<p>Windows 8 Preview: Key Features (click image for slideshow) Heard the one about the doctor who sent an email blast exposing personal, and highly confidential, information on 7,000 patients? Microsoft did, so it's building tools into Exchange Server 2013 that will make it easier for IT administrators and compliance officers to guard against such mistakes.</p><p>"We've layered a new policy engine on top of Exchange that allows IT managers, whether they're online or on premises, to define data-loss prevention policies to help keep information inside the network," Michael Atalla, Microsoft's director for Exchange Product Management, said in an interview Monday.</p><p>The tools include software that scans outgoing emails for information, such as credit card or social security numbers, that could violate industry regulations or privacy laws if sent to a third party. If a potential violation is detected, Exchange Server 2013 can automatically block the outgoing mail, or it can be configured to simply warn the user that they are about to send restricted information.</p><p>"These are out-of-the-box policies," said Atalla, who earlier in the day touted the software's new features during a keynote at the Microsoft Exchange Conference in Orlando. He noted that organizations can also create their own rules for emails that contain sensitive data such as bank routing numbers, medical reports, financial reports, and the like.</p><p><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/windows/microsoft-news/microsoft-exchange-server-2013-adds-comp/240007852">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/microsoft-exchange-conference-returns-after-10-year-hiatus/">Microsoft Exchange Conference Returns After 10-Year Hiatus</a> (eWeek)</p><p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9231702/Microsoft_drills_down_on_archiving_capabilities_of_new_Exchange?taxonomyId=18">Microsoft drills down on archiving capabilities of new Exchange</a> (Computerworld)</p><p><a href="http://redmondmag.com/articles/2012/09/24/microsoft-exchange-conference-day-1.aspx">Microsoft Exchange Conference Plays Up Cloud, Compliance and Security</a> (Redmondmag.com)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=d6SGsJGhTAp8vSMBQvbix-RLLTtJM">42 additional articles.</a></p>