Microsoft Purview | DLP-Create Purview network data security policies without pay-as-you-go configuration

Rollout schedule

Global: We will begin rolling out on late September 2026 and expect to complete by late October 2026.

Impact on your organization

This change becomes available automatically in your tenant as it rolls out. Administrators can then create policies to protect text and files sent and received through network traffic using Entra Internet Access without requiring a pay-as-you-go subscription. Existing inline web traffic Purview policies applied to the network continue to work without interruption.

Action Required/Recommendations

Learn more about the solution, including prerequisites, using the following links:

• Purview network data security: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-network-data-security-learn
• Protect sensitive data in motion across SaaS and AI apps with Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Entra blog: https://aka.ms/networkdatasecurity
• Entra Global Secure Access Content Filtering:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/global-secure-access/how-to-network-content-filtering

Compliance considerations

Does the change include an admin control and, can it be controlled through Entra ID group membership?Yes. The feature includes or affects admin controls, policies, permissions, roles, authentication, or management settings as described in this message. Review the linked documentation or admin center controls for group-based configuration support.