How Microsoft 365 uses AI to stop data leaks & insider attacks

If an employee who recently gave two weeks' notice starts downloading large numbers of files from the company network and copying them to a thumb drive, it is entirely possible that he or she has no malicious intent. The employee could be saving innocuous files related to their employment record or examples of marketing pieces they created. However, in a small number of cases, the employee could be attempting to take confidential product designs, sensitive legal information, private employee data or trade secrets with them to a rival company. It can be difficult for a company to even spot these "insider risks," much less distinguish between routine behavior and the outlier that could destroy a company's competitive advantage or reputation. That's why Microsoft is offering a new Insider Risk Management solution within Microsoft 365 that uses machine learning to intelligently detect potentially risky behavior within a company.