Welcome back to the final part of my blog series on taking Power Platform security and governance to the next level. In Part 2 (which you can read here), I dove into essential strategies for securing and governing Power Platform environments. Today, I’ll encourage everyone to push the envelope further by exploring advanced techniques to establish good hygiene for citizen development, maintain audit logs, implement automation playbooks, and provide ongoing education for builders and makers.
Citizen development is at the heart of Power Platform’s democratizing mission, empowering non-developers and developers alike to create apps, automations, workflows, and more tailored to their needs. This democratization has only increased as Power Platform is injected with Microsoft Copilot, enabling any user to build apps and automations with simple text prompts. However, this empowerment comes with responsibilities; namely for security teams and Power Platform administrators. It’s crucial to identify resources that nobody is using or that nobody owns but still have access to sensitive data and other corporate resources. To do this effectively, consider:
Undergoing audits, and to a finer degree, maintaining compliance is a cornerstone of governance. During an audit, security teams and Power Platform admins need to know what’s happening within your Power Platform environment at all times. This means knowing what resources are being created, who has access to what, what data is being sent where, and lots more. In order to level up security and governance for Power Platform, security leaders need to create and maintain detailed audit logs for every resource, capturing information such as:
Due to the magnitude, speed, and volume of which apps and automations are created within Power Platform, security teams need to find ways to automate responses to potential threats. While the Power Platform ecosystem offers automation capabilities that can enhance your governance efforts, these are geared towards the platform itself; not the individual apps and automations that are being built. Implementing playbooks can help automate repetitive tasks and enforce good governance practices on a business-logic level of individual apps. For instance:
With CoPilot now a part of Power Platform, users can build apps and automations using simple text prompts. This introduces a fantastic opportunity for ongoing education on building secure solutions. Consider the following steps:
As you advance your Power Platform security and governance journey, remember that it’s an evolving process. The landscape is constantly changing, with new features and challenges emerging. Stay proactive, adapt to the changing environment, and continuously refine your strategies to keep your organization’s data safe and compliant.
Thank you for joining us on this three-part series exploring the ins and outs of Power Platform security and governance. We hope you now have the knowledge and tools to take your organization’s citizen development to the next level while maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance. Stay tuned for more insights into the ever-evolving world of technology.
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