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# 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            | <ul><li>Use the <a href="/nightfall_compliance/phi_hipaa.md"><strong>Protected Health Information (PHI)</strong></a> detector</li><li>Set Minimum Confidence level to <strong>Likely</strong></li><li>Set alert to trigger on <strong>Any</strong> Detectors</li></ul>                                                                                                                                               | <ul><li>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).</li></ul> |
| Secrets & Credentials            | <ul><li><p>Enable all <a href="https://docs.nightfall.ai/docs/detector-glossary#secrets"><strong>Secrets detectors</strong></a>:</p><ul><li>API key</li><li>Cryptographic key</li><li>Database Connection String</li><li>GCP credentials</li><li>Password in code</li></ul></li><li>Set Minimum Confidence level to <strong>Likely</strong></li><li>Set alert to trigger on <strong>Any</strong> Detectors</li></ul> |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Banking / Financial Transactions | <ul><li>Select applicable <a href="https://docs.nightfall.ai/docs/detector-glossary#finance"><strong>Financial detectors</strong></a></li><li>Set Minimum Confidence level to <strong>Likely</strong></li><li>Set alert to trigger on <strong>Any</strong> Detectors</li></ul>                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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