As a G Suite administrator, one of your most important jobs is to keep your organization’s data from falling into the wrong hands.
Gmail Data Loss Prevention (DLP) helps you do just that, by allowing you to scan and systematically take action on your users’ inbound and outbound email traffic. With this launch, we’re improving that capability, specifically in the area of
attachment compliance.
Previously, when you specified a custom* file type to search for in Gmail attachments, we only scanned the message’s MIME header for the attachment’s filename extension. This meant that if a sender renamed their attachment’s extension, it might not be flagged. Now, if you check the “Also match files based on file format (supported types)” box, we’ll also scan the
contents of the attachment to determine its file type (provide it’s one of several
supported types).
This will improve attachment compliance and further prevent data loss in your organization. To learn more about setting up rules for attachment compliance, check out the
Help Center.
*Note that this launch only applies to searches for custom file types; we already scan the content of an attachment to detect other file types (like Office documents, videos, and images).Launch DetailsRelease track:Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release
Editions:Available to all G Suite editions
Rollout pace:Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility)
Impact:Admins only
Action:Admin action suggested/FYI
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