Microsoft Purview DLP India
Turn on the Microsoft Purview DLP your M365 licence already includes.
A Pune insurer thought Purview DLP meant a new purchase. It was sitting inside the Microsoft 365 E5 licences they already paid for. We switched it on, tuned it to PAN and Aadhaar, and the first blocked email landed in week two.
Microsoft Purview DLP at a glance
Why Microsoft Purview anchors most Indian dlp estates.
- OEM
- Microsoft. Purview DLP is part of the Microsoft Purview compliance suite built into Microsoft 365.
- What it protects
- Email in Exchange, files in SharePoint and OneDrive, Teams messages, and Windows and Mac endpoints.
- Licence for service-side DLP
- Microsoft 365 E3, Office 365 E3, or Business Premium. Included, not extra.
- Licence for endpoint DLP
- Microsoft 365 E5, E5 Compliance, or the E5 Information Protection and Governance add-on.
- Indian identifiers
- Built-in sensitive information types for PAN, Aadhaar and bank account numbers.
- Best fit
- Businesses already on Microsoft 365 that want DLP without onboarding a second vendor.
- Where it is thin
- Non-Microsoft SaaS, unmanaged devices, and heavy managed-service DLP.
- Sirius Star role
- Licensing, policy design, endpoint rollout and ongoing tuning.
The Microsoft Purview DLP ranges Sirius Star supplies
Pick the range that matches the use case. We size the mix in the free 30-minute review.
Service-side DLP (E3 or Business Premium)
The DLP most Indian businesses already own and never switched on. It watches email, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams for sensitive data leaving the tenant, then warns or blocks based on the rule. No new licence if you are on E3 or Business Premium.
- Covers email and Microsoft 365 files
- Policy tips warn users in real time
- Included with E3 and Business Premium
- No endpoint agent needed
Endpoint DLP (E5 or E5 Compliance)
This is the piece that stops data walking out on a device. Copying to a USB drive, printing, uploading to a personal cloud, pasting into a browser. It needs an E5-tier licence or the E5 Compliance add-on, plus a light agent on each Windows or Mac machine.
- Controls USB, print and clipboard
- Blocks upload to unsanctioned apps
- Needs E5 or the E5 Compliance add-on
- Runs on Windows and macOS
E5 Compliance add-on on top of E3
You do not always need full E5. If you are on E3 or Business Premium, the E5 Compliance add-on unlocks endpoint DLP and the advanced classifiers for a fraction of the full E5 jump. This is the route we scope for most mid-size buyers.
- Endpoint DLP without full E5
- Trainable and exact-data-match classifiers
- Priced per user per month
- Stacks on your existing E3
DLP for Fabric, Power BI and Copilot
Purview DLP now reaches data in Power BI and Fabric, and helps limit what Microsoft 365 Copilot can surface from oversharing. Useful once the core email and endpoint policies are stable, and worth leaving until then.
- Labels and DLP for Power BI
- Reduces Copilot oversharing risk
- Sits on the same policy engine
- Roll out after the basics
Microsoft Purview DLP vs Forcepoint, Symantec, Secure
All four are honest choices. Most Indian buyers land on the first option for service depth and ecosystem fit.
| Brand | Where it wins | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Purview DLP | Already inside your Microsoft 365 licence, so service-side DLP costs nothing extra on E3 or Business Premium. One policy engine across email, files, Teams and endpoints, run from the Purview portal your admins already use. | Businesses standardised on Microsoft 365 that want DLP without a second vendor. |
| Forcepoint DLP | Deeper content inspection and stronger coverage of non-Microsoft channels and web egress, with mature policy templates. | Larger enterprises with heavy data flows outside the Microsoft estate and a dedicated security team. |
| Symantec DLP by Broadcom | Long-established endpoint and network DLP with fine-grained detection, often already in place at big BFSI firms. | Enterprises with an existing Broadcom footprint and complex on-premises data. |
| Secure Data Guard by Sirius Star | A managed DLP service where the policy tuning, incident triage and reporting are run for you, across Microsoft and non-Microsoft data. | Mid-size Indian firms without a full security team that want the outcome, not the console. |
How a Sirius Star Microsoft Purview procurement runs
Free 30 minute review first. Then a written quote in 24 working hours.
Data and licence audit
Free. We check what your Microsoft 365 licences already include, find where your sensitive data lives, and map the DPDP or RBI requirement in front of you to a Purview policy.
Start in test mode
We switch policies on in simulation, so nothing is blocked yet. You see what would have fired, on real traffic, without disrupting a single user.
Tune to your data
We adjust the rules to Indian identifiers like PAN and Aadhaar and to your real workflows, so the alerts that remain are the ones worth acting on.
Enforce and support
We move from warn to block on the policies you approve, roll out the endpoint agent, and stay on for tuning as your estate changes.
Microsoft Purview DLP in India: A Licensing and Rollout Field Guide
The whole decision in one short PDF. Which licence unlocks which DLP, how the E5 Compliance add-on saves the full E5 jump, how Purview maps to the DPDP Act, where it is thin, and the checklist before you switch enforcement on.
- Which licence includes which DLP
- The E5 Compliance add-on shortcut
- How Purview maps to the DPDP Act
- Where Purview is thin, honestly
- The checklist before you enforce
Microsoft Purview DLP India FAQ
Common questions about this brand for Indian buyers. Hover any underlined term for a plain-English definition.
Do I need a new licence to use Microsoft Purview DLP in India?
Often no. Service-side DLP for email, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams is included with Microsoft 365 E3, Office 365 E3 and Business Premium. If you are on one of those, the DLP is already there and just needs switching on and tuning. You only need an E5-tier licence or the E5 Compliance add-on for endpoint DLP, which controls USB, print and cloud upload on devices.
What is the difference between service-side and endpoint DLP?
Service-side DLP watches data inside Microsoft 365 cloud services, so it catches sensitive content in email, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams. Endpoint DLP runs a light agent on Windows and Mac machines and controls what happens on the device itself, such as copying a file to a USB drive, printing it, or uploading it to a personal cloud account. Most Indian businesses have the first for free and add the second when device control matters.
How does Microsoft Purview DLP help with the DPDP Act?
The DPDP Act asks you to put reasonable security safeguards around personal data. Purview DLP gives you a documented control that finds personal data across your Microsoft 365 estate, using built-in sensitive information types for PAN, Aadhaar and bank account numbers, and blocks or logs it when it tries to leave. That is evidence you can show an auditor, not a promise. It is one part of DPDP readiness, alongside access control and retention.
Is Purview DLP enough, or do I need a dedicated DLP tool?
It depends on where your data lives. If most of your work happens inside Microsoft 365 and on managed Windows or Mac devices, Purview covers a lot for what you already pay. If a large share of your sensitive data sits in non-Microsoft SaaS, on unmanaged machines, or you want the policy tuning and incident triage run for you, a dedicated or managed DLP fits better. Sirius Star runs Secure Data Guard for exactly that case, and will tell you honestly which one your situation needs.
How long does a Purview DLP rollout take with Sirius Star?
A focused rollout usually runs three to six weeks. The first week is the licence and data audit, then policies go live in test mode so nothing is blocked while you watch what would fire. After tuning to your real traffic and Indian identifiers, enforcement moves on in stages. You get a written quote within 24 working hours of the first review.
Not sure which Purview licence you actually need?
That is what the free review answers. Tell us your Microsoft 365 plan and where your sensitive data sits, and we map the DLP you already own against the DLP you would have to buy. The written quote lands within 24 working hours.
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