Microsoft Purview has become a cornerstone tool for many organisations looking to govern, classify, and protect sensitive data. It helps businesses track cardholder data, enforce compliance policies, and prepare for assessment work. But while Purview delivers extensive and comprehensive visibility, teams often face challenges in interpreting and actioning the wealth of information it provides.
That’s where Quasar comes in. Our platform is designed to work hand-in-hand with Purview, simplifying complexity, identifying true risk, and helping teams resolve issues at their core.
1. Removing False Positives from Complex Purview Reports
Purview reports can be large, detailed, and sometimes overwhelming. While this level of insight is powerful, it often creates a secondary challenge: too many findings, many of which may not represent real risk. Quasar helps filter through this noise.
By applying advanced scanning and validation techniques, Quasar pinpoints which items in a Purview report are genuine risks and which are false positives. This means teams spend less time chasing down harmless anomalies and more time resolving the issues that really matter.
2. Providing Root Cause Analysis for Faster Resolution
Identifying an issue is only the first step — solving it requires understanding the “how”, and “why.” Quasar adds depth to Purview’s findings by accompanying root cause analysis. Instead of just flagging that cardholder data was exposed, Quasar’s team of trained analysts trace the problem back to the misconfiguration, vulnerability, or process failure that allowed it in the first place.
This insight enables organisations to address issues at their source, preventing repeat occurrences and strengthening their long-term risk and compliance posture.
3. Providing Root Cause Analysis for Faster Resolution
Purview also relies on rules and filters to discover sensitive data like credit card numbers across your environment. But how can you be sure those filters are working effectively and in line with your requirements? Quasar provides another unique solution: it audits the filters themselves.
Running a Quasar Scan on the output from Purview makes false positives easier to discover, allowing you justification for adjusting your filters. Running a Quasar Scan on the areas where Purview has been run allows you to see what potential items have been missed.
By testing and validating Purview’s detection mechanisms, Quasar ensures that cardholder data isn’t slipping through the cracks due to misapplied or incomplete rules. This gives organisations confidence that their compliance monitoring isn’t just comprehensive — it’s accurate and reliable.
Closing Thoughts
Microsoft Purview equips organisations with the ability to govern and classify sensitive data at scale. Quasar makes those insights actionable. By reducing false positives, delivering root cause analysis, and auditing the filters that identify cardholder data, Quasar turns Purview’s extensive and impressive visibility into practical, risk-reducing action.
Together, Purview and Quasar form a powerful combination: governance backed by assurance, compliance strengthened by clarity.
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