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    API Protection (Managed App Activities) use cases

    API Protection (Managed App Activities) use cases

    Here are some widely used real world use cases that will address your organization’s API Protection (Managed App Activities) needs.

    Use Case #CategoryUse case description
    1Observe – Managed App ActivitiesCreate a list of publicly accessible documents in an API-Protected service
    2Observe – Managed App ActivitiesCreate a list of externally shared documents stored in an API-Protected service
    3Observe – Managed App ActivitiesCreate a list of private documents stored in an API-Protected service
    4Observe – Managed App ActivitiesCreate a list of executable or other files stored in an API-Protected service
    5Observe – Managed App ActivitiesCreate a list of users with most public files stored in an API Protected service
    6Observe – Managed App ActivitiesCreate a list of users with non-expiring links to files stored in an API-Protected service
    7Observe – Managed App ActivitiesCreate reports on activity or incidents in an API-Protected service
    8Monitor – Managed App ActivitiesInvestigate specific external user activity to determine risk posture
    9Monitor – Managed App ActivitiesInvestigate specific internal user activity to determine risk posture
    10Monitor – Managed App ActivitiesIdentify and act on individual files or folders on a case-by-case basis
    11Monitor – Managed App ActivitiesAlert when a file is made public
    12Monitor – Managed App ActivitiesAlert when a file is externally shared
    13Monitor – Managed App ActivitiesAlert when a file is shared with large number of users (internal/external)
    14Monitor – Managed App ActivitiesAlert when a file is shared with specific groups
    15Protect – Managed App ActivitiesCreate a policy to allow sharing with approved external users
    16Protect – Managed App ActivitiesCreate a policy to block sharing with identified external users
    17Protect – Managed App ActivitiesCreate a policy to identify and modify internal and external sharing
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