Safeguarding Sensitive Data in Microsoft 365 Copilot with Purview DLP (GA Release)

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The challenge with sensitive data and access to Copilot Microsoft 365 Copilot empowers users with AI-driven assistance across Microsoft 365 apps, but it also raises concerns about accidental oversharing of sensitive information. In response, Microsoft has extended its Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities to Microsoft 365 Copilot, allowing organizations to enforce information protection policies within AI workflows. The DLP for Microsoft 365 Copilot has been in preview for some time, but Microsoft has now announced it is released for GA (General Availability). Among some of the interesting features are new features like alerting and policy simulation. Key details:  Rollout Timeline: As of June 2025, the rollout has begun. It should be completed worldwide by late July 2025. Scope: Initially, DLP for Copilot was available for Copilot Chat scenarios. By the time of GA this is expanding to Copilot in core Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well. Ensuring that DLP prote...

Renewed MVP status 2018-2019

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It's the first of July, and all the existing MVP's keep hitting refresh in their inboxes today. I've been checking mine for the last two to three hours. Although I haven't received any notification or warning indicating I wasn't up for renewal, I know I can't be sure until I actually see the award email in my inbox.



I am honored to receive this award for the fourth time. There is a lot of work behind this, and being recognized for all the time and energy spent on my passion for technology is really appreciated. It is not something I take for granted, and for every year I know I need to put in a little extra.

Thank you to the MVP team at Microsoft, and congratulations to all new and renewed MVP's