Data Protection Use Cases

Organizations may need to protect specific data types either by contractual obligation or to protect intellectual property. These are the recommended configurations to protect these data types.

Data Protection	Configuration	Considerations
Protected Health Data	Use the Protected Health Information (PHI) detector Set Minimum Confidence level to Likely Set alert to trigger on Any Detectors	Depending on the type of healthcare organization, disclosure of personal information may disclose health status (e.g., a sufficiently uniquely named person going to a health provider like an AIDS clinic would likely disclose the person’s PHI).
Secrets & Credentials	Enable all Secrets detectors: API key Cryptographic key Database Connection String GCP credentials Password in code Set Minimum Confidence level to Likely Set alert to trigger on Any Detectors
Banking / Financial Transactions	Select applicable Financial detectors Set Minimum Confidence level to Likely Set alert to trigger on Any Detectors