Session Abstract

This interactive workshop provides a practical deep dive into Microsoft Purview Information Protection and how organizations can classify, label, protect, and govern sensitive information across Microsoft 365. Participants will learn how to design an information protection strategy, implement sensitivity labels, automate data classification, protect collaboration environments, and secure Microsoft 365 Copilot through policy-driven controls. The session combines business concepts, demonstrations, architecture guidance, and hands-on exercises to enable attendees to move from strategy to implementation. Microsoft positions sensitivity labels as the foundation of Information Protection, enabling classification, encryption, access controls, content markings, auto-labeling, and governance across Microsoft 365 workloads. After completing this workshop participants will be able to: Understand the Microsoft Purview Information Protection architecture Design an effective sensitivity label taxonomy Implement label-based protection and encryption Configure manual and automatic labeling Identify and classify sensitive information using SITs and trainable classifiers Apply protection consistently across Microsoft 365 workloads Understand the interaction between sensitivity labels, DLP, and Microsoft 365 Copilot

Albert Hoitingh

My name is Albert Hoitingh and I'm from The Hague in The Netherlands. I love working in IT and have been doing so for quite some time. From on-premises environments, including Lotus Notes and SharePoint Server, via BPOS to Microsoft 365 - I've worked with them all. Right now, I'm a Technical Architect for the Microsoft Innovation Hub. I've been a Microsoft MVP for Microsoft 365 and Security for more than eight years and (international) speaker on Microsoft 365, compliance, security and risk. I love to have discussions on compliance, security and risk in the cloud security officers, business users, architects and management. Besides my work and (former) MVP endeavors, I love to ride my bike and be with my family. I also love to read, delve into history, and much more. I also blog at https://alberthoitingh.com.