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30
May

Speaking of DLP Vendors You’ve Never Heard Of…

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Well, I’ve actually heard of CoSoSys in my research, but have never encountered them in a production environment.  They have a funny YouTube video referencing their “Data Leakage” offering, which is an endpoint device control solution.  I don’t see anything on their site about the solution being content-aware (IMHO a critical requirement for endpoint protection […]

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30
May

Ending the Data Loss Prevention Debate?

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*  I just re-read this post that goes back two-plus years.  It’s interesting to see how things have changed–and what remains the same.  I’ll post later this week with my thoughts on ending the data loss prevention debate. Ending the Data Loss Prevention Debate?  April, 2008 What do Symantec (Vontu), Reconnex, Fidelis, Websense, RSA (Tablus) […]

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30
May

Where to Start DLP? Gateway or Endpoint?

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Should we start our DLP implementation (or even our product evaluations) at the endpoint or gateway?  Many companies want to roll out DLP in a phased approach with gateway, endpoint and discovery each coming at a different time.  The big question is which of these three critical components should come first?  Good question.  So, what’s […]

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29
May

More DLP Vendors You’ve Never Heard Of

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As always, there are “DLP” vendors who come and go.  Or maybe more accurately, vendors who determine over time that their offering is not really data loss prevention.  This will be a running post of vendors I come across who claim to offer DLP.  The question is, of course, which definition of DLP are they […]

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29
May

McAfee Retools Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Offering

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It’s been a long time coming, but McAfee has finally announced a more complete integration of its data loss prevention offering.  This lack of integration had caused many DLP buyers to exclude McAfee from competition.  The concern?  DLP is complex enough without having to manage the endpoint and gateway coverage in multiple interfaces. McAfee’s DLP […]

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29
May

Where to Find Credible Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Information?

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Do a simple Google search for “data loss prevention” and try to find information that’s not provided by DLP vendors themselves or the analysts on their payroll.  Besides a Wikipedia entry on the subject, you’ll be hard-pressed to find any open and unbiased discussions on the subject of DLP. This makes it very difficult to […]

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28
May

DLP.HQ…We’ve Moved!

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We’ve moved the DLP Experts Blog, aka DLP.HQ to new digs that allow for more freedom and visibility than our previous DLP Forums page. Now begins the process of posting entries from yester-year.  Please bear with us as we update the pages and make our new home a comfortable and inviting place!

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