check before: 2025-04-15
Product:
Purview Communication Compliance, Purview Information Protection, Purview Insider Risk Management
Platform:
Online, US Instances, Web, World tenant
Status:
Rolling out
Change type:
Admin impact, New feature, Updated message, User impact
Links:
(486826)
483485
Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management is enhancing global exclusions to reduce alert noise. Public Preview began in mid-April 2025, with General Availability starting in early June 2025. Enhancements include keyword logic updates, file path exclusions, and domain exclusions for browsing indicators. Admins should update exclusion settings in IRM.
Details:
Updated May 8, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management (IRM): Enhancements to IRM exclusions to reduce alert noise.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486826 and Roadmap ID 483485.
[When this will happen:]
Public Preview: We began rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 (previously late April) and expect to complete by late June 2025 (previously early May).
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Release Phase:
General Availability, Preview
Created:
2025-04-19
updated:
2025-05-09
Public Preview Start Date
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is updating its Purview Insider Risk Management tool to reduce alert noise by enhancing keyword logic for emails, considering file path exclusions for copied files, and supporting domain exclusions for browsing, allowing administrators to focus on genuine threats.
Direct effects for Operations**
Increased Alert Noise
Without proper configuration of the new exclusion settings, users may experience an increase in irrelevant alerts, leading to alert fatigue and potential oversight of critical issues.
- roles: Admins, Security Analysts
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=483485, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=486826
User Experience Degradation
Failure to update exclusion settings may result in users receiving excessive notifications about benign activities, negatively impacting their productivity and overall experience with the system.
- roles: End Users, IT Support
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=483485, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=486826
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-05-09 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact |
| 2025-05-09 | MC Summary | Enhancements to Microsoft Purview's Insider Risk Management (IRM) exclusions will reduce alert noise, including updates to keyword logic, file path exclusions, and domain exclusions. Public Preview starts mid-April 2025, with General Availability by early May 2025. Admins should update exclusion settings in IRM. | Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management is enhancing global exclusions to reduce alert noise. Public Preview began in mid-April 2025, with General Availability starting in early June 2025. Enhancements include keyword logic updates, file path exclusions, and domain exclusions for browsing indicators. Admins should update exclusion settings in IRM. |
| 2025-05-09 | MC Last Updated | 04/19/2025 01:58:54 | 2025-05-08T16:45:03Z |
| 2025-05-09 | MC Messages | Coming soon for Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management (IRM): Enhancements to IRM exclusions to reduce alert noise.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486826 and Roadmap ID 483485. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We began rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 and expect to complete by early May 2025. | Updated May 8, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management (IRM): Enhancements to IRM exclusions to reduce alert noise. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486826 and Roadmap ID 483485. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We began rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 (previously late April) and expect to complete by late June 2025 (previously early May). |
| 2025-05-09 | MC Title | Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: Enhancements to global exclusions in IRM settings | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: Enhancements to global exclusions in IRM settings |
| 2025-05-09 | MC End Time | 07/25/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-08-04T09:00:00Z |
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