Data loss prevention

- [Instructor] Organizations handle many different…types of sensitive information on a regular basis.…This includes trade secrets, proprietary business plans,…health records and the personal identifying information…or PII of employees and customers.…Unwanted disclosures of sensitive information,…could lead to very serious security incidents…that expose an organization to fines, sanctions,…and reputational damage.…Data Loss Prevention or DLP solutions provide technology…that helps an organization enforce…its information handling policies…and procedures in order to prevent data loss and theft.…

DLP solutions search systems for stores…of sensitive information that might be unsecured…and they also monitor network traffic for potential attempts…to remove sensitive information from the organization.…DLP solutions can act quickly to block transmissions before…damage is done, and alert administrators…to attempted security breaches.…DLP systems work in two different environments,…host-based DLP uses software agents installed…