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A default sensitivity label is configured in label policies

ZTA.35017MediumPurviewInformation protectionPreview 3.0

Setting a default label ensures a base level of protection settings for all new and edited items that support sensitivity labels, and for new containers such as Teams. Users can manually override the label if necessary, and other labeling methods such as auto-labeling can replace the default label with a label that has a higher sensitivity level. Setting a default sensitivity label extends your labeling reach and reduces decision fatigue for users, ensuring content has at least a minimum level of protection.

Unlabeled content might bypass data loss prevention (DLP) policies, and other protection solutions that rely on label detection. If appropriate, set a different default sensitivity label for unlabeled documents and Loop components and pages, emails and meeting invites, new containers, and also a default label for Power BI content.

The check runs as part of the whole assessment, with the ZeroTrustAssessment module installed:

Install-Module ZeroTrustAssessment -Scope CurrentUser
Connect-Maester
Invoke-Maester -Pack ZTA -SkipBuiltIn

Leave out -SkipBuiltIn to run Maester’s own checks in the same run.

About this check
SeverityMedium
Effort to fixLow
Impact on usersMedium
PillarData, AI
CategoryInformation Protection
ProductPurview
FeatureInformation protection
AreaData protection
LicenceRMS_S_PREMIUM, Microsoft 365 E3
TenantWorkforce

Product, feature, area and ATT&CK are Maester’s: the assessment does not record them, so Maester keeps them in the pack’s taxonomy.json.

A Microsoft check, part of the Zero Trust Assessment pack. Text from ZeroTrustAssessment 3.1.0, © Microsoft, MIT licence.