{"id":9530,"date":"2024-02-29T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=9530"},"modified":"2024-02-29T16:43:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T16:43:29","password":"","slug":"how-to-check-for-encrypted-files-in-google-drive","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/how-to-check-for-encrypted-files-in-google-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Check for Encrypted Files in Google Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/gat-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GAT+<\/a> provides a detailed overview of the <a href=\"https:\/\/accounts.google.com\/ServiceLogin?hl=en&amp;service=writely\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Drive<\/a> files of a <a href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/intl\/en_ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Workspace<\/a> domain. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide introduces a new filter in our Drive audit, enabling you to pinpoint encrypted files efficiently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s <\/span><b>important to<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> understand that there<\/span><b> isn&#8217;t a direct method to confirm file encryption<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Instead, we rely on <\/span><b>drive events<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to provide some insights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Key Points:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>&#8220;Last encrypted event&#8221;<\/strong> field shows a file&#8217;s most recent encryption event date.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This information is only available for events <strong>from January 2024 onwards.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Older events may not have this data visible, depending on when the file was last scanned.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Apply filter for Encrypted Files in Google Drive<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to<\/span><b> GAT+ &gt; Drive &gt; Files and Apply the filter<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply filter:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Last encrypted event<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; and search for a time after\/before the encryption<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Last encrypted event (relative)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; you can search for relative time &#8211; encryption events that happened in the last X days, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9531 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-14-14_22_16-GAT.png\" alt=\"Encrypted Files in Google Drive\" width=\"1884\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-14-14_22_16-GAT.png 1884w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-14-14_22_16-GAT-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-14-14_22_16-GAT-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-14-14_22_16-GAT-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-14-14_22_16-GAT-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-14-14_22_16-GAT-360x165.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1884px) 100vw, 1884px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>Result<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After applying the filter, simply click on the <strong>&#8220;apply&#8221;<\/strong> button to execute the search.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the results are displayed, you&#8217;ll find files that have been encrypted in your Google Drive within the <strong>last X days. (or specific filter applied)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAT+ provides a detailed overview of the Google Drive files of a Google Workspace domain. This guide introduces a new filter in our Drive audit, enabling you to pinpoint encrypted files efficiently. It&#8217;s important to understand that there isn&#8217;t a direct method to confirm file encryption. 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