The Practical Executive’s Guide to Data Loss Prevention
Traditional approaches to cybersecurity won't cut it. Workplaces have radically changed and employees are accessing business critical data everywhere.
Step 1:
Identify Goals and Use Cases
Your first order of business should be to agree on what you hope to achieve with your DLP deployment and what you will primarily use it for. A good place to start is by drawing up an information risk profile for your organization. This can include:
A statement of the potential consequences on inactionA description of the the types of data in scope (e.g., PII, IP, financial data)Definitions of the network, endpoint and cloud channels where information can be lost or stolenA list of existing security controls currently used for data protection (e.g., encryption)Visualizing the DLP Technology Stack
Look for overlapping capabilities addressing different levels of granularity
Microsoft Information Protection Forcepoint Classification Visibility
The eight steps toDLPdeploymentthatwewillfollow:
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Identify Goals and Use Cases
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Create an Implementation Plan
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Define DLP Policies and Incident Workflows
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Deploy DLP for Monitoring
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Identify Goals and Use Cases
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Evaluate, Refine, Repeat
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Extend Protection to Other Channels
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Add Enhanced Capabilities
Everything you need to know about Data Loss Prevention.
We explain how to approach the complexities of DLP implementation in eight easy steps.
