Data Leak Prevention

Security is a holistic issue; it’s not your network you need to protect, it’s the information inside that network and that means guarding against data leaks as well as network intrusions.  Email is where a significant amount of the knowledge, expertise and relationships within businesses is stored, although the combination of storage demands and unmanaged archives often make it as much of a problem as a resource. Email has become a critical business tool, but it is also the easiest way for information to escape from the confines of a business.

With 94% of organizations having no solution for preventing data leakage through email this represents a problem in an increasingly punitive regulatory environment, where leaks can incur fines as well as damaging your reputation and business relationships.  Turning email from a risk to a source of business value needs more than point security solutions; it requires an integrated approach that implements policies for governance, risk and compliance.  Used correctly, an email Data Leak Prevention solution can correct honest mistakes, safeguard evidence in cases of malicious action, educate users in policy and best practice and help improve procedures that impact productivity and encourage inappropriate sharing of information.

Information security is a complex problem that can’t be addressed by technology alone, but a successful technical solution can help by enforcing policy, supporting business processes flexibly and making it easier to manage staff without damaging productivity or adding complexity.