How to create a Data Protection Policy in Email Security.cloud

Products

• Email Security.cloud

Issue/Introduction

This article describes the steps to create a Data Protection Policy in Email Security.cloud.

A policy comprises rules, actions, and notifications. A rule includes the conditions that must be satisfied before the policy is triggered and an Email Data Protection incident occurs. An action is the action to take when an incident occurs. A notification is an email that can be sent to the administrator, the sender, and the recipient, when an incident occurs.

You can create a policy based on a predefined template. When you base your policy on a template, you can add, remove, and amend rules, as required. A template includes suggested notifications and actions, but you should review these settings to ensure that they meet your requirements.

Environment

Email Security.cloud

Resolution

To create a Data Protection Policy :

1. Select Services > Data Protection > Email Policies.
2. Click New policy or New policy from template.
3. Provide a Name and Description for the policy.
4. Choose to apply the policy to inbound email, outbound email, or to both inbound and outbound email.
5. Select an option from the Action drop-down list and review or change the setting of the Exit check box.
6. Decide on your use of notifications for the policy.
7. Click Add Rule and type a name for the rule.
8. Select a condition from the Add a condition drop-down list.
9. Choose the required setting for the Execute if drop-down list, if your rule requires further conditions.
10. Click Add Rule.
11. Add more rules to the policy as required.
12. Select an option from the Execute if drop-down list.
13. Click Save to save the policy.
14. Review the rules and conditions in the policy
15. Check that the policy appears in the right place in your policy list.
16. Activate the policy.(Click on the link in the Active column in the Email Policies tab.)