Data Security Foundations
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Data Security Foundations by Valorem Reply is a structured engagement that helps organizations establish a production-ready classification foundation in Microsoft Purview using Sensitive Information Types (SITs) and Trainable Classifiers. The engagement creates the data intelligence layer that powers labeling, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Insider Risk Management, Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), and AI-ready data governance.
Many organizations invest in Microsoft Purview but struggle to achieve consistent protection because sensitive data is not accurately identified or classified. Without a reliable classification foundation, downstream controls such as labeling, retention, data loss prevention, and compliance initiatives cannot operate at their full potential.
During this engagement, Valorem Reply works alongside customer subject matter experts to develop and validate custom Sensitive Information Types and an introduction to the built in Trainable Classifiers that reflect the organization's regulatory, operational, and business requirements.
Delivery Roadmap - a 5 to 6-week path to classification.
Discover & Design - Week 1 We map your regulated data — what it is, where it lives, who owns it — and determine the short list of Sensitive Info Types to build.
Build - Week 2 We build your custom patterns and feed each classifier the sample documents it needs to validate. Your admin runbook is drafted in parallel.
Validate - Weeks 3 and 4 We run everything against live content in your tenant, tune results with your team, and only promote classifiers that hit the accuracy bar.
Roll Out & Handover - Week 5 We collaborate with you to ensure that everything is labeled as expected, walk your admins through the runbook, and confirm everything is ready to be deployed. Provide a 90-day plan for more advanced tuning, growth, and expansion requirements into DLP, Insider Risk, and DSPM.
Engagement outcomes:
- Custom Microsoft Purview Sensitive Information Type library
- Administrative runbook for testing, publishing, tuning, and governance
- 90-day tuning and optimization plan
- Classification framework ready to support labeling, DLP, Insider Risk, and DSPM initiatives
By the conclusion of the engagement, customers have a production-ready classification foundation that is fully owned by their internal team and positioned to support broader data protection, compliance, and AI governance initiatives.