The email alert includes:
- Filename and location
- Type and severity of the alert
- Date and time the content was shared
- Type(s) of information detected in the shared content
- Team member who shared the content
- Recipients of the share
Learn how to turn security alerts on and off.
Admins can check alerts in their admin console and can block access to the affected content, if necessary.
To access all DLP alerts:
- Log in to dropbox.com with your admin credentials.
- Click Admin console in the left sidebar.
- Click the dropdown beside Dropbox, under Products.
- Click Security.
- Click Security alerts.
To remove access to externally shared content:
- Open the DLP alert in your email or admin console.
- Click Manage access in the top-right corner.
- Click the downward arrow next the the recipient’s name and select Remove.
Create a classification report
Admins can create a classification report to see a list of files containing personal information. The report includes:
- Filename and type
- File ID
- File location
- Type of information detected
- External sharing status
- Sharing method
- Sharing originators
- Sharing recipients
- Sharing dates
To create a classification report:
- Log in to dropbox.com with your admin credentials.
- Click Admin console in the left sidebar.
- Click the More dropdown in the left sidebar.
- Click Classification in the left sidebar.
- Click Create report next to Create a report of labelled files.
A .csv file will be generated. You’ll be notified by email when the report is ready to be viewed or downloaded from the Dropbox Business reports folder of your admin account.