Microsoft Purview · Insider Risk Management
Insider Risk Management Analysts
Review and investigate alerts, access analytics and case data, configure notice templates without policy configuration or forensic evidence access.
Scope: Alert review and case management without forensic evidence or Content Explorer access
Permissions
- Alert Access - Access and investigate alerts
- Case Access - Access and investigate cases
- Risk Scores - View risk score details and activity timeline
- Analytics - Access analytics insights
- Notice Templates - Configure notice templates
- Users Tab - View Adaptive Protection users tab
- Reports - View alert and case reports
- Risk Graphs - View data risk graphs for alerts
- Case Management - Create and manage cases from alerts
- Report Generation - Generate investigation reports
- Alert Classification - Tag and classify alerts
- Escalation - Escalate cases to Investigators
- Threshold Editing - Optionally edit policy thresholds (if inline alert customization enabled)
Common use cases
- Security analysts performing initial alert triage
- Compliance team members reviewing risk indicators
- HR partners assessing employee risk patterns
- Entry-level insider threat analysts
- Reviewing Adaptive Protection user risk levels
- Analyzing data risk graphs for alert prioritization
Best practices
- Develop consistent triage criteria for alerts
- Document justification for case creation
- Escalate high-risk cases to Investigators promptly
- Regular calibration meetings to ensure consistency
- Monitor for alert fatigue and tune policies accordingly
- Use inline alert customization to adjust policy thresholds if enabled
- Review Adaptive Protection user risk levels to prioritize cases
- Leverage data risk graphs to understand alert context
Security considerations
- Cannot access Content Explorer or forensic evidence - reduced privacy risk
- Still sees sensitive user activity patterns and risk scores
- Can view Adaptive Protection risk levels for users
- Case creation should require documented justification
- Activities logged for audit purposes
- If inline alert customization enabled, can modify policy indicators
Common questions
When should I assign the Insider Risk Management Analysts role?
Assign Insider Risk Management Analysts when you need to: Security analysts performing initial alert triage; Compliance team members reviewing risk indicators; HR partners assessing employee risk patterns; Entry-level insider threat analysts; and Reviewing Adaptive Protection user risk levels. It is part of Microsoft Purview and should be granted as a least-privilege alternative to broader roles like Global Administrator.
What can someone with the Insider Risk Management Analysts role do?
The Insider Risk Management Analysts role grants permissions including: Alert Access - Access and investigate alerts; Case Access - Access and investigate cases; Risk Scores - View risk score details and activity timeline; Analytics - Access analytics insights; Notice Templates - Configure notice templates; and Users Tab - View Adaptive Protection users tab. See the Permissions section above for the full list.
What are the security risks of the Insider Risk Management Analysts role?
Key considerations when assigning Insider Risk Management Analysts: Cannot access Content Explorer or forensic evidence - reduced privacy risk; Still sees sensitive user activity patterns and risk scores; Can view Adaptive Protection risk levels for users; and Case creation should require documented justification. Review the Security considerations section before assignment, and pair with Privileged Identity Management (PIM) for just-in-time access where possible.