Learn about the Microsoft Purview extension for Chrome

Endpoint data loss prevention (endpoint DLP) extends the activity monitoring and protection capabilities of Microsoft Purview data loss prevention (DLP) to sensitive items on Windows 10/11 devices. Once you onboard devices into the Microsoft Purview solutions, information about what users are doing with sensitive items is made visible in activity explorer. Then you can enforce protective actions on those items using data loss prevention policies.

After you install the Microsoft Purview extension for Chrome on a Windows 10/11 device, your organization can monitor attempts to access or upload a sensitive item to a cloud service in Google Chrome, and enforce protective actions via DLP.

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Activities you can monitor and take action on

The extension enables you to audit and manage the following types of activities users take on sensitive items on devices running Windows 10/11.

activity description supported policy actions
file copied to cloud Detects when a user attempts to upload a sensitive item to a restricted service domain through the Chrome browser audit, block with override, block
file printed Detects when a user attempts to print a sensitive item from the Chrome browser to a local or network printer audit, block with override, block
file copied to clipboard Detects when a user attempts to copy & paste information from a sensitive item in the Chrome browser into another app, process, or item. audit, block with override, block
file copied to removable storage Detects when a user attempts to copy a sensitive item or information from the Chrome browser to removable media or USB device audit, block with override, block
file copied to network share Detects when a user attempts to copy a sensitive item or information from the Chrome browser to a network share or mapped network drive. audit, block with override, block

Deployment process

  1. Get started with endpoint data loss prevention
  2. Onboarding tools and methods for Windows 10/11 devices
  3. Install the extension for Chrome on your Windows 10/11 devices

    Note

    Command access for the user is a prerequisite for the Microsoft Purview Extension extension for Chrome to work.

  4. Create and Deploy data loss prevention policies that restrict upload to cloud service, or access by unallowed browsers actions and apply them to your Windows 10/11 devices

Next steps

See Get started with the Microsoft Purview extension for Chrome for complete deployment procedures and scenarios.

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