RM558548 - Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – analyze files tied to audit log activities

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Summary

Speed up analysis of exfiltrated content by launching Data Security Investigations (DSI) from Unified Audit Log activity. In DSI, build your audit log query by specifying criteria such as time range, activities, users, and keywords. DSI then automatically pulls the associated files into the investigation (for example, UserA downloaded a file on 3/1/2026).

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May 4, 2026

Published Mar 12, 2026

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Web

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Microsoft Purview

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Launched
General Availability
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Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Cloud

Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Description

Speed up analysis of exfiltrated content by launching Data Security Investigations (DSI) from Unified Audit Log activity. In DSI, build your audit log query by specifying criteria such as time range, activities, users, and keywords. DSI then automatically pulls the associated files into the investigation (for example, UserA downloaded a file on 3/1/2026).

GA date: May CY2026

Preview date: April CY2026

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  1. May 4, 2026 · 11:00 PMLatest · v2

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  2. Mar 12, 2026 · 11:00 PMOriginal · v1

    Changed: Initial version