SC-401T00-A: Protect sensitive information with Microsoft Purview in the AI era

Course Overview

The SC-401T00-A: Protect Sensitive Information with Microsoft Purview in the AI Era course is designed for security professionals, compliance teams, and IT leaders who are responsible for safeguarding organisational data in an increasingly AI-driven and cloud-first environment. As artificial intelligence, Copilot experiences, and modern collaboration tools transform how data is created and shared, protecting sensitive information has become more complex and critical than ever.

This course provides in-depth expertise on using Microsoft Purview to discover, classify, protect, and govern sensitive data across Microsoft 365, Azure, endpoints, and third-party environments. Learners will explore advanced capabilities such as data classification, sensitivity labels, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Insider Risk Management, and Information Protection, with a strong focus on AI-related data risks and regulatory compliance.

Participants will gain practical, scenario-based knowledge to design and implement enterprise-grade information protection strategies that align with global compliance standards while enabling secure innovation with AI technologies.

By the end of the course, learners will be equipped to confidently protect sensitive information, reduce data exposure risks, and support secure AI adoption using Microsoft Purview.

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Learn from the comfort of your workplace or at home through live virtual sessions led by expert trainers.

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Participate in interactive, face-to-face training in our top 5-star training facilities in Dubai

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Learn a customized curriculum in your workplace to ensure the most impact and team participation.

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Target Audiance

This course is ideal for information security engineers, compliance officers, data protection specialists, Microsoft 365 administrators, and IT decision-makers responsible for data governance, privacy, and risk management in enterprise environments.

Schedule Dates

13 April 2026 - 16 April 2026

SC-401T00-A: Protect sensitive information with Microsoft Purview in the AI era

13 July 2026 - 16 July 2026

SC-401T00-A: Protect sensitive information with Microsoft Purview in the AI era

19 October 2026 - 22 October 2026

SC-401T00-A: Protect sensitive information with Microsoft Purview in the AI era

25 January 2027 - 28 January 2027

SC-401T00-A: Protect sensitive information with Microsoft Purview in the AI era

Course Content

Module 1: Protect sensitive data in a digital world
Introduction
The growing need for data protection
The challenges of managing sensitive data
Protect data in a Zero Trust world
Understand data classification and protection
Prevent data leaks and insider threats
Manage security alerts and respond to threats
Protect AI-generated and AI-processed data
Module 2: Classify data for protection and governance
Introduction
Data classification overview
Classify data using sensitive information types
Classify data using trainable classifiers
Create a custom trainable classifier
Module 3: Review and analyze data classification and protection
Introduction
Review classification and protection insights
Analyze classified data with data and content explorer
Monitor and review actions on labeled data
Module 4: Create and manage sensitive information types
Introduction
Sensitive information type overview
Compare built-in versus custom sensitive information types
Create and manage custom sensitive information types
Create and manage exact data match sensitive info types
Implement document fingerprinting
Describe named entities
Create a keyword dictionary
Module 5: Create and configure sensitivity labels with Microsoft Purview
Introduction
Sensitivity label overview
Create and configure sensitivity labels and label policies
Configure encryption with sensitivity labels
Implement auto-labeling policies
Track and evaluate sensitivity label usage in Microsoft Purview
Module 6: Apply sensitivity labels for data protection
Introduction
Foundations of sensitivity label integration in Microsoft 365
Manage sensitivity labels in Office apps
Apply sensitivity labels with Microsoft 365 Copilot for secure collaboration
Protect meetings with sensitivity labels
Apply sensitivity labels to Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 groups, and SharePoint sites
Module 7: Classify and protect on-premises data with Microsoft Purview
Introduction
Protect on-premises files with Microsoft Purview
Prepare your environment for the Microsoft Purview Information Protection scanner
Configure and install the Microsoft Purview Information Protection scanner
Run and manage the scanner
Enforce data loss prevention policies on on-premises files
Module 8: Understand Microsoft 365 encryption
Introduction to Microsoft 365 encryption
Learn how Microsoft 365 data is encrypted at rest
Understand service encryption in Microsoft Purview
Explore customer key management using Customer Key
Learn how data is encrypted in-transit
Module 9: Protect email with Microsoft Purview Message Encryption
Introduction
Understand message encryption
Plan for Microsoft Purview Message Encryption
Configure Microsoft Purview Message Encryption
Customize encrypted email branding with Microsoft Purview
Control encrypted email access with Advanced Message Encryption
Use Microsoft Purview Message Encryption templates in mail flow rules

Module 1: Prevent data loss with Microsoft Purview
Introduction
Data loss prevention overview
Plan and design DLP policies
Understand DLP policy deployment and simulation mode
Create and manage DLP policies
Integrate Adaptive Protection with DLP
Use DLP analytics (preview) to identify data risks
Understand DLP alerts and activity tracking
Module 2:
Introduction
Endpoint data loss prevention (DLP) overview
Understand the endpoint DLP implementation workflow
Onboard devices for endpoint DLP
Configure settings for endpoint DLP
Create and manage endpoint DLP policies
Deploy the Microsoft Purview browser extension
Configure just-in-time (JIT) protection
Module 3: Configure DLP policies for Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps and Power Platform
Introduction
Configure data loss prevention policies for Power Platform
Integrate data loss prevention in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Configure policies in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Manage data loss prevention violations in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Module 4: Investigate and respond to Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention alerts
Introduction
Understand data loss prevention (DLP) alerts
Understand the DLP alert lifecycle
Configure DLP policies to generate alerts
Investigate DLP alerts in Microsoft Purview
Investigate DLP alerts in Microsoft Defender XDR
Investigate DLP alerts with Security Copilot and AI agents
Respond to DLP alerts
Exercise – Investigate a DLP alert and related incident

Module 1: Understand Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Introduction
What is an insider risk?
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management overview
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management features
Case study – Protect sensitive data with Insider Risk Management
Module 2: Prepare for Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Introduction
Plan for Insider Risk Management
Prepare your organization for Insider Risk Management
Configure settings for Insider Risk Management
Integrate Insider Risk Management with data sources and tools
Module 3: Create and manage Insider Risk Management policies
Introduction
Understand Insider Risk Management policy templates
Compare quick and custom insider risk policies
Create a custom Insider Risk Management policy
Manage policies in Insider Risk Management
Module 4: Investigate insider risk alerts and related activity
Introduction
Understand insider risk alerts and investigations
Manage alert volume in Insider Risk Management
Investigate and triage insider risk alerts in Microsoft Purview
Investigate insider risk alerts with Security Copilot and AI agents
Analyze alert context with the All risk factors tab
Investigate activity details with the Activity explorer tab
Review patterns over time with the User activity tab
Investigate insider risk alerts in Microsoft Defender XDR
Manage and take action on insider risk cases
Exercise – Investigate potential data theft using Insider Risk Management
Module 5: Implement Adaptive Protection in Insider Risk Management
Introduction
Adaptive Protection overview
Understand and configure risk levels in Adaptive Protection
Configure Adaptive Protection
Manage Adaptive Protection

Module 1: Understand How to Secure AI Data with Microsoft Purview
Introduction
Understand AI data security risks
Understand how Microsoft Purview secures AI data
Evaluate compliance risks for AI usage
Identify AI-related data exposure risks
Understand how Microsoft Purview controls AI data access
Detect and respond to risky AI activity
Retain and search Copilot prompts and responses
Module 2: Secure Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions with Microsoft Purview
Introduction
Understand how Microsoft 365 Copilot changes data protection needs
Assess Copilot regulatory compliance with Compliance Manager
Audit Copilot interactions with Microsoft Purview
Analyze Copilot interactions with Communication Compliance
Classify and protect Copilot content with sensitivity labels
Apply DLP policies to Microsoft 365 Copilot
Apply retention policies to Copilot prompts and responses
Investigate and delete Copilot activity with eDiscovery
Module 3: Secure enterprise and browser-based AI apps with Microsoft Purview
Introduction
Understand risks from enterprise and non-Microsoft AI tools
Assess AI usage for security and compliance
Identify policy violations with Communication Compliance
Detect risky AI usage with Insider Risk Management
Protect sensitive data in AI apps with Microsoft Purview DLP
Case study – Use Adaptive Protection to respond to AI-related risk
Apply retention policies to AI app prompts and responses
Module 4:
Introduction
Understand risks and responsibilities in AI development environments
Discover and assess AI apps with DSPM for AI
Classify, restrict, and retain AI prompt data
Enforce protections in Azure AI services and Azure AI Foundry
Apply controls for Microsoft Entra-registered custom AI apps
Secure AI agents built in Copilot Studio
Manage data risks in Copilot in Fabric
Investigate and respond to risky AI activity

Module 1: Understand retention in Microsoft Purview
Introduction
Overview of retention and the data lifecycle
Understand retention labels and retention policies
Decide when to apply retention
Module 2: Implement and manage Microsoft 365 retention and recovery
Introduction
Plan for retention and disposition with retention labels
Create and publish retention labels
Create and manage auto-apply retention labels
Create and configure adaptive scopes
Create and configure retention policies
Understand policy and label precedence in Microsoft Purview
Recover content in Microsoft 365 workloads

FAQs

You will gain advanced skills in data discovery and classification, implementing sensitivity labels, configuring DLP policies, managing insider risks, and protecting sensitive information in AI-enabled Microsoft environments.

Yes. The course specifically addresses data protection challenges introduced by AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, focusing on preventing data leakage, oversharing, and unauthorised access in AI-driven workflows.

The course emphasizes practical, real-world implementation. Learners work with hands-on scenarios to design, configure, and manage information protection policies in enterprise environments.

A working knowledge of Microsoft 365, basic security concepts, and familiarity with compliance or data governance principles is recommended. Prior experience with Microsoft security solutions is beneficial but not mandatory.

Yes. The course covers protecting sensitive information across Microsoft 365, Azure, endpoints, and integrated third-party data sources using Microsoft Purview’s unified governance capabilities.

Organisations benefit from reduced data breach risks, improved compliance posture, better visibility into sensitive data, and the ability to confidently deploy AI technologies without compromising data security.

SC-401T00-A: Protect sensitive information with Microsoft Purview in the AI era

Course Overview