check before: 2026-02-01
Product:
Entra, Fabric, Purview, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview compliance portal, Purview Insider Risk Management
Platform:
Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
New feature, User impact, Admin impact
Links:
Details:
Summary:
A new quick policy template in Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will help detect data theft from Microsoft Fabric and non-Microsoft 365 cloud sources like Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Azure, and AWS. It requires minimal setup, is not enabled by default, and rolls out worldwide in late February 2026.
Details:
[Introduction]
We're adding a new preconfigured quick policy template in Insider Risk Management to help detect potential data theft from Microsoft Fabric and other non-Microsoft 365 cloud storage services, including Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Azure, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). This template helps admins create scenario-specific policies with minimal configuration, enabling faster and more consistent onboarding.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 543244.
[When this will happen]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late February 2026 and expect to complete by late February 2026.
Change Category:
XXXXXXX ... free basic plan only
Scope:
XXXXXXX ... free basic plan only
Release Phase:
General Availability, Preview
Created:
2026-01-23
updated:
2026-01-23
Public Preview Start Date
XXXXXXX ... free basic plan only
Task Type
XXXXXXX ... free basic plan only
Docu to Check
XXXXXXX ... free basic plan only
MS How does it affect me
XXXXXXX ... free basic plan only
MS Preperations
XXXXXXX ... free basic plan only
MS Urgency
XXXXXXX ... free basic plan only
MS workload name
XXXXXXX ... free basic plan only
linked item details
XXXXXXX ... free basic plan only
Pictures
XXXXXXX ... free basic plan only
summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is adding a new feature to its Purview Insider Risk Management tool in February 2026, allowing organizations to detect potential data theft from various cloud storage services like Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Azure, and AWS through a quick policy template, which administrators can configure under the Policies section.
Direct effects for Operations**
Deployment of Quick Policy Template
If the new quick policy template is deployed without proper preparation, it may lead to an overwhelming number of alerts due to insufficient tuning, causing alert fatigue among admins and potential oversight of critical incidents.
- roles: Insider Risk Management Admins, IT Security Team
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/insider-risk-management-policies#quick-policies, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=543244
Integration with Non-Microsoft Cloud Services
Failure to ensure relevant connectors and integrations are enabled for non-Microsoft cloud services may result in incomplete monitoring and undetected data theft incidents, impacting data security and compliance.
- roles: Cloud Service Administrators, Data Protection Officers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/insider-risk-management-policies#quick-policies, https://sip.purview.microsoft.com/insiderriskmgmt/overviewpage?tid=72f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47
Configutation Options**
XXXXXXX ... paid membership only
Data Protection**
XXXXXXX ... paid membership only
IT Security**
XXXXXXX ... paid membership only
explanation for non-techies**
XXXXXXX ... free basic plan only
** AI generated content. This information must be reviewed before use.
a free basic plan is required to see more details. Sign up here
A cloudsocut.one plan is required to see all the changed details. If you are already a customer, choose login.
If you are new to cloudscout.one please choose a plan.
Last updated 4 weeks ago ago
