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Microsoft Purview Audit

Power your forensic and compliance investigations.
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OVERVIEW

Power your forensic and compliance investigations

  • Determine the scope of compromise and access audit logs to support investigations.
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  • Retain audit records for one year with the option to retain for up to 10 years.
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  • Get a dynamic bandwidth quota to access your auditing data.
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How it Works

How Audit powers your investigations

Audit provides crucial event data that can help you investigate possible breaches and determine the scope of compromise.
Capabilities

Key features of Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium)

Create customized audit log retention policies to retain audit records based on the service where the audited activities occur, specific audited activities, or the user who performs an audited activity.
Audit retention policy settings page.
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PLANS AND PRICING

Flexible pricing options

Microsoft Purview Suite

$12.00
user/month, paid yearly
(Annual subscription—auto renews)

Requires: Microsoft 365 E3; or Office 365 E3 and Enterprise Mobility + Security E3.
Includes Microsoft Purview capabilities to unify data security and compliance and help your organization prevent data loss and manage risks.

Features:
  • Data loss prevention
  • Information protection
  • Insider risk management
  • Audit
  • eDiscovery
  • Communication compliance
  • Data lifecycle management
  • Compliance manager
  • Records management
  • Protection for Microsoft 365 Copilot data
Looking for small business? Explore the Purview Suite for small or mid-sized businesses.
Resources

Additional Resources

Get more information about Microsoft Purview Audit—formerly Advanced Audit in Microsoft 365.
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