Box Unlocks a New Level of Security in the Cloud by Adding Intelligent, Automated Classification to Box Shield
July 28 2020 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Box brings intelligence to data classification
to secure content in the cloud at scale
Box, Inc. (NYSE: BOX), a leader in cloud content management,
today announced the addition of intelligent, automated
classification to Box Shield, the company’s advanced security
solution for protecting content in the cloud. Leveraging advanced
machine learning, Shield can now automatically scan files and
classify them based on their content, helping businesses detect and
secure sensitive data without getting in the way of work.
“The sudden shift to remote work has surfaced new security
challenges for businesses, making it more critical than ever to
keep sensitive data from getting into the wrong hands,” said Varun
Parmar, Chief Product Officer at Box. “In June alone, Box Shield
helped customers protect their content by blocking shared link
access to classified files over eight million times and prevented
close to a million downloads of classified files. Using
advancements in machine learning to automatically apply
classification labels as files are uploaded or edited extends Box
Shield’s ability to enable secure remote work from anywhere. This
allows IT and security teams to configure and enforce policies
across the enterprise at a new level of scale that would be
impossible to tackle manually.”
Intelligent automated classification in Box Shield
Box Shield, the fastest growing new product in the company’s
history, helps prevent data leakage and proactively identifies
potential insider threats or compromised accounts. Some of the
world’s most security-conscious and highly regulated organizations
like NASA and Sierra Oncology are using Box Shield to secure their
data in the cloud.
"Data integrity and data security are paramount to life sciences
companies. Box Shield has been a powerful solution that helps us
protect our information through enforcement of data policies across
our organization,” said Mike Engels, Executive Director of
Information Services at Sierra Oncology. “Shield's new automated
classification capability will help us become even more efficient
in delivering a positive experience for our staff while at the same
time helping to maintain data integrity and data security.”
Using advanced machine learning and data leakage prevention
capabilities, this new feature scans files in real-time when
they’re uploaded, updated, moved, or copied to specified folders,
and automatically classifies them based on admin-defined policies.
This enables customers to scale data classification and enforce
policies across the enterprise, in order to reduce risk and meet
compliance standards such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, and GDPR.
With intelligent automated classification in Box Shield,
customers will be able to:
- Automatically identify multiple personally identifiable
information types within files, including social security numbers,
driver’s licenses, International Bank Account Number (IBAN) codes,
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9/ICD-10) codes, and
more
- Automatically identify custom terms and phrases within files –
for example: “Box Confidential”, “Internal use only”, and “NDA
required”
- Easily create policies that apply the appropriate
classification label based on desired logic - including and/or
conditions and unique counts
Once files are classified appropriately, Shield can help prevent
data leakage through a combination of access controls already in
use by Shield customers today, such as shared link, external
collaboration, and download restrictions. The new feature supports
the most common unstructured file types in Box, including
documents, spreadsheets, PDF, Box Notes, and more.
“Remote work has accelerated cloud adoption as businesses seek
to enable a distributed workforce and serve their customers
digitally,” said Lakshmi Hanspal, CISO at Box. “This requires a
completely new approach to security and privacy. As more work is
done outside office boundaries on both managed and personal devices
it is critical to have one source of truth for all of your data in
order to meet new regulatory and compliance standards without
slowing down business.”
The new automated classification feature comes on the heels of a
series of security enhancements Box announced this year. In April,
Box added malware detection to Box Shield, which automatically
labels files as malicious and restricts downloads and local editing
to prevent the spread to more users and devices. A month later, Box
announced an improved Device Trust, allowing companies to specify
ownership and security requirements on both personal and
company-owned devices so users can easily and securely access
content in Box. Automated classification augments the existing
option for Box customers to classify files via API, through Box’s
security partners.
Availability The new Box Shield automated classification
capabilities will begin to be available today and will roll out to
eligible customers over the next month. To learn more, please see
our blog post here and join us at the launch webinar on August
6.
About Box Box (NYSE:BOX) is a leading cloud content
management platform that enables organizations to accelerate
business processes, power workplace collaboration, and protect
their most valuable information, all while working with a
best-of-breed enterprise IT stack. Founded in 2005, Box simplifies
work for leading organizations globally, including AstraZeneca,
General Electric, JLL and Morgan Stanley. Box is headquartered in
Redwood City, CA, with offices in the United States, Europe, and
Asia. To learn more about Box, visit http://www.box.com. To learn
more about how Box powers nonprofits to fulfill their missions,
visit Box.org.
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