What is PII Scanning? 🤔
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The global PII Scan view is built into two main views: Scan Profile and Scan Results.
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PII Profile
This is where you can configure ConnectSecure agents to scan for PII, set scan criteria, and determine file types to be scanned.
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Global PII 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, none are available, and you can use the ‘Add Scan Profile’ button to create your first one.
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Global PII Profile - Action 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.
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Global PII 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 |
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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) |
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Allowed Extension Type
We can use these additional, optional, and permitted extension types to search for personally identifiable information (PII).
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 search the entire storage/partition.
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Path Settings Examples Windows = C:\Windows (Windows Explorer file path) MAC = .\ (for home directory) |
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Initiate Scan
To initiate a PII scan, select one of the configured Global PII Profileoptions and tap the initiate scan icon.
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See the timeline-style details of the job as it is being processed.
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Edit Scan Profile
To edit an existing scan profile, select one of the configuredGlobal PII Profileoptions.
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After making any necessary changes to the scan profile, tap Save. If you don't need to make any changes, click the Cancel button to exit.
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Remove Scan Profile
Select a record and tap the Remove Profile icon to remove an existing scan profile.
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You will be prompted to confirm the action of removing the profile. Tap Yes to remove; otherwise, click Cancel to back out and keep the profile.
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Jobs
Tap the jobs section to see the progress and status of the PII scanning.
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Standard Jobs and Alerts
You can access the Jobs history and Alerts timeline system of System Events
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PII Results
What are PII Scan Results? 🤔
This is where you can view the results of your PII scans. Before you can view any results, you must first configure a PII Scan; see Global PII Profile
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Global PII Results - Overview
Here, you can view your PII scan(s) results. These fields include Status, PII Data Type, Source Type, Total Machines, File Path, and Input URL.
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You will also find standard filtering and searching options.
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Global PII Results - Details
Label | General Use / Description |
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Status | NEED INFO |
PII Data | Displays the PII data type (Bank Account Number, Credit Card, Date of Birth, Driving License, Email, IP Address, MAC Address, OAuth Token, Phone, or Social Security Number. |
Source Type | Displays source of PII Scan. |
Total Machines | Displays the count of machines where PII data is found. |
File Path | Displays the file path where PII data is found. |
Input URL | Displays the Path Settings from the selected PII Scan Profile. |
You can click on the PII Data column to see details of the PII data identified.
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Global PII Results - Action Toolbar Overview
The standard Jobs and Alerts features can only be accessed from the side navigation toolbar actions.
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