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Using rules with scans

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Remediation scans use rules to detect and act on sensitive files.

Files crawled by a remediation scan are compared against active discovery rules. If the file matches the repository and classifications defined in a rule, Trellix DLP Discover – SaaS applies the Action specified in the rule.

Actions available for remediation scans

Action

File System

Take no action

X

Create an incident

X

Store the original file as evidence

X

Copy the file

X ¹

Move the file

X ¹

Classify File As

X

Remove automatic classification

X



¹ Copying and moving files supported only to SMB/CIFS shares.