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Proofpoint: Anonymize Results

Question

How do I anonymize my user data in Phishing campaign? What will it look like in reporting after this option is selected on a campaign?

Answer

During the phishing campaign creation, you can optionally choose to anonymize the user data. This action cannot be undone once the campaign is created. 

  1. Click the checkbox next to User Data Options - Anonymize User Data in Results
  2. Select Create Campaign
  3. You will receive a popup notifying you that you will not be able to obtain individual user data due to anonymizing

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  1. Click Create Campaign again to finish campaign creation process.

Selecting to anonymize the data:

  • Affects Phishing high level reports
  • Is on a campaign by campaign basis
  • Anonymizes First Name, Last Name and Email Address in Phishing reports
  • Anonymizes username in Data Entry Campaigns
  • Does not obfuscate data at the database level (currently not available at this time)
  • Cannot be undone once the campaign is created. 
  • Any Custom Properties you choose to sync would still be tied to the user in the export reports.

What to expect in reporting from an Anonymized Campaign

Anonymizing a campaign affects Phishing high level reports. This specifically refers to exports available under Campaign Actions for a given campaign. The User data will be obfuscated in the product reports into 'encrypted'  random strings.

On the Campaign DashboardUsers Tab, the user's name will be replaced with first and last placeholders. Email address will also not be visible.

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  1. Carlos Rios

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