ASD's Blueprint for Secure Cloud

Data Loss Prevention: Australia Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Data

This section describes the configuration of data loss prevention policies within Microsoft Purview associated with systems built according to guidance in ASD's Blueprint for Secure Cloud.

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Name

ItemValue
NameAustralia Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Data (Policy Template)
DescriptionHelps detect the presence of information commonly considered to be personally identifiable information (PII) in Australia, like tax file number and driver’s license.

Admin units

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Admin unitsFull directory

Locations

ItemValue
Exchange emailAll groups
SharePoint sitesAll sites
OneDrive accountsAll users and groups
Teams chat and channel messagesAll users and groups
DevicesAll users and groups
InstancesAll instances
On-premises repositoriesAll repositories
Power BI workspaces

Advanced DLP rules

Low volume of content detected Australia PII

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NameLow volume of content detected Australia PII
Description
Conditions

Content contains

ItemValue
Group nameDefault
- Group operatorAny of these
Sensitive info types
- Australia Tax File NumberHigh confidence
Instance count: 1 to 9
- Australia Driver’s License NumberMedium confidence
Instance count: 1 to 9
User notifications
ItemValue
Use notifications to inform your users and help educate them on the proper use of sensitive infoOn
Endpoint devices
Show users a policy tip notification when an activity is restricted.Not checked
Microsoft 365 services
Notify users in Office 365 service with a policy tipChecked
Email notificationsNotify these people
- The person who sent, shared, or last modified the contentChecked
- Owner of the SharePoint site or OneDrive accountChecked
- Owner of the SharePoint or OneDrive contentChecked
Attach matching email message to the notificationChecked
Customize the policy tip textNot checked
Show the policy tip as a dialog for the end user before sendNot checked
Provide a compliance URL for the end user to learn more about your organization’s policiesNot checked
User overrides
ItemValue
Allow overrides from M365 servicesNot checked
Incident reports
ItemValue
Use this severity level in admin alerts and reportsLow
Send an alert to admins when a rule match occursOff
Use email incident reports to notify you when a policy match occursOff
Additional options
ItemValue
If there’s a match for this rule, stop processing additional DLP policies and rulesNot checked
Priority0

High volume of content detected Australia PII

ItemValue
NameHigh volume of content detected Australia PII
Description
Conditions

Content contains

ItemValue
Group nameDefault
- Group operatorAny of these
Sensitive info types
- Australia Tax File NumberHigh confidence
Instance count: 10 to Any
- Australia Driver’s License NumberMedium confidence
Instance count: 10 to Any
User notifications
ItemValue
Use notifications to inform your users and help educate them on the proper use of sensitive infoOn
Endpoint devices
Show users a policy tip notification when an activity is restricted.Not checked
Microsoft 365 services
Notify users in Office 365 service with a policy tipChecked
Email notificationsNotify these people
- The person who sent, shared, or last modified the contentChecked
- Owner of the SharePoint site or OneDrive accountChecked
- Owner of the SharePoint or OneDrive contentChecked
Attach matching email message to the notificationChecked
Customize the policy tip textNot checked
Show the policy tip as a dialog for the end user before sendNot checked
Provide a compliance URL for the end user to learn more about your organization’s policiesNot checked
User overrides
ItemValue
Allow overrides from M365 servicesNot checked
Incident reports
ItemValue
Use this severity level in admin alerts and reportsHigh
Send an alert to admins when a rule match occursOn
Send email alerts to these people (optional)
Collect original file as evidence for all selected file activities on EndpointNot checked
Send alertSend alert every time an activity matches the rule
Use email incident reports to notify you when a policy matchesOn
Send notifications to these peopleSiteAdmin
You can also include the following information in the report:
The name of the person who last modified the contentChecked
The types of sensitive content that matched the ruleChecked
The rule’s severity levelChecked
The content that matched the rule, including the surrounding textChecked
The item containing the content that matched the ruleChecked
Additional options
ItemValue
If there’s a match for this rule, stop processing additional DLP policies and rulesNot checked
Priority1

Policy mode

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Policy modeTurn the policy on immediately

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Acknowledgement of Country
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