Setting up sensitivity labels and policies
The core functionality of Microsoft Information Protection is based on sensitivity labels and policies. Microsoft 365 administrators can define sensitivity labels in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. These labels can be configured with protection settings and visual markings (such as watermarks). Furthermore, depending on your subscriptions, they may also include conditions (using the SITs described in the previous section) so that a label can be automatically applied.
Once labels have been created, policies may then be defined in order to determine which users will be able to see and use the labels within their Microsoft Office applications.
Now, let’s take a look at how sensitivity labeling works, starting with setting up labels from the Microsoft Purview Compliance portal.
Setting up labels
To create a label in Microsoft Purview, complete the following steps:
- Navigate to Information protection, as shown...
