SecurityInsight settings · Settings > Data & retention

Tag names that name a department

Key	SI_Pro_Responsibility_TagNames
Where	Settings > Data & retention > Which department owns an asset
Type	List
Default	Department, Owner, CostCenter
Edition	pro

What it does

The tag names whose value names the responsible department: Azure resource tags (and the subscription's), Defender device tags written as Name:Value, and the Entra Department attribute.

When set

An asset whose tag value equals a department's name, or one of its 'also matches' values, is placed in that department; an earlier name wins over a later one. Every retained collection is re-resolved on the next data sync.

When blank or default

Left blank, the default applies: Department, Owner, CostCenter

Risk and how to reverse it

Changes how long data is kept or how quickly assets are treated as gone. Shortening a retention DELETES older data at the next clean-up and that cannot be undone; shortening a grace period retires assets (and closes their findings) sooner. Lengthening is safe but uses more storage.

Requires

A SecurityInsight Pro licence.