Introduction to HawkShield
  • Introduction to HawkShield
  • Deployment
  • On-Prem Deployment
  • Infrastructure Deployment
  • Automation Flow for Updating Services
  • Automation Flow to Update Services
  • Administrative Guide
  • Browser Protection
    • Browser Plug-In Deployment
    • User Guide of Browser Protection
  • Email Protection
    • Admin Policy Creation
    • User Guide of Email Protection (for G-Mail)
      • Connecting G-Mail Accounts to HawkShield
    • Deployment for Outlook
    • User Guide of Email Protection (for Outlook)
      • Connecting Outlook Accounts to HawkShield
  • Introduction to HawkShield DSPM
    • Capabilites
    • Analytics Dashboard
    • DSPM Connectors
      • Setting Up Connectors
      • Managing Connector
      • Connector Dashboard
    • DSPM Findings
      • File by Entities
    • DSPM Reports
      • How to Create New Report
    • DSPM Policy
      • How to Create SaaS Policy
      • How to Create DBaaS Policy
    • DSPM Incident
    • DSPM Entities
      • How to Create New Entities
      • How to Create Categories
    • DSPM Privacy Law
      • How to Create a Privacy Law
    • Data Lineage
    • Security Inventory
  • Settings
    • Add/Edit Notification Channel
    • Default Reason
    • Blocked Domain
    • Request Approval
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Connecting G-Mail Accounts to HawkShield

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This section provides step-by-step instructions to connect your organization’s employee Google Mail accounts to HawkShield. Integrating email accounts ensures real-time detection of sensitive data, helping maintain security and compliance.

Steps to Connect

  1. Log in to your HawkShield Admin account.

  2. Select "Email Protection" from the top dashboard.

  3. Navigate to "Connectors" and select "Google Mail" to create a new connector.

  1. A form will appear. Enter the following details:

  • Name

  • Private Key Credentials

  • Admin Email ID

  1. Click the "Test Connection" button to validate the connection with Gmail.

  2. Upon successful connection, click "Next" to proceed.

  3. Configure default settings as follows:

  • Select Connector, Country, Owner Email, and Tag (e.g., Marketing Team).

  • Toggle Real-Time Scan on or off.

  • If enabled, set the scan timeline and maximum record size.

  • Specify file extensions, folders, and user IDs to exclude from scans.

  • List email subjects to ignore if they do not hold sensitive data.

  1. Once the configurations are complete, click "Next" to finalize the connection.

Managing Gmail Connectors

  1. Log in to your HawkShield Admin account.

  2. Select "Email Protection" and navigate to "Connectors".

  3. Click "Connected Connectors", and select the Gmail connector from the list.

  1. View analytics and manage the connector via the top dashboard (scan, test, edit, delete).

  2. Access tabs:

    • Overview: Connector details, entity counts, scan summaries, and edit options.

    • Findings: Lists added Outlook accounts with message details.

    • Incidents: Displays breach incidents.

    • Event Logs: Shows scanned file logs.

Editing Default Configurations

  1. Access the Overview Tab of the desired connector.

  2. Click the Edit button or the Pencil Icon in the action row.

  3. Update the configuration settings as needed.

  1. Enable Automatic Scanning with intervals of 1 hour, 1 day, or 1 week.

  2. Click "Next" to save changes.

Deleting Connectors

  1. Navigate to the Connected Connectors list.

  2. Locate the connector you want to remove.

  3. Click the Dustbin Icon in the action row to delete it.