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# Data Protection Use Cases

| Data Protection                  | Configuration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Considerations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Protected Health Data            | <ul><li>Use the <a href="/pages/uUtA3jECEnMchn7uolWk"><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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