New technologies that help move information around are both helpful and potentially disastrous. File sharing, peer-to-peer networking, USB drives and social media all present avenues for protected information to be disseminated to unauthorized persons.

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technologies provide a valuable suite of tools to monitor and management data. In conjunction with a comprehensive data classification project, organizations can use DLP to monitor the flow of information and prevent users from intentionally or unintentionally disclosing protected information, such as payment card account numbers (PAN) or personally identifiable information (PII).

Benefits of DLP

• Monitor and enforce policy
  DLP technologies can help monitor policy compliance and ensure protected data is not disclosed.
• Protect customers
  DLP solutions can protect customers from accidental loss of information. This can give a business a significant competitive edge.
• Identify, track and classify data
  DLP technologies also provide a mechanism to not only control data, but to locate and classify it. A DLP solution, in combination with a data classification effort can significant aid any security program and the application of security controls.
• Gain insight into operations
  DLP can show what files are being used and by whom. This offers valuable insight into IT operations and employee activity.
• Improved incident response and forensics
  Along with added control, a DLP technology can significantly speed up the process of investigating loss, theft or attacks. A DLP solution can also provide valuable hard evidence should an incident escalate to legal counsel or law enforcement.

Anitian also offers a Data Loss Prevention Risk Assessment.

For more information, please call 888.ANITIAN, or email Anitian Enterprise Security.