Ankit Gupta
Microsoft Purview & Data Security | AI Governance & Info Protection
📋 Biography
I am a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in the Microsoft Purview category, focused on data security, compliance, and AI governance across cloud and enterprise environments. My work helps organizations protect sensitive data, reduce insider and AI-driven risks, and operationalize governance using Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Defender, and identity-centric security controls. I actively share practical guidance on data loss prevention, sensitivity labeling, secure score optimization, and AI privacy controls through technical writing, open-source automation, and community engagement. I also collaborate closely with practitioners to translate Microsoft security capabilities into real-world implementations that improve visibility, control, and trust in modern data platforms.
✨ High-Impact Contributions 2
Everyone says AI will revolutionize the SOC. We actually tried it. This session will explore the realities of integrating LLMs and AI copilots into enterprise detection and response workflows, highlighting what accelerated triage, what broke production, what analysts hated, and what surprised us. A brutally honest, practical playbook from the AI frontlines.
Identity Security in the AI Era addresses one of the most urgent challenges in cybersecurity today: safeguarding digital identities in a world transformed by artificial intelligence. As enterprises embrace cloud technologies, automation, and data-driven systems, identity has become the new perimeter and the most common target. This book provides a practical framework for understanding how AI is reshaping identity threats and offers actionable strategies to build resilience.