can use them. For example, if you have a community in Engage discussing sensitive projects, you can apply a "Confidential" label to it. This label ensures that only authorized team members can access the information, much like a lock on a drawer in your filing cabinet.

End users, like your team members, can manually apply these labels to different parts of Engage, such as communities or discussions. This process is similar to deciding which drawer to place a document in based on its sensitivity. By doing so, they help maintain privacy and control who outside the organization can access certain information.

This feature is designed to make managing sensitive information easier and more secure, just like organizing your documents in a well-labeled filing cabinet.