Defining DLP

Date: Oct 20, 2009

The rash of information thefts, security breaches and data loss incidents in recent years has driven the development of a new breed of products designed to prevent sensitive data from making its way out of enterprise networks. But there is a lot of confusion in the industry about what constitutes a DLP product, how they work and how to deploy them. In this video, viewers will get a primer on the basics of DLP, including:

Defining DLP: what it is and what it can do
Architecture
Which features to look for and which to avoid

About the speaker:
Rich Mogull has more than 17 years experience in information security, physical security, and risk management. He is the founder of independent information security consulting firm Securosis.

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