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Microsoft Information Protection Administrator SC-400 Certification Guide

By : Shabaz Darr, Viktor Hedberg
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Book Image

Microsoft Information Protection Administrator SC-400 Certification Guide

2 (1)
By: Shabaz Darr, Viktor Hedberg

Overview of this book

Cloud technologies have massively increased the amount of data being produced and the places in which this data is stored. Without proper planning and discipline in configuring information protection for your data, you may be compromising information and regulatory compliance. Microsoft Information Protection Administrator SC-400 Certification Guide begins with an overview of the SC-400 exam, and then enables you to envision, implement, and administer the Information Protection suite offered by Microsoft. The book also provides you with hands-on labs, along with the theory of creating policies and rules for content classification, data loss prevention, governance, and protection. Toward the end, you'll be able to take mock tests to help you prepare effectively for the exam. By the end of this Microsoft book, you'll have covered everything needed to pass the SC-400 certification exam, and have a handy, on-the-job desktop reference guide.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Section 1: Exam Overview and Introduction to Information Protection
4
Section 2: Implementing Information Protection
9
Section 3: Implementing Data Loss Prevention
13
Section 4: Implementing Information Governance

Creating and applying retention label policies

Before we jump into creating and applying retention label policies, we must cover the principles of retentions policies, which are described in the following diagram:

Figure 10.1 – The principles of retention in Microsoft 365

  • Retention always wins over deletion: Suppose that one retention policy states that Exchange emails are to be deleted after 3 years, but another policy states that Exchange emails are to be retained for 5 years and then deleted. Under these circumstances, any content that reaches 3 years of age will be deleted and hidden from the user, but still retained in the Recoverable Items folder until the content reaches the 5-year retention period. After 5 years, the item would be permanently deleted. Content retained by one policy cannot be permanently deleted by another policy.
  • Longest retention period wins: If any content is subject to multiple policies as regards the retention of...