Data rules are essential criteria for identifying sensitive information within datasets. Defining these rules is a critical first step in ensuring comprehensive data security.
Data rules provide a foundation for meeting compliance standards like HIPAA, PCI DSS, and GDPR through predefined criteria. Organizations can also create custom data rules tailored to their specific requirements, ensuring compliance and security.
The Data rules are created by following the steps explained below:
1. Navigate to the Endpoint DLP module on the Endpoint Central console -> Data Classification -> New Data rules
2. Enter a name for the Data Rule and optionally provide a description.
Create data rules by selecting predefined criteria, categorized by Source Code, PII, Health, Finance, PCI DSS, or HIPAA. Toggle between categories or search for specific criteria using the search bar.
Alternatively you can filter the data rule list by clicking the filter icon and selecting a country to display country-specific rules.
Clicking on the Save button associates the selected criteria with the data rules.
Apart from standard templates, Endpoint DLP allows users to create custom data rules, offering flexibility for tailored data protection.
Custom Rule: Select the Create Custom Rule option and choose from Regex patterns, Keyword Matching, Document Matching, and File-Extensions.
Note: Occurrences refer to the number of times a pattern must appear in a file for it to be flagged as sensitive.
For example, if the occurrence threshold is set to 3, the document will only be marked as sensitive if the specified regex pattern is found at least 3 times.
Note: Attached file must contain at least 10 Words