SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label
AI summary
Use Rencore Governance to identify SharePoint site collections missing sensitivity labels, so you can verify compliance with your organization's data classification standards. Sensitivity labels are critical for protecting classified data across your organization.
What it detects
Detects SharePoint site collectionsSite collectionA site collection is the top-level SharePoint container that holds a root site, its subsites, lists, libraries and files.Read more missing sensitivity labelsSensitivity labelA sensitivity label is a Microsoft Purview classification, such as Confidential or Internal, that an organization applies to content and to containers such as Teams and SharePoint sites.Read more, increasing data security risks.
Why it matters
Sensitivity labels protect classified data at scale. Organizations should implement global sensitivity label policies via Microsoft Purview and use Rencore Governance to ensure all site collections follow classification guidelines.
The rule
Every Site Collection where Sensitivity Label is empty
In Rencore Governance
Details
| Applies to | Site collection |
|---|---|
| Connector | SharePoint |
| Severity | Medium |
| Category | Security |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Recommended automation | None |
| License type | Standard |
Related policies
Other policies that check Site collection objects:
- Confidential site referenced in Copilot agent (High)
- Unused classic sites (Low)
- SharePoint extranet sites (Information)
- Classic sites (Information)
- SharePoint site is inactive for more than 90 days (Medium)
- Site collections with subsites (Information)
- SharePoint site collections near storage limit (High)
- SharePoint site collections with disabled owners accounts (Low)
- SharePoint site collection is owned by external users (High)
- SharePoint site collections with less than 2 site owners (Medium)
- SharePoint site collections without any owners (Medium)
- SharePoint site collection contains more than 10 agents (Medium)
- Site collection is unused with more than 1 GB (Medium)
- Sites that have no hubsite configured (Information)
- Site collection is near subsite limit (Low)
- Site collection is near the list/library limit (Low)
- Site collections has reached the list/library limit (Medium)
- Site collection has reached the subsite limit (Medium)
Frequently asked questions
What does the SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label policy detect?
What does the SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label policy detect?The SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label policy detects SharePoint site collections missing sensitivity labels, increasing data security risks.
Which objects does the SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label policy check?
Which objects does the SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label policy check?The SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label policy checks Site collection objects from the SharePoint inventory and reports each one that matches its rule as a violation.
How severe is a violation of the SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label policy?
How severe is a violation of the SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label policy?Violations of the SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label policy have Medium severity. The policy is in the Security category.
Which module includes the SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label policy?
Which module includes the SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label policy?The SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label policy comes with the SharePoint connector in the Digital Workplace module of Rencore Governance, which every Plan includes.
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