Preventing data leaks: Security School

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Preventing data leaks

Today's most devastating security breaches often originate from within. In some cases, insiders accidentally or inadvertently leak confidential or proprietary IP. In other cases, insiders commit corporate espionage on behalf of a competitor. The challenge is that information is everywhere, and "trusted" insiders can access and transfer it using multiple applications and devices: Web browsers, email and IM clients, databases, peripheral and flash drives, USB tokens, and so on.

This lesson in SearchSecurity.com's Data Protection Security School will examine "must have" data losss prevention policies, processes and technologies for combating this growing threat.

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  • Preparing for extrusion detection with a network traffic analysis

    Tip -  Extrusion detection and prevention products can help companies proactively thwart internal data security breaches, but preparation is required before making a purchase. In this Data Protection Security School tip, Richard Bejtilch discusses the...

  • Fact or fiction: Inside extrusion detection and prevention technology

    Podcast -  According to our latest survey of more than 608 enterprise security pros, 80% of enterprises say protecting data is more important in 2007 than last year, and 72% admit they need a better strategy. SearchSecurity.com is responding to this growing need...

  • Quiz: Preventing data leaks

    Quiz -  A six-question multiple-choice quiz to test your understanding of the content presented by expert Richard Bejtlich in this lesson of SearchSecurity.com's Data Protection Security School.

  • Securing your network from the inside out

    Video -  Learn to effectively assess threats from internal clients, detect anomalies in outgoing traffic, architect networks to resist internal attacks, respond effectively when attacks occur and more.