Vendor Landscape: Data Loss Prevention

Our Advice

Critical Insight

• As the environments in which organizations operate expand and become more versatile (mobile devices, cloud services, operating systems, databases, etc.), the ability to scan, detect, and enforce actions across these mediums becomes paramount to effective data protection.
• Effective data protection not only comes from strong visibility, but also the ability to take action once sensitive data is detected. A breadth of actions enables greater data protection and information governance.
• The ability to stop data leakage or theft is based on knowing what data is sensitive and where that data lies. A DLP product's ability to identify data as sensitive across the organization is essential to stopping its extraction.
• The DLP market will continue to divide into two main segments: simple dedicated DLP solutions for less demanding security organizations, and advanced add-on functionality to comprehensive security operations for high demand organizations.

Impact and Result

• Understand that DLP is an investment, but it is possible to find the best value and meet most feature requirements.
• An investment in DLP will provide the enterprise with a tool designed to control these threats – a tool that is aware of all enterprise data, where it resides, and how it moves – with the power to enforce automated responses to inappropriate activity.
• Review the market and identify a best-fit vendor and product from the broad and diverse market space. Whether the organization targets security, compliance, or overall risk reduction, there’s a solution for every need.