{"id":12771,"date":"2025-06-03T18:07:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=12771"},"modified":"2025-06-30T14:59:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T13:59:18","password":"","slug":"gat-shield-alert-rules","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/gat-shield-alert-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Create and Manage Alert Rules in GAT Shield"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"699\"><strong data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"697\">What Are Alert Rules in GAT Shield?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"920\">Alert Rules in <a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/gat-shield-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GAT Shield<\/a> allow Google Workspace Admins to detect and respond to risky user behaviour in real-time. These rules monitor Chrome activity and trigger alerts based on predefined actions or policy violations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"968\"><strong>You can use Alert Rules to detect things like:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1139\">\n<li data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1005\">\n<p data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1005\">File downloads over a certain size<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1037\">\n<p data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1037\">Access to suspicious websites<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1063\">\n<p data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1063\">Unexpected use of the account in an unexpected location<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1097\">\n<p data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1097\">Inappropriate keywords in chats<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1139\">\n<p data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1139\">Time spent on non-work-related websites<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1229\">Once a rule is triggered, you\u2019ll be notified by email or through GAT Shield\u2019s dashboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-requisite:<\/strong> The GAT Shield extension must be deployed and available to users who are logged into the Google Chrome browser and have synced it into their accounts.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1276\"><strong data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1274\">Types of Alert Rules Available<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1384\">You can configure a wide range of rule types to suit your security or productivity policies. These include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1774\">\n<li data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1429\">Device<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1429\">Device user\/owner mismatch<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1429\">Download<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1429\">Page content inspection<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1429\">IP address<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1429\">Location<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1429\">Search<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1429\">Upload<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1429\">Visit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1776\" data-end=\"1841\">Each rule type comes with customisable conditions and thresholds.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12849 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-27-13_23_43-Settings.png\" alt=\"GAT Shield New Alert Rule setup window showing the 'Name &amp; Type' step with a dropdown list of rule types, including Device, Download, Page content inspection, and Visit\" width=\"1893\" height=\"1171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-27-13_23_43-Settings.png 1893w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-27-13_23_43-Settings-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-27-13_23_43-Settings-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-27-13_23_43-Settings-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-27-13_23_43-Settings-1536x950.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-27-13_23_43-Settings-360x223.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1893px) 100vw, 1893px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How to Create a New Alert Rule<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Access the Alert Rules Panel<\/h3>\n<p>Navigate to<strong> Shield &gt; Alerts &gt; Rules &gt; click on &#8216;+ New alert rule&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A pop-up window will be displayed to fill in the required information.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2315\">Step 1: Name &amp; Type<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2348\" data-end=\"2375\">\n<p data-start=\"2350\" data-end=\"2375\">Enter the <strong data-start=\"2360\" data-end=\"2373\">Rule Name<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2376\" data-end=\"2447\">\n<p data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2447\">Select the <strong data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2402\">Rule Type<\/strong> (e.g. Page content Inspection)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Step 2: Define the Action<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2679\" data-end=\"2727\">Choose what happens when the alert is triggered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Show warning<\/li>\n<li>Close<\/li>\n<li>Close without warning<\/li>\n<li>Redirect<\/li>\n<li>Redirect without warning<\/li>\n<li>No action<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Warning message<\/strong> &#8211; Users will see this message when the alert rule is triggered. To customize the <span class=\"text-bold\">Warning message<\/span>, you can use the following variables:<strong> $name<\/strong> will be replaced with the rule name,<strong> $text <\/strong>will be replaced with the visited website URL when a\u00a0<span class=\"text-bold\">Visit<\/span> alert rule is triggered. You can edit the message to suit your needs.<\/p>\n<p>For example, you could add a contact person&#8217;s details for further assistance, or you can remove any bits of information you prefer not to share with users.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Set Alert Severity<\/h3>\n<p>When the Alert Rule is triggered, a notification is created. The severity of the notification indicates its level of importance. &#8220;Default Severity&#8221; is the value assigned to all notifications generated by this rule.<\/p>\n<div data-v-316d43b9=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13829 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_28_15-Shield.png\" alt=\"GAT Shield alert rule creation screen showing the 'Name &amp; Type' step configured with the rule name 'Guns Alert', rule type 'Page content inspection', action set to 'Show warning', and severity set to 'Low'\" width=\"1903\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_28_15-Shield.png 1903w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_28_15-Shield-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_28_15-Shield-1024x470.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_28_15-Shield-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_28_15-Shield-1536x705.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_28_15-Shield-360x165.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1903px) 100vw, 1903px\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"f_a0eb41af-f968-4af6-b92b-76285da69c2e_0\" class=\"q-item q-item-type row no-wrap q-item--dense q-item--active text-bg-primary-2-reversed q-item--clickable q-link cursor-pointer q-manual-focusable\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"option\" data-v-316d43b9=\"\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-q-vs-anchor=\"\">\n<h2 data-start=\"3276\" data-end=\"3303\">Set Scope and Exclusions<\/h2>\n<p>Select what users will be affected by the rule filtering, the scope of users, rule exclusions, and time restrictions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scope<\/strong> &#8211; select the users, you can select one user, a group of users, or an organization. unit of users<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rule exclusions<\/strong> &#8211; select the scope of users who will be excluded from the rule<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time restrictions<\/strong> &#8211; by default, when no time restriction is added, the rule will always be active. To change it, select days and time ranges when the rule will be active.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13831 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_31_33-Shield.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1903\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_31_33-Shield.png 1903w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_31_33-Shield-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_31_33-Shield-1024x464.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_31_33-Shield-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_31_33-Shield-1536x696.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_31_33-Shield-360x163.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1903px) 100vw, 1903px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"f_a0eb41af-f968-4af6-b92b-76285da69c2e_0\" class=\"q-item q-item-type row no-wrap q-item--dense q-item--active text-bg-primary-2-reversed q-item--clickable q-link cursor-pointer q-manual-focusable\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"option\" data-v-316d43b9=\"\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-q-vs-anchor=\"\">\n<h3>Configuration<\/h3>\n<p>Configure the rule and select Alert mode; each alert will have different modes based on what is applied for.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For example: Inspection mode (Page content inspection)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Page content inspection &#8211;<\/strong> you can select<strong> Scan page content and user input,<\/strong> or<strong> Scan only user input<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trigger expression &#8211;<\/strong> Enter the Regular expression you want to be checked against.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Case-sensitive &#8211;<\/strong> enable or disable the case sensitivity of the text on the page<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regex exclusions &#8211;<\/strong> Alert won&#8217;t be triggered if any of these words are found on the page.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Page keywords &#8211;<\/strong> Enter page keywords to reduce alert sensitivity. Keywords stop the rule from being triggered unless the combined keywords&#8217; weight on the page meets the threshold. The weight of a keyword contributes to the score only once, even if the word occurs many times on the page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13832 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_32_42-Shield.png\" alt=\"GAT Shield alert rule setup screen on the 'Configuration' step with inspection mode set to 'Scan page content and user input', a regular expression trigger expression entered, and options for regex exclusions and page keywords\" width=\"1906\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_32_42-Shield.png 1906w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_32_42-Shield-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_32_42-Shield-1024x463.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_32_42-Shield-768x347.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_32_42-Shield-1536x695.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_32_42-Shield-360x163.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1906px) 100vw, 1906px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"f_a0eb41af-f968-4af6-b92b-76285da69c2e_0\" class=\"q-item q-item-type row no-wrap q-item--dense q-item--active text-bg-primary-2-reversed q-item--clickable q-link cursor-pointer q-manual-focusable\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"option\" data-v-316d43b9=\"\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-q-vs-anchor=\"\">\n<h2 data-start=\"4120\" data-end=\"4143\">Define Notifications<\/h2>\n<p>In the notifications, fill in the details<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alert recipient<\/strong> &#8211; enter an email if you would like to get an email notification.\n<ul>\n<li>If left blank, the alert will just be reported in the GAT Shield console.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Notification interval<\/strong> &#8211; select how many minutes of interval to be set between the different notifications<\/li>\n<li><strong>Full alert context<\/strong> &#8211; Save website information and include it in notifications<\/li>\n<li><strong>Screen capture<\/strong> &#8211; select the option for the screen capture\n<ul>\n<li>Do not send<\/li>\n<li>Send in the notification email<\/li>\n<li>Send in the notification email and save it to the rule creator&#8217;s Drive<\/li>\n<li>Send in the notification email, save it to the rule creator&#8217;s Drive, and share it with other alert recipients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Webcam capture<\/strong> &#8211; select the option for the screen capture<\/li>\n<li><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: The webcam capture<strong> must be enabled from within the Google Admin console<\/strong> &#8211; not enabled by default\n<ul>\n<li>Do not send<\/li>\n<li>Send in the notification email<\/li>\n<li>Send in the notification email and save it to the rule creator&#8217;s Drive<\/li>\n<li>Send in the notification email, save it to the rule creator&#8217;s Drive, and share it with other alert recipients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"f_a0eb41af-f968-4af6-b92b-76285da69c2e_0\" class=\"q-item q-item-type row no-wrap q-item--dense q-item--active text-bg-primary-2-reversed q-item--clickable q-link cursor-pointer q-manual-focusable\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"option\" data-v-316d43b9=\"\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-q-vs-anchor=\"\">\n<h2 data-start=\"4695\" data-end=\"4727\">Final Step: Summary<\/h2>\n<p>In the summary tab, review your new alert: what is it about, which users will be affected by it, and click to <strong>&#8216;create&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0the rule.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13833 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_57_22-Shield.png\" alt=\"GAT Shield alert rule setup summary showing final configuration for a 'Guns Alert' rule with type 'Page content inspection', warning action, low severity, scoped to \/Students, and a case-sensitive trigger expression\" width=\"1916\" height=\"871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_57_22-Shield.png 1916w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_57_22-Shield-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_57_22-Shield-1024x466.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_57_22-Shield-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_57_22-Shield-1536x698.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-30-16_57_22-Shield-360x164.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1916px) 100vw, 1916px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"f_a0eb41af-f968-4af6-b92b-76285da69c2e_0\" class=\"q-item q-item-type row no-wrap q-item--dense q-item--active text-bg-primary-2-reversed q-item--clickable q-link cursor-pointer q-manual-focusable\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"option\" data-v-316d43b9=\"\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-q-vs-anchor=\"\">\n<h2 data-start=\"4695\" data-end=\"4727\">Result: Alert Rule<\/h2>\n<p>When the rule is created, the alert will be triggered by the scope of users for whom the rules are applied.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13075 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-03-17_32_34-Window.png\" alt=\"Chrome Alert Rule\" width=\"387\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-03-17_32_34-Window.png 387w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-03-17_32_34-Window-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-03-17_32_34-Window-360x255.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The alert triggered will be displayed in the Notifications center of the Alerts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13076 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-03-17_34_35-Window.png\" alt=\"GAT Shield Alert Notifications dashboard showing a list of triggered rules, including the 'Guns Alert' rule triggered by the phrase 'buy a gun', with details like rule type, user, severity, and timestamp\" width=\"1901\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-03-17_34_35-Window.png 1901w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-03-17_34_35-Window-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-03-17_34_35-Window-1024x333.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-03-17_34_35-Window-768x250.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-03-17_34_35-Window-1536x499.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-03-17_34_35-Window-360x117.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1901px) 100vw, 1901px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"5606\" data-end=\"5625\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"5627\" data-end=\"6006\">\n<li data-start=\"5627\" data-end=\"5746\">\n<p data-start=\"5629\" data-end=\"5746\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/gat-shield-upload-alert-google-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"5629\" data-end=\"5744\">Set Upload Alerts for Google Drive<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5747\" data-end=\"5890\">\n<p data-start=\"5749\" data-end=\"5890\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/create-and-display-critical-commands-for-users-with-gat-shield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"5749\" data-end=\"5888\">Send Critical Commands in Chrome<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"5045\" data-end=\"5051\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5053\" data-end=\"5239\"><strong data-start=\"5053\" data-end=\"5121\">Q: What types of activities can trigger a GAT Shield alert rule?<\/strong><br data-start=\"5121\" data-end=\"5124\" \/>You can trigger alerts based on site visits, file uploads\/downloads, Chrome extension usage, screen time, and more.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5241\" data-end=\"5419\"><strong data-start=\"5241\" data-end=\"5304\">Q: Can I block websites or redirect users with alert rules?<\/strong><br data-start=\"5304\" data-end=\"5307\" \/>Yes. Some actions include auto-closing tabs or redirecting users to a different URL when the alert is triggered.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5421\" data-end=\"5599\"><strong data-start=\"5421\" data-end=\"5459\">Q: How long are alert logs stored?<\/strong><br data-start=\"5459\" data-end=\"5462\" \/>They\u2019re stored in GAT Shield\u2019s reporting section as part of your audit trail. Duration depends on your organisation\u2019s retention policies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- product: GAT Shield category: Alerts \/ Browser Monitoring \/ Security keywords: GAT Shield alert rules, Chrome user monitoring, real-time alerting, security alerts for browser activity related features: GAT Shield dashboard, GAT Shield commands permissions required: Admin only --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Are Alert Rules in GAT Shield? Alert Rules in GAT Shield allow Google Workspace Admins to detect and respond to risky user behaviour in real-time. 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