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      Destination types in policies: detailed info

      Learn more about individual destination types which you can protect via data policies.

      The core of each data policy is the selection of destination types, such as Email, Web upload, Removable storage, etc.

      Here you can find more details about individual destination types:

      Destination type Details
      Cloud drive upload
      • Safetica supports six cloud drives: Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, M365 OneDrive Business, M365 SharePoint, and OneDrive Personal.
      • Both file transfers to locally synchronized folders and uploads to corresponding websites can be controlled by the policy.
      Email
      • The policy applies only to emails sent from supported desktop email clients. Does not apply to webmails. Email attachments sent via webmail can be controlled by the Web upload destination type and audited by Safetica Cloud Protection.
      • Safetica Client analyzes the email body for sensitive content.
      • Supported email clients:
        • Windows devices: Outlook (using MAPI or SMTP/POP3/IMAP protocols) and all other email clients using SMTP/POP3/IMAP protocols.
        • 🍏macOS devices: only Apple Mail app is supported.
      • If you have Safetica Cloud Protection, you can also audit and protect outgoing emails in Outlook on the web.
      M365 file sharing
      • Available only as part of Safetica Cloud Protection.
      • You can audit and cancel file sharing within Microsoft 365.
      Git
      • Performing git push (i.e. data upload from local directories into remote Git repositories).
      • 🍏Not supported for macOS devices.
      Instant messaging
      • Applies to files sent via supported instant messaging applications.
      • Applications must be categorized as Instant messaging and VOIP software.
      • The content of messages is not analyzed.
      • Supported instant messaging apps:
        • Windows devices: Microsoft Teams, Slack, WhatsApp, Microsoft Skype, Microsoft Skype for Business (only desktop app), Telegram, Viber, Facebook Messenger
        • 🍏macOS devices: Messages, Microsoft Teams, Slack, WhatsApp, Microsoft Skype, Telegram, Viber, Facebook Messenger
      Network file share (SMB etc.)
      • File transfer to network file shares.
      • 🍏macOS devices: supported, but without advanced control of individual destination types.
      Print
      • Printing in general.
      Remote file transfer (RDP)
      • Applies to remote file transfers over RDP and TeamViewer (on Windows devices only).
      • The policy must be active for the Safetica Client running on the host device.
      • 🍏Not supported for macOS devices.
      Removable storage (USB, memory cards, etc.)
      • File transfer to removable storage devices.
      • Applies only to devices connected as USB mass storage or Windows Portable Device.
      Virtual print
      • Applies only to virtual printing into files.
      • 🍏Not supported for macOS devices.
      Web upload
      • File uploads via web browser to all websites irrespective of their category.
      • Web upload also affects: sending files via instant messaging websites, email attachments sent via webmails, and uploading files to cloud drives in web browser.

      🍏Learn more about the differences in features between Windows and macOS here.