Auditing and Content Search in Purview

To protect sensitive data and maintain compliance, organizations must be able to track user actions and locate specific information quickly. This written course guides you through the core concepts of auditing and content search using Purview, helping you understand how to investigate events and manage data integrity. You will gain the practical knowledge needed to configure audit logs, run complex search queries, and analyze activity patterns to support security and compliance initiatives. Through clear explanations and structured text-based scenarios, you will learn how to turn raw activity logs into actionable compliance insights. What you'll learn: - Understand foundational compliance concepts and the role of unified auditing - Configure and manage audit log retention policies for cloud services - Execute targeted content searches to locate specific emails, documents, and chat histories - Apply zero-trust principles to data access and activity tracking - Analyze audit reports to investigate unauthorized actions or security incidents - Export and secure search results for legal and regulatory compliance reviews Starting with basic terminology and system configurations, the course guides you step-by-step through search queries and audit log analysis. You will build a solid foundation in data governance without needing complex pre-existing security experience. This course is designed for IT beginners, compliance assistants, and aspiring security administrators who want to build foundational data investigation skills. Start reading today to master the essentials of cloud auditing and content search.