Before you turn it on: privacy
Microsoft 365 logs user activity by default, and Insider Risk Management scores each user automatically based on those logs. Both need a legal basis and the risk assessments national law requires, in the EU and EEA a DPIA under GDPR. Usernames are pseudonymized by default under Settings, Insider Risk Management, Privacy, but pseudonymized is not anonymized: metadata often reveals who it is, and admins can turn the setting off. Role groups, approval of forensic evidence and an audit log control the people who use the tool. The employee notices nothing until an analyst sends a notice email.
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INSIDER RISK MANAGEMENT
Before you turn it on: privacy
Ada Admin
Eli Employee
TWO LAYERS OF MONITORING
It starts with the logs you already have
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Microsoft 365 logs user activity
On by default. Who opened, shared and sent what, and when.
2
Insider Risk Management scores people
It analyzes the same logs, automatically and per user.
That can feel even more intrusive.
Both layers need a legal basis and a risk assessment.
THE LEGAL GROUNDWORK
Four things to sort out first
PSEUDONYMIZED, NOT ANONYMIZED
It's easy to work out who it is
CONTROLS ON THE CONTROLLERS
Who watches the watchers?
Microsoft Purview
Overview
Alerts
Cases
Policies
Settings › Insider Risk Management
Privacy
We understand how important privacy is to you and your users. For users who perform activities
matching your insider risk policies, decide whether to show their actual names or use
pseudonymized versions to mask their identities.
Show pseudonymized versions of usernames
We'll show a pseudonymized version of usernames across all insider risk management features
(policies, alerts, cases, and so on).
A
AnonyIS8-988
Do not show pseudonymized versions of usernames
We'll show the actual display names for all users who perform activities matching your insider
risk policies.
GT
Grace Taylor
Alerts
USER
POLICY
SEVERITY
STATUS
THE USER EXPERIENCE
What does Eli notice?
Eli is in scope of a Data leaks policy.
Outlook
Inbox
Compliance team
Reminder: handling customer data
Hi Eli, we'd like to remind you of…
Reminder: handling customer data
Compliance team · To: Eli Employee
Hi Eli,
We'd like to remind you of our guidelines for customer data.
Customer files stay in our systems, and aren't sent to
private email addresses.
Read the guidelines on the intranet, or contact us if you
have questions.
Kind regards,
Compliance team
Good to know
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INSIDER RISK MANAGEMENT
Before you turn it on: privacy
Microsoft 365 already logs what people do. Insider
Risk Management goes further and scores each user.
We cover the legal groundwork, the privacy setting,
and what the employee actually notices.
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