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    CASB API Protection
    API (Monitor for Managed App Activities)
    Investigate specific external user activity to determine risk posture

    Investigate specific external user activity to determine risk posture

    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

    Navigation to API protection users (internal and external) is detailed in the API-Protection ‘Observe’ VRP category. For internal users, the following view is displayed with public files and non-expiring links.

    vrp_api_monitor_use_case8-10.jpg

    For external users, the following view is displayed.

    vrp_api_monitor_use_case8-10b.jpg

    Clicking the files provides a list of all files accessed by a user (highlighted in the red box shown above). Clicking a specific file (such as VMWorld in the image below), would provide file attribute details and its usage such as DLP violations, Sharing, Links, Recent activities and Versions.

    vrp_api_monitor_use_case8-10c.jpg

    Clicking on the username in the ‘Internal users’ link would provide user activity details as shown below:

    vrp_api_monitor_use_case8-10d.jpg

    Select the files and click the “TAKE ACTION” button and finally, select the desired option.

    vrp_api_monitor_use_case8-10e.jpg

    To learn more: Understanding API Protection

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