As a Box administrator (or any user with editor permissions), you can use the metadata cascade policy to set metadata at a folder level and have it automatically propagate through the content. If you are curious how we got here check out our previous article on "Getting started with Box…

This article explains how metadata is a critical tool for bringing data into focus and making it useful to users in Box. Check the references below for links to the documentation. As a Box administrator, you can define the structure of the metadata you want to associate with the content…

Box Metadata is custom data associated with the content, stored as key/value pairs, and allow you to contextualize your content. …

In this article we are building a service to automatically fill in the metadata of media files. See how to combine the power of the Box Platform and easily integrate with a 3rd party library using FastAPI and Python. Use Case This particular example was inspired by a question posted by a…

In the article Getting started with Box Classifications we've learned how to create classification labels and policies to be automatically applied to your content inside Box. These policies allow for quite a few of customizations, however… What if we need some really complex business logic for content classification? Well there…

To prevent your sensitive content from being accidentally leaked, Smart Access enables you to configure access policies that Shield automatically enforces. With Smart Access, you can use automated controls to restrict sharing, viewing, downloading and printing, and requesting signatures based on content classification. Creating a policy To create a new access policy, navigate…

Automated classification enables you to apply policy-based security classifications to your sensitive enterprise content. You can configure classification policies to look for matches based on file type or file data, and specify a security classification for the content. How does it work

Box Shield enables you to configure and apply a variety of threat detection rules that alert you to deviations in a user usual work activities. With Threat Detection, you can: detect malicious account holders who use their access to steal data or access content. detect compromised accounts based on context…

For all the Box Admins out there, here is a walk-through on how to set up ethical walls on the box platform. I recommend you spin up a sandbox and try it to evaluate if and how this feature can help your organization. What are ethical walls? An ethical wall is an information barrier…