June 24, 2025

  Analyst Report

DSPM for AI: Protecting Your Content from Prying AIs

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David Berry

David specializes in SharePoint and Microsoft 365. He spent 25 years as a solution architect and advisor consulting with Fortune... more

  • DSPM for AI increases visibility into where an organization’s sensitive data is, how it is protected, and who—or what—is accessing it.
  • DSPM for AI can help discover how users are using Copilot, agents, and external AI services, including public GPT services, and quickly mitigate issues.
  • Maximizing protection with DSPM for AI requires additional licensed or consumption-based services, driving up the total cost of ownership.
  • Customers should use DSPM for AI with an overall data governance strategy defining acceptable use and user privacy and managing interactions with AI.

Purview Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) for AI helps monitor, manage, and act to protect intellectual property from bad actors and AI services, including Copilot and public AI services. DSPM for AI requires an M365 E5 or E5 Compliance license, which includes the other Purview services required for auditing, analytics, and more granular control. Additional services, like Security Copilot, extend DSPM for AI’s capabilities but add additional costs. 

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