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Configuring the Web DLP Policy
Configuring the Web DLP Policy
Administrator Help | Forcepoint DLP | Version 8.4.x
Related topics:
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Configuring web DLP policy attributes
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Selecting web DLP policy destinations
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Defining web DLP policy owners
Forcepoint DLP lets you to control how and where users upload or post sensitive data over HTTP or HTTPS connections.
To monitor HTTP and HTTPS channels for sensitive data, you can use Forcepoint Web Security, the Web Content Gateway module, or the Forcepoint DLP protector.
Note that the web DLP policy applies to network channels only. To monitor HTTP(S) on endpoint machines, such as laptops that are off-network, create a custom policy.
 
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To get the full benefit of Forcepoint DLP's web capabilities, subscribe to Forcepoint Web Security. Forcepoint Web Security uses the Forcepoint Master Database to categorize URLs, and includes a built-in policy engine that speeds analysis.
When you install Forcepoint Web Security with the DLP Module, the product registers with the management server during installation to connect to Forcepoint DLP.
 
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You must click Deploy in the Forcepoint Security Manager to complete the registration process.
To confirm that the registration was successful, navigate to the Settings > Deployment > System Modules page in the Data Security module of the Security Manager. A module named Web Content Gateway should appear.
To configure the Web DLP policy
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In the Data Security module of the Security Manager, go to the Main > Policy Management > DLP Policies > Web DLP Policy page.
A quick-start web DLP policy is provided.
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On the Attributes tab, select and enable the attributes to monitor—for example uploaded file type—and configure properties for those attributes. When the settings you configure are matched, the policy is triggered.
See Configuring web DLP policy attributes.
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Select the Destination tab, then specify the websites where you do not want your data sent. See Selecting web DLP policy destinations.
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Select the Policy Owners tab, then identify an owner for the policy. See Defining web DLP policy owners.
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Click OK.
 
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You can't delete or rename your web DLP policy, but you can enable or disable its attributes.

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