Nightfall Documentation
  • Data Detection and Response
  • Posture Management
  • Data Exfiltration Prevention
  • Data Encryption
  • Firewall for AI
  • Data Classification and Discovery
  • Welcome to Nightfall Documentation
  • Release Notes
    • Release Notes 2025
    • Release Notes 2021-2024
  • Introduction
    • Why Cloud DLP?
    • Introduction to Nightfall
    • Nightfall Overview
    • Cloud-native DLP vs. CASB
    • How Nightfall Works
    • Reasons to Choose Nightfall
    • Benefits of Nightfall
  • Compliance
    • How Nightfall Fits into Compliance Frameworks
    • ISO 27001 Compliance + DLP
    • SOC 2 Compliance + DLP
    • PCI Compliance + DLP
    • PHI Detector - More on Nightfall's HIPAA Compliance Detector
  • Getting Started
    • Installing Nightfall
  • Nightfall Detection Platform
    • Overview
    • Detectors
    • Choosing a Nightfall Detector
      • Compliance Use Cases
      • Data Protection Use Cases
    • Nightfall Detector Glossary
      • Secrets Detection
    • Creating Custom Detectors
      • Creating Dictionary Detector
      • Create File Type Detector
      • Create File Fingerprint Detector
      • Create Regular Expression Detector
      • Extend a Nightfall Detector
    • Create Detection Rules
    • Detection Platform Overview
    • Evaluating Detection
    • Creating Policies
      • Selecting Integration
      • Scope of the Policy
      • Detection Rules
      • Advanced Settings
      • Name and Risk Score
    • Historical Scan Detection Rules
    • Regex Library
    • Detection Platform FAQs
      • How can I reduce false positives in my findings?
      • What do different “Confidence Levels” mean?
      • What file types will Nightfall scan for sensitive data? What are the limitations?
      • How do I use Context Rules?
      • How do I use Exclusion Rules?
      • Does Nightfall have a regex library I can choose from?
      • Why does Nightfall sometimes miss to report SSN, credit card number, and so on?
      • Why does the Password Detector Report False Positive Zoom Password Findings?
  • Nightfall Detection & Policy Templates
    • Detection Rules
    • Nightfall Sample Data Sets
  • Dashboard and Events
    • Nightfall Dashboard
    • Sensitive Data Protection Events
      • Filtering Events
      • Event Filter Operators
      • Applying Actions on Events
      • Applying Bulk Actions on Events
      • Event Status
      • Deduplication and Automatic Resolution of Events
  • Setting up Alert Platforms
    • Nightfall Alert Platforms
    • Setting up Slack as an Alert Platform
    • Setting up Jira as an Alert Platform
    • Setting up MS Teams as an Alert Platform
  • Operationalizing Nightfall DLP
    • Playbook
    • Informing & Coaching Business Users
    • Alert Management Guiding Principles
    • Integrating with Security Tools
      • Integrating with SIEM
        • Integrating with Microsoft Sentinel
      • Creating Dashboards for Nightfall Alerts in Splunk
      • Creating Dashboards for Nightfall Alerts in Sumo Logic
      • Sending Alerts to Microsoft Teams
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for End-Users
  • Nightfall Integrations
  • Nightfall for Slack
    • Nightfall for Slack: Quick Start
    • Getting Started With Nightfall for Slack
      • Requirements
        • Requirements for Nightfall DLP for Slack Enterprise
        • Requirements for Nightfall DLP for Slack Pro and Slack Business+
      • Installing Nightfall for Slack
        • Installing Nightfall DLP for Slack Enterprise
        • Installing Nightfall DLP for Slack Pro and Business+
    • Configure Alerts for Slack
    • Configuring Policies for Slack Pro and the Slack Business+ Editions
      • Slack Pro and Business+ App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Slack Pro and Slack Business+
      • Configure Detection Rules for Slack Pro and Slack Business+
      • Configure Automated Actions in Slack Pro and Slack Business+
      • Configure Advanced Settings in Slack Pro and Slack Business+
      • Risk Configuration in Slack DLP for Slack Pro and Slack Business+ Editions
      • Manage Events for Slack
    • Configuring Policies for the Slack Enterprise Edition
      • Slack App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Slack Enterprise
      • Select Detection Rules for Slack Enterprise
      • Configure Automated Actions in Slack Enterprise
      • Configure Advanced Settings for Slack Enterprise
      • Risk Configuration for Slack Enterprise
      • Manage Events for Slack Enterprise
    • FAQs
      • Can I redact sensitive message content in Slack?
      • Nightfall for Slack Pro vs Enterprise
        • Upgrading from Slack Pro to Enterprise
      • Can we customize the alert messages sent in Slack?
      • Can I Disable Detection in Private Channels or DMs?
      • What types of channels does Nightfall scan? Does Nightfall scan shared channels?
      • I am unable to view a sensitive message or file from the Nightfall alert channel.
      • Upon Slack installation, why am I seeing a 400 error mentioning a "Restricted Action"?
      • I send a sensitive message, edit it, and then admin applies the Redact action. What is the outcome?
      • How do I re-install Nightfall DLP for Slack Pro Edition?
      • How do I re-install Nightfall DLP for Slack Enterprise Edition?
  • Nightfall for GitHub
    • Getting Started
      • Requirements
      • Install Nightfall for GitHub
      • Configure Alerts for GitHub
    • Configure Policies for GitHub
      • GitHub App Selection
      • Configure Scope for GitHub
        • Use Regular Expressions to Exclude GitHub Directories
      • Configure Detection Rules for GitHub
      • Configure Advanced Settings for GitHub
      • Configure Risk Score for GitHub
    • Manage GitHub Events
    • Remediation on Nightfall for Github
  • NIGHTFALL FOR GOOGLE DRIVE
    • Getting Started
      • Requirements
      • Install Nightfall for Google Drive
      • Enable Google Drive Labels
      • Configure Alerts for Google Drive
    • Configure Policies for Google Drive
      • Google Drive App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Google Drive
      • Configure Detection Rules for Google Drive
      • Configure Advanced Settings for Google Drive
      • Risk Score for Google Drive
      • Manage Google Drive Events
  • Nightfall for Confluence
    • Getting Started
    • Install Nightfall for Confluence
      • Configure Alerts for Confluence
    • Configuring Policies for Confluence
      • Confluence App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Confluence
      • Configure Detection Rules for Confluence
      • Configure Advanced Settings for Confluence
      • Configure Risk Score for Confluence
      • Manage Confluence Events
    • FAQs
      • Page Restrictions
  • Nightfall for jira
    • Getting Started
    • Install Nightfall for Jira
      • Configuring Alerts for Jira
    • Configure Policies in Nightfall for Jira
      • Jira App Selection
      • Configure Scope in Nightfall for JIRA
      • Select Detection Rules in Nightfall for JIRA
      • Configuring Advanced Settings in Nightfall for JIRA
      • Configure Risk Score for Jira
      • Manage Jira Events
  • Nightfall for Microsoft 365
    • Getting Started
      • Microsoft 365 Requirements
      • Setting up Directory Sync
      • Setting up Microsoft Tenant
        • Update App Selection for a Registered Tenant
    • Nightfall for OneDrive
      • Configure Alerts for OneDrive
      • Nightfall Policies for OneDrive
        • OneDrive App Selection
        • Configure Scope for OneDrive
        • Configure Detection Rules for OneDrive
        • Configure Advanced Settings for OneDrive
        • Risk Score for OneDrive Policies
        • Manage OneDrive Events
    • Nightfall for Microsoft Teams
      • Configure Alerts for Microsoft Teams
      • Configure Policies for Microsoft Teams
        • Select Integration in Microsoft Teams
        • Configure Scope for Microsoft teams
          • Scope for Personal Chats
          • Scope for MS Teams Channels
        • Configure Detection Rules in Microsoft Teams DLP
        • Configure Advanced Settings in Microsoft Teams
        • Risk Score in Microsoft Teams Policies
        • Manage Microsoft Teams Events
  • Nightfall for Gmail
    • Overview
    • Install Nightfall DLP for Gmail
      • Configure Content Compliance Rules
        • Create Content Compliance Rule - Monitoring
        • Configure Content Compliance Rule - Quarantine
        • Configure Routing Rules - SMTP Relay Settings
    • Configure Alerts for Gmail
    • Nightfall Policies for Gmail
      • Gmail App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Gmail
      • Configure Detection Rules for Gmail
      • Configure Advanced Settings for Gmail
      • Configure Risk Score for Gmail
      • Manage Gmail Events
    • Remediation on Nightfall for Gmail
  • Nightfall For Salesforce
    • Overview
    • Getting Started
      • Install Nightfall DLP for Salesforce
      • Upgrade Nightfall DLP for Salesforce
      • Configure Alerts for Salesforce
    • Nightfall Policies for Salesforce
      • Salesforce App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Salesforce
      • Configure Detection Rules for Salesforce
      • Configure Advanced Settings for Salesforce
      • Risk Score for Salesforce
      • Manage Salesforce Events
    • FAQs
  • Nightfall for Zendesk
    • Getting Started
      • Requirements
      • Install Nightfall DLP for Zendesk
      • Configure Alerts for Zendesk
    • Configure Policies for Zendesk
      • Zendesk App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Zendesk
      • Configure Detection Rules for Zendesk DLP
      • Configure Advanced Settings in Zendesk
      • Risk Score for Zendesk
      • Manage Zendesk Events
  • Nightfall for Notion
    • Getting Started
      • Requirements
      • Steps
    • Install Nightfall for Notion
      • Verification of Notion Installation
    • Configure Alerts for Notion
    • Configure Policies for Notion
      • Notion App Selection
      • Configure Detection Rules for Notion
      • Configure Advanced Settings for Notion
      • Risk Score for Notion
      • Manage Notion Events
  • NIGHTFALL FOR Generative AI Applications
    • Overview
    • Install Nightfall for GenAI apps
      • Install Nightfall DLP on Individual Devices
      • Install Nightfall DLP Across Organization
    • Configure Alerts for GenAI apps
    • Creating GenAI Policies from Nightfall Console
      • AI Apps Selection
      • Configure Detection Rules for AI Apps
      • Configure Advanced Settings for AI Apps
      • Risk Score for AI Apps
    • Nightfall Browser Plugin Deployment Guide
    • GenAI Safe Usage and Data Protection Policy
  • Developer Section
    • Nightfall Firewall for AI
    • Nightfall Playground
  • Settings
    • Users and Roles
      • Authentication Options
    • Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
      • Security Analyst Role
      • Policy Manager Role
      • Security Events Manager Role
      • Security Operations Manager Role
      • System Administrator Role
    • Directory Sync
      • Add Microsoft Entra ID to Nightfall
      • Google Workspace Directory Service
      • Add Okta to Nightfall
    • Custom Branding
    • Customer Referral Program
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
    • How long does it take to deploy Nightfall?
    • How do I deploy Nightfall?
    • What are some unique points about Nightfall that I should know?
    • Which languages does Nightfall support?
    • How does Nightfall yield time savings for my team?
    • Nightfall vs Legacy DLP: What's the difference?
    • How does Nightfall make my organization more secure?
    • Nightfall vs CASB: What's the difference?
    • Nightfall vs E-Discovery: What's the difference?
    • How does Nightfall classify data?
    • What types of data does Nightfall classify?
    • Does Nightfall scan unstructured data?
    • Does Nightfall require data to be already tagged?
    • How do I learn more about and test out Nightfall?
    • Using Service Accounts with Nightfall
    • Which permissions are required for each integration?
    • Where can I find active user counts for each SaaS application protected by Nightfall?
    • In the Atlassian Marketplace, why does it show that the Nightfall app is not approved in security?
    • How can I estimate the data volume that Nightfall needs to scan?
    • How can I check the Platform Status of Nightfall
  • Login to Nightfall
  • Contact Nightfall
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  • Event Actions
  • Copy Event Link
  • View in <integration name>
  • Download Original Content:
  • Ignore
  • Acknowledge
  • Notify
  • Send to JIRA
  • Redact
  • Quarantine
  • Change Link Settings
  • Disable Download
  • Delete Attachment
  • Mark as Private
  • Remove Access
  • Notify GitHub
  • Resolve
  • Actions Supported for each Integration

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  1. Dashboard and Events
  2. Sensitive Data Protection Events

Applying Actions on Events

Learn how to apply actions on Nightfall Events.

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When an Event is registered, a Nightfall admin can take suitable action on the registered Event. The action(s) performed on an Event ensures that the prevention of sensitive data leakage. Nightfall provides a set of actions that the Nightfall admin can implement. The actions vary for each integration. You can implement an action on an Event from the Event list view or Event detail view.

While Annotations are applied to individual Findings, Actions apply to the entire Event.

When a new Event is registered, by default, the Event is assigned the Active status and you can find it under the Active tab. The Pending tab displays the list of violations on which you have taken some action but have not yet resolved them. The Resolved tab displays the list of violations that have been resolved.

IMPORTANT

You must act on the active violations within 30 days. If you do not perform any action on an active violation within 30 days, the violation expires and moves to the Expired tab.

You can apply an action on a Violation either from the Violation list view page or the Violation details page, as displayed in the following image.

The actions menu in the detail view page displays the same list of actions as in the case of the ellipsis menu. Additionally, you can view a few more actions in the action menu which may not be present in the ellipsis menu.

Event Actions

The list of Actions provided by Nightfall are as follows.

Copy Event Link

The action copies the link to the Event. You can save or send this link to directly open the Event. This action is available only on the Event detail view.

View in <integration name>

This action opens the document from within the integration that contains sensitive data. This action is available only on the Event detail view.

Download Original Content:

This action downloads the file that contains sensitive data. If the file is deleted or moved to a different location within OneDrive, this action fails. This action is available only on the Event detail view.

Ignore

This action moves the Event to the Ignored tab. For Google Drive, you can choose to Ignore multiple existing Events or future violations simultaneously. To learn more about the Ignore all feature in Google Drive, see Manage Google Drive Events (step 5).

Acknowledge

Acknowledge action sends an email alert about the policy Event to the email account associated with your login.

Notify

This action allows you to notify end users about the Event. The notification can be via Slack, Email or MS Teams (varies for each integration)

Send to JIRA

This action allows you to select a JIRA project and create a ticket for this Event.

Redact

This action redacts the sensitive data found.

Quarantine

This action temporarily moves files or sensitive data from the original place in which it was discovered to a quarantined Nightfall space for further review. You can restore the quarantined items or permanently remove them by approving or rejecting them through Nightfall alerts.

Change Link Settings

This action modifies the link setting to anyone signed in to an account in your organization to use the link to your file.

Disable Download

This action applies to Google Drive integration and disables download, print, and copy actions for Commenter and Viewer roles. Editor roles will retain all actions.

Delete Attachment

This action deletes the attachment with sensitive tokens in a ticket comment (public replies and internal notes). You cannot revert this action.

Mark as Private

This action modifies the permissions of a ticket comment from a public reply to an internal note. Converting to an internal note means the ticket comment will no longer be visible to the end user. This action is permanent.

Remove Access

This action removes the page from the web and/or removes guest access to the page. This action is active when it applies to the page at the time of the violation

Notify GitHub

This action is specific to the GitHub integration and sends a notification to GitHub about the violation.

Resolve

This action marks the violation as resolved. You can revert this action.

Actions Supported for each Integration

The following table displays the list of all the Nightfall integrations and the Actions supported for each of these integrations.

Integration name
Available Actions

Confluence

Ignore Acknowledge Notify Slack Notify Email Send to JIRA Redact Delete Resolve

Google Drive

Ignore Acknowledge Notify Slack Notify Email Send to JIRA Change Link Settings Disable Download Resolve

JIRA

Ignore Acknowledge Notify Slack Notify Email Send to JIRA Redact Delete Resolve

Slack

Ignore Notify Send to JIRA

Quarantine Redact Delete (Nightfall supports both, deletion of messages and attachments) Resolve

Salesforce

Ignore Acknowledge Send to JIRA Redact Delete Resolve

Zendesk

Ignore Acknowledge Send to JIRA Redact

Mark as Private

Delete Attachment

Notify Slack

Notify Email Resolve

ChatGPT

Ignore Resolve

GitHub

Send to JIRA Acknowledge Ignore Notify GitHub Notify Email Resolve

Notion

Send to JIRA Ignore Acknowledge Notify Slack Notify Email

Remove Access

Delete Attachment Redact Resolve

MS Teams

Ignore Acknowledge Notify Email

Notify Slack Notify Teams

Change Link Settings

Disable Download Resolve

OneDrive

Ignore Acknowledge Notify Email Notify Slack Notify Teams Delete File Move to Recycle Bin Restrict to Owner Resolve

Gmail

Ignore Acknowledge Notify Email Notify Slack Resolve