A few days ago I read a paper on DLP that caught my attention for the wrong reason.  The paper was by a reputable vendor.  It laid out a number of steps to secure confidential data, and generally speaking was “okay” as far as vendor papers go.
Note: I’m deliberately omitting the vendor’s name to avoid [...]

As Data Loss Prevention (DLP) emerges as one of today’s hottest technologies, it remains among the least understood.
Organizations continue to invest in tools and processes that make information available and portable.  This availability risks leaking confidential data into the public domain and potentially the hands of competitors.  This year alone I’ve met with more than [...]

A post on LinkedIn today asked, “What risk of possible data leakage do you see for your organization?”
My reply: “That vast majority of data leaks are unintentional… good people making mistakes while trying to do their job. As someone in the DLP space, I see a lot of examples.
One recent example was at a large hospital. [...]