Microsoft hasnt had a good time with privacy recently so heres a tool that checks your data compliance is up to snuff
Sitting comfortably? It’s an Azure Purview Preview Microsoft has teased Azure Purview, a tech built to deal with customers' data compliance and governance requirements by verifiyng the presence of sensitive information without users having to eyeball the stuff first.…
Date: 2020-12-04
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