Data Loss Prevention in Uncountable
Encryption and certifications protect data at rest and in transit. They do not prevent an authorized user from exporting a large volume of sensitive information.
That risk is easy to overlook because most security controls focus on keeping outsiders out. But R&D formulations, quality records, experimental history, and product data can still leave the organization through legitimate user access unless export activity is governed at the same level as access.
Uncountable adds controls designed for that gap: export limits by user group, a silent-warning tier, hard blocks, Microsoft Purview labels that remain with exported files, and malware scanning for uploads. Together, these controls help security teams reduce data-exfiltration risk without making normal scientific work unnecessarily difficult.
This solution brief is for IT, security, R&D, and quality leaders who need to protect high-value scientific and product data while preserving appropriate access for the people who use it.
Inside this solution brief:
- Why encryption alone does not prevent bulk data export
- How export caps can be applied by user group
- The role of warning and hard-block controls
- How Purview labels can travel with exported files
- Why malware scanning matters for incoming laboratory data
Protect the data your teams create, not only the systems where they create it.
FAQs
Not if you have set a limit. Export caps are configured per user group and count experiments and notebook files against a quota period you define. Past the warning threshold the export proceeds and administrators are notified. Past the error threshold it is blocked.
No. The warning tier is deliberately silent to the user and visible to administrators, so unusual activity can be monitored rather than tipped off.
If you use Microsoft Purview, your sensitivity labels are applied to the exported data and travel with the file. A correctly configured label can prevent that file from being opened outside your organization. The policy is yours and it is enforced by your Purview configuration, not by Uncountable.
No. There is no agent and no software on the user's device. The controls are part of the platform.
No. Quota period and thresholds are set per user group, so limits can differ by role, seniority, or employment type.
