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Published inAug 2023
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ISBN-139781804611920
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Peter Rising
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Peter Rising

Peter Rising has over 25 years' experience in IT. He has worked for several IT solutions providers and private organizations in a variety of technical and leadership roles, with a focus on Microsoft technologies. Since 2014, Peter has specialized in the Microsoft 365 platform, focusing most recently on security and compliance in his role as a Consulting Services Manager for Insight. Peter is heavily involved in the wider Microsoft community and has been recognized by Microsoft as an MVP. He holds several Microsoft certifications, including MCSE: Productivity; Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert; and Microsoft 365: Cybersecurity Architect Expert.
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Implementing and managing Information Barriers policies

With Microsoft Purview Information Barriers, organizations can restrict two-way communication between users and groups. This can be applied to Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint. Implementing Information Barriers is a process usually utilized in organizations that are strictly regulated. The aim is to avoid the possibility of a conflict of interest occurring.

Information Barriers is implemented in the form of segments and policies, which, when in place, will have the effect that one set of specified users, who should not be allowed to communicate with another set of specified users, will not be able to find, chat with, or call those users. Essentially, Information Barriers is there to prevent unauthorized communication. To use Information Barriers in your Microsoft 365 tenant, you can use the following subscriptions:

  • Microsoft 365 E5
  • Office 365 E5
  • Office 365 Advanced Compliance add-on (no longer available...
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Peter Rising

Peter Rising has over 25 years' experience in IT. He has worked for several IT solutions providers and private organizations in a variety of technical and leadership roles, with a focus on Microsoft technologies. Since 2014, Peter has specialized in the Microsoft 365 platform, focusing most recently on security and compliance in his role as a Consulting Services Manager for Insight. Peter is heavily involved in the wider Microsoft community and has been recognized by Microsoft as an MVP. He holds several Microsoft certifications, including MCSE: Productivity; Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert; and Microsoft 365: Cybersecurity Architect Expert.
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