What Changed
Microsoft released a new GDPR Compliance & Data Security solution containing a comprehensive workbook for privacy risk monitoring and compliance tracking.
Workbook Coverage
The workbook consolidates GDPR-relevant data from multiple security and compliance sources:
- Security telemetry: SecurityAlert, SecurityIncident from Defender XDR
- Data sensitivity: PurviewDataSensitivityLogs, MicrosoftPurviewInformationProtection logs
- Database activity: AzureDiagnostics from Azure SQL databases
- User behavior: BehaviorAnalytics (UEBA), OfficeActivity from Microsoft 365
- Identity risk: SigninLogs, AuditLogs, AADUserRiskEvents from Entra ID
Security Impact (Visibility & Fidelity)
This workbook addresses the operational challenge of correlating privacy risk indicators across disparate Microsoft security platforms. SOC teams can now visualize data subject rights activity, data exposure incidents, and identity-based privacy risks in a unified dashboard rather than pivoting between multiple consoles.
Affected Files
Solutions/GDPR Compliance & Data Security/Workbooks/GDPRComplianceAndDataSecurity.json Workbooks/WorkbooksMetadata.json (packaging artefacts: mainTemplate.json, createUiDefinition.json, SolutionMetadata.json)