Set up data control alerts and messages
Sophos Enterprise Console uses events and messages to report when the transfer of sensitive data is detected or blocked.
If you use role-based administration:
- You must have the Policy setting - data control right to configure a data control policy.
- You cannot edit a policy if it is applied outside your active sub-estate.
When data control is enabled, the following events and messages are logged or displayed by default:
- Data control events are logged on the workstation.
- Data control events are sent to Sophos Enterprise Console and can be viewed in the Data
Control - Event Viewer. (To open the event viewer, on the
Events menu, click Data Control
Events.) Note Each computer can send to Sophos Enterprise Console a maximum of 50 data control events per hour.
- The number of computers with data control events over a specified threshold within the last seven days is displayed on the Dashboard.
- Desktop messages are displayed on the workstation.
You can also configure Sophos Enterprise Console to send the following messages:
Email alerts |
An email message is sent to the recipients that you specify. |
SNMP messages |
An SNMP message is sent to the recipients specified in your anti-virus and HIPS policy settings. |
To set up data control messaging: