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Excluding users from outbound DLP scanning

Paubox data loss prevention (DLP) allows you to control how outbound email is scanned for sensitive information. In some cases, you may want to exclude specific users from outbound DLP scanning while keeping DLP protections in place for the rest of your organization.

This article explains how outbound DLP exclusions work and how to manage excluded users.

 

How outbound DLP exclusions work

  • Excluded users are not scanned by outbound DLP rules

  • Outbound emails sent by excluded users will bypass DLP detection and enforcement

  • Inbound DLP scanning rules, if enabled, still apply to all users, including those excluded from outbound scanning

  • Email encryption and other Paubox protections are not affected by outbound DLP exclusions

 

How to add excluded users

  1. Log in to your Paubox Dashboard

  2. Navigate to Data Loss Prevention in the left navigation

  3. Click Excluded users

  4. Click Add user and add the user details

  5. Save your changes

Once added, outbound emails sent by those users will no longer be scanned by DLP.

 

Removing an excluded user

To reapply outbound DLP scanning to a user:

  1. Navigate to Data Loss Prevention > Excluded users

  2. Hover over the user name and click on the trash can icon

  3. Confirm that you'd like to remove the user from the excluded users list

Outbound DLP scanning will apply again after removal.