Data Investigation and Search with Purview Audit

Organization security and compliance depend on clear visibility into user and administrator activities. Understanding how to navigate audit logs is essential for identifying potential data risks and tracking critical events. This text-based course guides you through the foundational concepts of Purview Audit, enabling you to confidently search, filter, and analyze audit logs to investigate security incidents and maintain regulatory compliance. What you'll learn: - Understand the foundational architecture of Purview Audit and how events are logged. - Configure and enable auditing policies across your organization's cloud environment. - Search audit logs efficiently using basic queries and advanced filtering techniques. - Analyze search results to reconstruct user activities and investigate potential security incidents. - Export and interpret audit data for external reporting and compliance documentation. - Apply modern logging best practices to ensure continuous visibility and data retention. The course starts with essential definitions and configuration steps before moving into practical search scenarios, log analysis, and investigation workflows. It is designed for beginners in IT administration, compliance, or cybersecurity, with no prior experience in audit management required. Start reading today to build your data investigation and compliance tracking skills.