Data loss prevention

Find confidential data in your team files before it leaks

Team files in text format and Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents are scanned for card numbers, IBANs, social security numbers, private keys and access keys. You label any file Internal, Confidential or Restricted, and a team policy can close public links for confidential files.

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Why upload.am

Why detect sensitive data

Finds what people forget

A spreadsheet with card numbers or a text file with a private key is easy to share by accident. Detection flags it.

Labels you can act on

Internal, Confidential and Restricted labels travel with the file and drive your policies.

Closes public links

Switch on a policy so confidential files cannot be shared by public link, only with team members.

Works with the rest

Combine with sharing policies, the audit log and legal hold.

upload.am vs. a typical file hosting service

Most free file hosts give you one thing: a link. upload.am is cloud storage and backup with built-in secure file sharing built in. Here is the difference for this feature:

On the free plan upload.am Typical file host
Scans documents for card numbers, IBANs, keys Included Not available
Three confidentiality labels Included Not available
Policy closes public links for confidential files Included Not available
Works on Word, Excel and PowerPoint files Included Not available
More than a file sharing link

Cloud storage, backup and secure sharing in one free account

upload.am is cloud storage and backup with secure file sharing built in: a cloud cabinet that keeps your files, a backup service that protects your folders and photos, a sync service that keeps your computer and your cabinet identical, and sharing controls (password, expiry, download limits) on top. One login, one storage pool, one set of links.

Cloud storage

25 GB free, folders, search, previews, versions and trash in your online file manager.

Backup service

The Windows app backs up the folders you choose. The Android app backs up photos, video, audio and contacts.

Sync service

Live sync in the Windows app keeps a folder identical on your PC and in your cabinet, including files added from the web.

Secure file sharing

Password, download limit, expiry, group links, Inbox and Drop Rooms.

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What is scanned

  • Text files and Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents in team storage.
  • Detected: card numbers, IBANs, SSNs, private keys and access keys.
  • Not scanned: PDFs, scans and files encrypted in the browser.

What you can do with it

Detection is a help, not a guarantee, so the labels are in your hands: set one yourself on any file. Automation rules can set a label on upload (see work tools), and a team policy can block public links for anything marked confidential.

DLP is included in Enterprise. See plans and pricing.

How to switch it on

  1. 1

    Open the team policies

    Enable confidential data detection.

  2. 2

    Review flagged files

    Check what was found and set the right label.

  3. 3

    Turn on the link policy

    Block public links for confidential files.

  4. 4

    Watch the log

    The audit log records sharing and downloads.

Frequently asked questions

Does it scan PDFs?

No. PDFs, scans and files encrypted in the browser are not scanned.

Is it an antivirus?

No. It looks for sensitive data, not malware.

Can I label files myself?

Yes, any file can be labelled Internal, Confidential or Restricted.

Which plan?

Enterprise.

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Single sign-on

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