Managing sensitive information types
As we have already discussed, DLP is able to use the many built-in sensitive information types that are available in the Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance Center. However, there may also be occasions where it is necessary for a business to add one or more custom sensitive information types to allow the identification and protection of information, which is not covered by the built-in options.
To create a custom sensitive information type in the Security and Compliance Center, you will need to have either Global Administrator or Compliance Administrator permissions. Then, complete the following steps:
- Select Classification | Sensitive info types and click Create, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Enter a Name and Description for your new sensitive information type and then click on Next, as shown in the following screenshot. Here, we are creating an entry for an employee...