Overview
A global financial technology organization required enhanced visibility and control over its data landscape to support secure operations across multiple regions.
With large volumes of sensitive financial data, transaction information, and customer records distributed across cloud and collaboration platforms, the organization needed a structured approach to identify risks, strengthen governance, and ensure compliance.
Wizard Cyber delivered a Data Security Envisioning Workshop to assess the organization’s data protection posture and demonstrate how Microsoft technologies can support secure, scalable, and compliant data management.
Customer Goals
The organization was facing several key challenges:
- Limited visibility into sensitive financial and transactional data across regions
- Risks related to data exposure, duplication, and uncontrolled sharing
- Potential insider risks associated with access to critical financial information
- Difficulty managing data lifecycle and identifying outdated or redundant data
- Increasing regulatory and compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions
This created a need for centralized data governance, enhanced visibility, and stronger control over sensitive financial data.
Wizard Cyber’s Approach
Wizard Cyber delivered a tailored Data Security Envisioning Workshop, aligned with Microsoft methodology and adapted to a global financial services environment.Key Activities Included:
Pre-Engagement Alignment & Scope Definition
Establishing objectives, stakeholders, and scope across multiple regions
Data Security Check Deployment
Leveraging Microsoft Purview to analyze data across Microsoft 365 services
Automated Data Discovery
Identifying sensitive financial data, unused data, and risky user behavior
Insider Risk & Data Exposure Analysis
Highlighting areas where internal access or sharing could introduce risk
Microsoft Purview Capabilities Demonstration
Showcasing tools for classification, protection, and governance of financial data
Findings & Recommendations
Providing structured insights and actionable mitigation strategies
The engagement followed a phased approach including setup, discovery, analysis, and recommendation delivery.
Key Outcomes
The workshop delivered strong outcomes:
- Improved visibility into sensitive financial data across regions
- Identification of key data risks and exposure points
- Better understanding of user behavior and access patterns
- Enhanced alignment with global compliance and regulatory requirements
- Clear direction for implementing data governance using Microsoft solutions
This enabled the organization to move toward a more secure, compliant, and globally consistent data protection strategy
Recommendations and Next Steps
Wizard Cyber provided actionable recommendations, including:
- Implementation roadmap for Microsoft Purview modules aligned to prioritized risks.
- Continuous monitoring and insider risk management best practices.
- Compliance assessments and ongoing tenant health checks.
- Strategic steps for data governance enhancement and AI-related data controls.
Conclusion
The Data Security Envisioning Workshop provided the global financial technology organization with a comprehensive understanding of its data landscape, uncovering risks, insider threats, and compliance gaps across multiple regions. By improving visibility, analyzing user behavior, and demonstrating Microsoft Purview capabilities, the organization gained actionable insights to protect sensitive financial and transactional data.
This engagement enabled a transition from fragmented, region-specific data management to a centralized, proactive, and compliant approach. With a defined roadmap and stronger understanding of Microsoft’s data security tools, the organization is now positioned to maintain global regulatory compliance, strengthen data governance, and safeguard critical financial information while supporting scalable, secure operations worldwide