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Configuring DLP profiles

Configuring DLP profiles

After you configure the scan rules/conditions, you add them to the DLP profiles. In the profiles, you also specify what actions to take (for details about action profiles, see Configuring content action profiles). Then you apply the DLP profiles to the IP or recipient based policies.

To configure a DLP profile
  1. Go to Data Loss Prevention > Rule and Profile > Profile.
  2. Click New.
  3. Configure the following:

GUI item

Description

Name

Enter a descriptive name for the profile.

Action

Select a default action to use when the specified scan rules match the email. Click New to create a new action profile. See Configuring content action profiles.

Comment

Optionally enter a comment.

Content Scan Settings

Click New to configure the following settings:

  • Enabled: check this box to enable the settings.
  • Scan rule: select a scan rule from the dropdown list. Or click New to create a new rule.
  • Action: select an action profile from the dropdown list. Or click New to create a new profile. If no action profile is selected, the default one will be used.

Configuring DLP profiles

After you configure the scan rules/conditions, you add them to the DLP profiles. In the profiles, you also specify what actions to take (for details about action profiles, see Configuring content action profiles). Then you apply the DLP profiles to the IP or recipient based policies.

To configure a DLP profile
  1. Go to Data Loss Prevention > Rule and Profile > Profile.
  2. Click New.
  3. Configure the following:

GUI item

Description

Name

Enter a descriptive name for the profile.

Action

Select a default action to use when the specified scan rules match the email. Click New to create a new action profile. See Configuring content action profiles.

Comment

Optionally enter a comment.

Content Scan Settings

Click New to configure the following settings:

  • Enabled: check this box to enable the settings.
  • Scan rule: select a scan rule from the dropdown list. Or click New to create a new rule.
  • Action: select an action profile from the dropdown list. Or click New to create a new profile. If no action profile is selected, the default one will be used.