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    CASB API Protection
    API (Monitor for Managed App Activities)
    Alert when a file is shared with large number of users (internal/external)

    Alert when a file is shared with large number of users (internal/external)

    Prerequisites for the API protection use casesRoles/actors using the use cases
    • Tenant creation
    • User accounts created
    • CASB API Protection connected to CSP (Cloud Service Provider)
    • CSP (Cloud Service Provider) administrator
    • Cloud governance team
    • Security Analyst

    To create alerts, appropriate criteria have to be set in the policies. This can be done in Policies > API Data Protection > New Policy. Select the app for which the criteria has to be set. Follow the instructions as shown in the images below to set alerts for file being made public, file being shared externally, file being shared with a number of users (configurable number) and file being shared with specific groups.

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    Policy detail:

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    To learn more: Understanding API Protection

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