518291 – Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management – Enhancements to variant limits and detection groups

Product:

Purview, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview compliance portal, Purview Insider Risk Management

Platform:

Web, World tenant

Status:

Launched

Change type:

Links:

MC1194606

Details:

Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management variant limit is being increased from 3 to 10 per indicator and an overall limit of 100 across all indicators. Along with this, the number of items in one detection group is being increased from 200 to 500. Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management correlates various signals to identify potential malicious or inadvertent insider risks, such as IP theft, data leakage, and security violations. Insider Risk Management enables customers to create policies based on their own internal policies, governance, and organizational requirements. Built with privacy by design, users are pseudonymized by default, and role-based access controls and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.

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Scope:
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Release Phase:
General Availability, Preview

Created:
2025-10-24

updated:
2026-01-22

Public Preview Start Date

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summary for non-techies**

Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management has been updated to monitor up to 10 activities per indicator and handle up to 500 items in one group, enhancing its ability to detect potential risks while ensuring user privacy through pseudonymization and role-based access controls.

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