560600 – Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management – Policy Recommendation Panel in IRM

Product:

Purview, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview Information Protection, Purview Insider Risk Management

Platform:

Web, World tenant

Status:

In development

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Today, Insider Risk Management (IRM) provides policy-driven protection for data leaks, data theft, and risky AI usage. However, while policy-driven protections are powerful, customers may not always have clear visibility into where coverage can be optimized or expanded to address latent insider risk. IRM now provides guidance on what protections are missing or which policy configurations deliver the most incremental value, providing customers with more comprehensive coverage to mitigate their most critical insider risk. 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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Release Phase:
General Availability, Preview

Created:
2026-04-29

updated:
2026-04-29

Public Preview Start Date

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summary for non-techies**

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Direct effects for Operations**

Insider Risk Management Policy Changes
Without proper preparation, changes to Insider Risk Management policies may lead to misconfigurations, resulting in either excessive alerts or insufficient coverage, which can cause data leaks or theft.
   - roles: IT Security Manager, Compliance Officer
   - references: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-identity/insider-risk-management-in-microsoft-purview/ba-p/3651230" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-identity/insider-risk-management-in-microsoft-purview/ba-p/3651230, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/06/30/insider-risk-management-in-microsoft-purview/ " target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/06/30/insider-risk-management-in-microsoft-purview/

User Experience Disruption
Changes in policy configurations without adequate testing may lead to false positives, causing unnecessary alerts for users and impacting their productivity and trust in the system.
   - roles: End Users, IT Support Staff
   - references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/06/30/insider-risk-management-in-microsoft-purview/, https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-identity/insider-risk-management-in-microsoft-purview/ba-p/3651230" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-identity/insider-risk-management-in-microsoft-purview/ba-p/3651230

Configutation Options**

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IT Security**

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explanation for non-techies**

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