# Three's the Charm: Cloudflare DLP Gets a New PII Record Profile!

Hey everyone, it's me, Shiichan! Today I found a nice little data-protection update to share with you.

## What was announced?

Cloudflare's Changelog announced a new predefined profile for [Data Loss Prevention](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/data-loss-prevention/) (DLP), called the "PII Record" profile. Just like the name says, it's built to catch records where multiple pieces of personally identifiable information (PII) show up together.

## The story so far

Regular DLP detection could fire on a single match, like one email address on its own. That's handy, but it also meant lots of false positives from isolated values that weren't really a leak.

## What changes

This new profile only matches when **at least three unique detection entries are found close together**. So it reacts to spots that really look like a personal record, where things like a name, an address, and a card number line up, instead of buzzing on scattered one-off values. If you want to watch for PII leaks with fewer false alarms, that's a welcome change.

## Dive Deep

The profile watches for 14 detection entries:

- AU Passport Number
- American Express Card Number
- Diners Club Card Number
- US Driver's License Number
- Email Address
- Full Name
- US Mailing Address
- Mastercard Card Number
- US Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN)
- US Passport Number
- US Phone Number
- Union Pay Card Number
- United States SSN Numeric Detection
- Visa Card Number

It only matches once three or more unique entries from this list appear near each other. You turn it on just like any other [predefined DLP profile](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/data-loss-prevention/dlp-profiles/predefined-profiles/): pick the ready-made one and enable it, no need to build rules from scratch.

## Wrap-up

- Cloudflare DLP added a predefined "PII Record" detection profile
- It only matches when three or more unique detection entries sit close together, cutting false positives
- It covers 14 entries, including card numbers, passport numbers, SSNs, and full names
- Because it's predefined, you just select it and switch it on

This one's for the security folks who want to watch for leaks of clustered personal records!