DLP Use Cases
- Key Data in Motion
- Key Data at Rest
- Key Data at the Endpoint
1. Control of Rogue Business Processes
Monitor unauthorized leaks over instant messaging or P2P transfers
3. Encryption
Automatically encrypt sensitive data destined for a business partner or a client
2. Regulatory
Compliance
Compliance
Patient data sent to personal webmail accounts by medical employees for working at home
4. Conditional Blocking or Quarantine
Hold & review emails sent to competitors that contain company financials or Intellectual Property
6. Employee Education
Auto-Notify employees and/or management when privacy or harassment training guidelines are violated
5. Monitor and/or Block SSL Channels
Visibility into SSL-encrypted web mail transmissions or PGP emails
7. Investigate Unknown Leaks
Investigate all communications of an employee leaking trade secrets to competition
8. Acceptable Use
Determine if questionable images or materials are being sent
1. Compliance (GLBA, PCI, HIPAA)
CCN data stored unencrypted on disks
3. eDiscovery
Discover and index content stored on systems or repositories such as Sharepoint
2. Investigate Users
Search all hard disk contents stored on an employee’s system who is caught surfing adult sites
4. Data Classification
Determine where sensitive data exists and the type of data it is
6. Laptop and Back-up Tape Loss
Manifest of contents stored on a particular system
5. Data Access Audit
Search for payroll or HR data on sales computers
1. Data Protection While disconnected
Mobile employee sending out next generation product plans while sitting in Starbucks
3. Employee Education
Inform employees in realtime about policy violations as they occur on their systems or ask for justification
2. Confidential Data Abuse /Theft
Protect information leaving through USB or Wifi etc.


