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Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

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Overview

What it is

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

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Product type

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Data Loss Prevention

Proofpoint Information Protection

People-Centric Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Platform

Best for

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Cross-industry

Proofpoint Information Protection

Financial Services, Healthcare, Legal, Pharmaceutical, Enterprise

Pricing

Pricing model

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

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Proofpoint Information Protection

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Free trial

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Free trial: yes

Proofpoint Information Protection

Free trial: yes

Deployment

Deployment options

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

CloudOn-Premise

Proofpoint Information Protection

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

Deployment details

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Cloud; Endpoint; Cloud; Managed endpoints

Proofpoint Information Protection

Cloud (SaaS); Hybrid; Cloud-native SaaS; Lightweight endpoint agent

Data residency

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Tenant/service region dependent

Proofpoint Information Protection

US; EU; Global cloud

Key features

What it offers

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

  • DLP policies
  • Sensitive information detection
  • Endpoint DLP
  • Policy tips
  • Alerts
  • Activity explorer
  • DLP
  • Insider risk reduction

Proofpoint Information Protection

  • Unified cross-channel DLP
  • Insider threat telemetry
  • Sensitive data classification
  • Endpoint exfiltration blocking
  • Incident forensics
  • Intellectual property theft prevention
  • Departing employee data tracking
  • Cloud file sharing governance

Platform & access

API access

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

API access: yes

Proofpoint Information Protection

API access: yes

Single sign-on (SSO)

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

SSO: yes

Proofpoint Information Protection

SSO: yes

Role-based access (RBAC)

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

RBAC: yes

Proofpoint Information Protection

RBAC: yes

Multi-tenant

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Multi-tenant: yes

Proofpoint Information Protection

Multi-tenant: yes

Mobile app

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Mobile app: no

Proofpoint Information Protection

Mobile app: no

Supported platforms

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Microsoft 365Windows endpointssupported cloud services

Proofpoint Information Protection

CloudEndpointsEmailWebCloud SaaS

Compliance

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Broad Microsoft compliance portfolio

Proofpoint Information Protection

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI DSS

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Microsoft 365Microsoft PurviewMicrosoft DefenderMicrosoft Intune

Proofpoint Information Protection

Microsoft 365Google DriveBoxSalesforceSplunkWindowsmacOS

Industries

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Cross-industry

Proofpoint Information Protection

Financial ServicesHealthcareLegalPharmaceuticalEnterprise

Regions

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Global

Proofpoint Information Protection

GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeAsia-Pacific

Vendor

Company

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Microsoft

Proofpoint Information Protection

Proofpoint

Headquarters

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

Redmond, Washington, USA

Proofpoint Information Protection

Sunnyvale, California, USA

Company size

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

200,000+

Proofpoint Information Protection

4,000+

Founded

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

1975

Proofpoint Information Protection

2002

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