DLP False Positives

20
Mar

Is Office 365 DLP…Enough DLP?

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Click here to request more information on O365 DLP capabilities and comparison More and more companies are seriously considering the data loss prevention features of Office 365. And well they should. O365’s DLP features have come a long way and now provide strong capabilities. But, is Office 365 DLP really enough DLP for your needs? […]

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14
Jul

Data Masking, Discovery and DLP

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The data loss prevention space continues to confuse buyers. Recently a question was raised by a company that is looking for a data discovery tool, with the end goal of protecting their sensitive data. The company is reviewing technologies and bouncing around some different spaces: eDiscovery, Data Masking and Data Loss Prevention. Their requirements include […]

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28
Sep

Preventing Data Loss = DLP + ICAP Proxy

Posted by | No Tags | Blue Coat · CA · Code Green Networks · Data Loss Prevention · DLP False Positives · DLP Industry · DLP Products · DLP Technologies · DLP Vendors · McAfee · RSA · Symantec · Websense | No Comments on Preventing Data Loss = DLP + ICAP Proxy

Download the White Paper Aside from a few new features each year, the core of the Data Loss Prevention marketplace has been pretty well-baked for a number of years. That’s why it surprises me still to hear new buyers of DLP frustrated to find that they will need to have an ICAP-capable proxy in order […]

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05
Mar

Wading Through the DLP Incident Swamp

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Any company that has toiled through an extensive data loss prevention (DLP) technology implementation will find that the real work is just starting. Not long after deployment and the configuring of initial policies, solutions often start throwing off more events than designated handlers can reasonably manage. When this happens, DLP vendors point to the need […]

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03
Sep

DLP Myth #5: DLD is the same thing as DLP

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It may surprise you to find that many DLP enforcement technology implementations are not even DLP–they’re DLD, data loss detection.  Too many companies forget that the “P” stands for prevention.  Blocking.  Frankly, it’s not really the end user’s fault, rather the responsibility of the vendors.  There are a couple critical elements at play in this […]

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26
Aug

DLP Myth #1: You can get DLP as an add-on to an existing solution.

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I read a blog post today from Midwest IT Professional entitled Myths of Data Loss Prevention (DLP).  The post didn’t really address the kind of thing I consider to be myths about DLP, but it did get my thought process going.  So, over the coming days, I’ll present a series of myths related to Data […]

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01
Jun

False Positive “Rates” of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Solutions

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Download the White Paper   I saw an interesting request posted in a DLP discussion group today asking for the false positive rates for some of the top DLP products in the marketplace.  (Just the question itself, I think, goes to prove that the DLP space is still misunderstood by a lot of would-be DLP […]

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