Apply sensitivity labels for data protection

Intermediate
Information Protection and Compliance Administrator
Risk Practitioner
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft 365
Power BI

Learn how to apply sensitivity labels across Microsoft 365 workloads to classify and protect business data while supporting collaboration and productivity.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

  • Describe how sensitivity labels protect containers like Teams, SharePoint sites, and Microsoft 365 Groups.
  • Manage sensitivity labels in Office apps, including file compatibility and cross-organizational sharing.
  • Explain how Microsoft 365 Copilot respects and inherits sensitivity labels.
  • Apply sensitivity labels to secure meetings and calendar events.
  • Choose where and how to apply labels across SharePoint, Teams, and Microsoft 365 Groups.
  • Apply sensitivity labels in Power BI to protect reports, dashboards, and semantic models.

Prerequisites

Fundamentals knowledge of information protection in Microsoft 365.