How do I set up automated action flows for ransomware or encrypted content alerts?
Note: Ransomware action flows are available only for customers who have purchased the Ransomware add-on. If you don’t have the add-on enabled, contact Sales to purchase it and unlock ransomware action flows.
Not sure what action flows are? See What are custom action flows? to learn how automated actions work.
Step 1: Locate “Configure add-ons” in “Jobs” and enable “Ransomware”. Select “Configure” to choose the ransomware scans you want to perform.

Step 2: Select the ransomware scan(s) you want to run on the backed-up archives.

Step 3: Move to “Define action flows” and enable action flows for “Ransomware”. Select “Configure” to define the action flow.

Step 4: Enter a name for the ransomware action flow.

Step 5: Define the trigger criteria for the action flow:
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Detection type: Ransomware or Encrypted
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Risk category: High, Medium, or Low

Step 6: Define the automated action(s) to perform:
- Transfer ownership / Grant access
- Remove all file sharing
- Remove external sharing / collaborator
- Remove link sharing
(Optional) Enable notifications to:
- Admin
- Content owner

Step 7: To add more action flows, select “Create new action flow” and repeat the steps above.

Step 8: Enable the action flow by selecting “Confirm”. Once you select “Start backup”, the action flow will run based on the configured criteria and actions.