Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing new soft purge mitigation action

Summary

A new Data Security Investigations (DSI) mitigation action, soft purge, is now available to help admins quickly and efficiently soft-delete sensitive or overshared content during investigations. Content deleted using soft purge is retained until the deleted item retention period expires, allowing admins to have further control of their data. This addition works alongside DSI’s AI-powered content analysis features, such as categorization, AI search, and examination for risk, which help surface data security risks buried in data.

Status
Launched
General availability target
Apr 2026
Preview target
Not published
Products
Microsoft Purview
Clouds
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
Release phases
General Availability
Platforms
Web
Added to the roadmap
4 Mar 2026
Last changed
7 Apr 2026 · 6mo ago
recently changed
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