Let's Talk M365 with Deep Trivedi
Microsoft365 Security & Compliance | Strategy | Adoption | Organizational Change Management
All Microsoft Purview Information Protection solutions build on Sensitivity Labels as a foundational component. Sensitivity labels let you classify and protect your organization’s data, while ensuring user productivity and their ability to collaborate isn’t hindered. I like to think of Sensitivity labels as the ‘gateway drug’ and bedrock of a well-designed Data Security Program at … Read more
As a CISO, there’s a good chance that you’ve had to urgently deal with at least one permission nobody remembers granting. Maybe it’s a former project lead that still holds Compliance Search rights two years after the investigation closed. It could be a vendor’s temporary access from Q1 quietly persists into Q4. In all likelihood, … Read more
This post is part of a series on Building a Data Security Program with Microsoft Purview. This is post 2 in this series, which will focus on steps 4 & 5 in this journey. 5 Steps towards building Data Security Programs with Microsoft Purview: 1. Establish a cross-functional Data Security & Governance (DSG) Program: 2. … Read more
As enterprise organizations continue delivering on Board-level directives to roll out AI and Agentic AI capabilities across their entire user base, CISOs are often contending with keeping the day-to-day security operations well calibrated to address the risks your enterprise is facing. I’ve heard many CISOs say that turning your attention to execute on this Board … Read more
Here’s the situation CISOs are facing at enterprise organization. You need to carefully balance the need for employees’ timely access to sensitive data with robust data security and governance. This continues to be a significant challenge for organizations navigating through the complexities of digital transformation today, and particularly for those eager to responsibly deploy enterprise … Read more
Here’s the reality if you’re a technology leader at an enterprise organization that’s existed as a going concern for longer than the shelf life of modern rechargeable batteries. You’ve got stuff. Not you specifically, but your organization. Depending on the nature of your business, that stuff is all the files, emails, Teams chat messages, information … Read more
At a recent meetup of cybersecurity professionals, I was engaged in a discussion on where to start when launching a data security program from the ground up. A recent grad interested in this space asked a bunch of questions. Sometimes the most basic tend to be the most fundamentally important ones… “What are sensitivity labels?” … Read more
Remember how, for many years, technology leaders at enterprise organizations have been painstakingly identifying and tackling their shadow IT problem? I’m sure some are still only partially complete, when suddenly and seemingly out of nowhere you find yourself at the doorstep of a Shadow AI problem. The worst part? Until very recently nobody even thought … Read more
AI adoption in enterprise organizations has been gathering momentum for a couple of years now. In fact, in a recent study conducted by the International Data Corporation (IDC) of more than 4,000 business leaders responsible for AI decisions, 68% of responders say their organization is using AI today. The pack-leading ‘Frontier Firms’ claim they’re achieving … Read more
Talk about an intense all senses experience at Microsoft Ignite 2025! There’s the expected ‘drinking from the firehose’ and the sheer volume of new product and feature announcements. There’s the chaotic multi-building logistical operation that created a high-friction experience at times. And of course, the protests outside the official locations at the Moscone Center in … Read more