Understanding the Microsoft Office 365 Audit Logs
Microsoft 365 (previously Office 365) has come a long way in providing a consolidated and detailed audit log of nearly everything that happens in Microsoft 365.
You can see who last viewed items, where items are stored and who deleted items. Seeing activities like this is important in legal scenarios and staying compliant with regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.
However, Microsoft understandably does not keep those cloud logs for long, and it depends on your license. In this talk, we’ll share the gaps with Microsoft 365 audit logs. We will also discuss reports that improve the usefulness of the logs and how to use the audit data with your compliance workflows, such as placing a legal hold.
Takeaways include:
What’s included in the Microsoft 365 audit trail logs
What’s missing in the logs for compliance requirements
How to save logs locally so that you decide what’s kept, and for how long
How to anonymize audit data for compliance
Presenters
Michael Schweitzer is the president and CEO of Gravity Union with deep experience in Office 365 and Collabware CLM. He has assisted numerous customers reach their organizational information management goals with astounding results. He was awarded the first Collabware MVP designation and is the creator of the “Seven Pillars of ECM” philosophy.
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