When your organization uses Data Loss Prevention policies in Microsoft 365, DLP alerts can mistakenly block or flag legitimate file uploads to OneDrive. This problem often surfaces during legal discovery, where attorneys, paralegals, or compliance officers need to upload sensitive but authorized documents. The root cause is typically an overbroad DLP rule, an incorrect sensitivity … Read more
Finance teams at Contoso regularly upload quarterly review documents to OneDrive for Business. These files contain sensitive financial data that triggers Data Loss Prevention policies. DLP policies then block the upload and send false-positive alerts to the compliance team. This guide explains why DLP rules catch legitimate finance reviews and shows how to configure policy … Read more
Finance reviewers in your organization are seeing Data Loss Prevention alerts triggered on OneDrive uploads that are actually legitimate documents. These false positive DLP alerts interrupt workflow, generate unnecessary admin tickets, and can delay quarterly or annual financial reviews. The root cause is usually a DLP policy rule that is too broad or a sensitivity … Read more
Finance teams often upload sensitive spreadsheets to OneDrive for quarterly reviews. When Data Loss Prevention policies flag these uploads as violations, work stops. DLP alerts that block legitimate uploads typically occur because the policy scans for patterns like credit card numbers or bank account details, and finance files contain those patterns. This article explains how … Read more
When HR teams upload sensitive investigation documents to OneDrive, Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention policies may block the upload or generate false positive alerts. This happens because DLP rules scan file content for patterns like Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, or confidential keywords — patterns that are common in HR case files. The result … Read more
When an HR investigator uploads a sensitive employee file to OneDrive for Business, a Data Loss Prevention policy may incorrectly block the upload and generate a false positive DLP alert. This happens when the DLP rule matches on sensitive information types like Social Security numbers or bank account numbers that are present in legitimate HR … Read more
As a OneDrive administrator, you may receive Data Loss Prevention alerts when HR staff upload sensitive investigation files. These alerts can block or quarantine files that are legitimate, causing workflow interruptions and delays. This occurs because DLP policies are configured to detect sensitive information types such as Social Security numbers or financial data, which HR … Read more
When you enable Data Loss Prevention policies for external sharing in OneDrive for Business, DLP alerts may block legitimate file uploads even when those files contain no sensitive data. This happens because default DLP rules often apply broad scanning criteria that flag non-sensitive content during external sharing audits. This article explains why clean files get … Read more
You configure Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies in Microsoft Purview to detect when users share sensitive files externally from OneDrive for Business. However, you start seeing DLP alerts for uploads that are legitimate business actions, such as sending a contract to a client or sharing a project plan with a partner. This happens because DLP … Read more
As a OneDrive administrator, you may find that Data Loss Prevention alerts are blocking legitimate file uploads during external sharing audits. This happens when DLP policies are configured too broadly or when sensitive information types trigger false positives on files that are actually safe to share. The blocked uploads create audit trail gaps and frustrate … Read more