While intelligent agents and co-pilots increase productivity, radically transforming the way we work, they also pose new challenges in terms of data security, governance and compliance.
“Artificial intelligence is an extraordinary accelerator, but without an adequate security and compliance strategy, it can become a risk,” says Marco Cataldi, Head of Microsoft Solutions at Moresi.com. “In a world where every prompt can access sensitive information, protecting data is no longer just a technical issue: it is a strategic priority.”
An increasingly complex AI ecosystem
With the growing adoption of tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini, and custom agents, businesses are finding themselves managing an ever-expanding AI ecosystem. Every interaction, every response generated, every file shared may contain confidential data. And often, this data is used without users being fully aware of it.
The risk? Oversharing, data leaks, regulatory violations. And all of this can happen even in environments considered secure, such as Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive.
Microsoft’s response: integrated protection with Purview
To address these challenges, Microsoft has developed Purview, a unified platform that combines data security, governance and compliance.
It’s not just about protecting files: it’s about understanding how AI interacts with data, preventing misuse and ensuring that all content is handled in accordance with company policies and regulations.
Purview operates on three fronts:
Discovery: Complete visibility into where and how sensitive data is used, including within AI prompts and responses.
Protection: Dynamic controls on input, output, and AI processes, with sensitivity labelling, encryption, and data loss prevention.
Governance & Compliance: data lifecycle management, auditing, eDiscovery, and regulatory compliance, including for AI-generated content.
Sensitive data and adaptive protection
Thanks to advanced technologies such as trainable classifiers, multilingual OCR, exact data matching and auto-labelling, Purview can identify and protect over 300 types of sensitive information. It can also prevent confidential content from being copied, pasted or shared with unauthorised AI apps.
Another key feature is Adaptive Protection, which analyses user behaviour to identify internal risks and automatically apply stricter restrictions. Security is thus adapted in real time to the context and level of risk.
Security and compliance: a ‘by design’ approach
Purview doesn’t just block threats: it helps companies demonstrate compliance. With tools such as Compliance Manager, you can assess your status against regulations such as GDPR, ISO, SOC and many others, with practical suggestions for improving your compliance score.
“Microsoft’s vision is clear,” concludes Marco Cataldi. All content should be protected by default, with labels and policies applied automatically. This approach reduces the margin for human error and creates a widespread culture of security, where every user plays an active role in data protection. As a Microsoft partner with a designation in Security, we help companies create this culture in order to integrate artificial intelligence into processes in a secure, governed and compliant manner. Because innovating today means, first and foremost, protecting.”