What is a PII Scan Profile? 🤔
This is where you can set up the parameters for the ConnectSecure agent(s) to scan for PII, specify the scan criteria, and determine the file types to be scanned.
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PII Scan Profile - Table of Contents
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PII Scan Profile - Overview
Let's start by configuring the profile needed to initiate a scan for Personally Identifiable Information (PII). You'll find a table containing the existing scanning profiles. By default, there are none available, you can use the ‘Add Scan Profile’ button to create your first one.
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PII Scan Profile - Side Navigation Toolbar Overview
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Add Scan Profile - tap here to add a new scan profile that defines the scanning parameters.
Initiate Scan - starts a PII scan on the selected asset(s).
Edit Scan Profile - edit an existing scan profile; it requires one selected scan profile.
Remove Scan Profile - remove an existing scan profile; it requires one to make a selection at a time.
Jobs - view historical and active job data across all companies.
Alerts - tap to view the alert's timeline style.
Dashboard - tap to be redirected to the external dashboard site.
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PII Scan Profile - Side Navigation Toolbar Actions
Add Scan Profile
Tap on the ‘Add Scan Profile’ button to get started.
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You will then have to complete the required fields for the PII scanning parameters, which include:
Name
Give the PII scanning profile a name.
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Scan Type
Select the type of PII data you want to scan for with this profile. Data types include the following.
Bank Account Number | IP Address |
Credit Card | MAC Address |
Date of Birth | OAuth Token |
Driving License | Phone |
Social Security Number |
Default Extension Type
By default, the PII scan will scan the following extension types.
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Extension | Description |
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.txt | Text file |
.zip | ZIP archive file |
Portable Document Format file | |
.xls | Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file (older format) |
.xlsx | Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file (newer format) |
.doc | Microsoft Word document file (older format) |
.docx | Microsoft Word document file (newer format) |
Allowed Extension Type
Certainly! Here's the information presented in a table format:
Extension | Description |
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.c | C source code file |
.cpp | C++ source code file |
.go | Go source code file |
.html | Hypertext Markup Language file |
.js | JavaScript file |
.json | JavaScript Object Notation file |
.php | PHP script file |
.sh | Shell script file |
.tex | LaTeX document file |
.ts | TypeScript source code file |
.wpd | WordPerfect document file |
.xlsm | Microsoft Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook file |
.xml | eXtensible Markup Language file |
.yaml/.yml | YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language) file |
Choose Company
Select a company from the drop-down menu to associate with the scan profile.
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Choose Agent
Select an agent from the drop-down menu to associate with the scan profile.
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Source Type
Files will be auto-selected for you; there are currently no other choices.
Path Settings
Define the included and/or excluded path locations that the scanning parameters. This can include wildcard locations using the '*' when searching. You can add as many locations as needed or just search the entire storage/partition.
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Initiate Scan
here
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Edit Scan Profile
Remove Scan Profile
Jobs
Dashboard
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PII Scan Profile - Results
Here
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