Cloud Data Loss Prevention (Cloud DLP) is now a part of Sensitive Data Protection. The API name remains the same: Cloud Data Loss Prevention API (DLP API). For information about the services that make up Sensitive Data Protection, see
Sensitive Data Protection overview.
Sensitive Data Protection documentation
Sensitive Data Protection provides access to a powerful sensitive data inspection, classification,
and de-identification platform.
Sensitive Data Protection includes:
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Over 200 built-in information type (or
"infoType") detectors.
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The ability to define custom infoType detectors using
dictionaries, regular expressions, and contextual elements.
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De-identification techniques including
redaction, masking, format-preserving encryption, date-shifting, and more.
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The ability to detect sensitive data within streams of data,
structured text,
files in storage repositories such as Cloud Storage and
BigQuery, and even within images.
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Analysis of structured data to help understand
its risk of being re-identified, including computation of metrics like k-anonymity,
l-diversity, and more.
- The ability to automatically
discover unencrypted secrets and
profile data across an organization,
folder, or project to identify data assets where high-risk and sensitive data reside.
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Training
Training and tutorials
Redact sensitive data with Sensitive Data Protection
Learn the basic capabilities of the DLP API and try various ways to use
the API to help protect data.
Training
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Create a de-identified copy of data in Cloud Storage
Scan a Cloud Storage bucket for sensitive data and create a de-identified copy of
the data in a separate bucket.
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sensitive data in Google Cloud.
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Training \nTraining and tutorials\n\n### Redact sensitive data with Sensitive Data Protection\n\n\nLearn the basic capabilities of the DLP API and try various ways to use\nthe API to help protect data.\n\n\n[Learn more](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/focuses/46234?parent=catalog) \nTraining \nTraining and tutorials\n\n### Create a de-identified copy of data in Cloud Storage\n\n\nScan a Cloud Storage bucket for sensitive data and create a de-identified copy of\nthe data in a separate bucket.\n\n\n[Learn more](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/focuses/47127?parent=catalog) \nTraining \nTraining and tutorials\n\n### Discover and Protect Sensitive Data Across Your Ecosystem\n\n\nComplete a skill badge course to demonstrate your skills\nin using Sensitive Data Protection services to discover, inspect, and de-identify\nsensitive data in Google Cloud.\n\n\n[Learn more](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/course_templates/1177)\n\nRelated videos\n--------------"]]
