Many customers have come to me and said “I understand the importance of data loss prevention (DLP) for my organization; but where do I start?” Not only does data in enterprises double every 18 months, organizations don’t always know where all their data resides, who use it and how it is being used. With most Read more…
Tags: Data Protection, DLP, McAfee Data Loss Prevention, Mcafee DLP
People can sometimes feel overwhelmed when they think about deploying data loss prevention (DLP) at their organization. Some common concerns I hear from prospects are: First I want to classify my data. How can I do that? DLP has many components. Where do I start? I have lots of data – some sensitive, some not. Read more…
Data classification is an important – and very challenging – problem. It is all about tagging your data so that it can be found quickly and efficiently. It is part of the Information Lifecycle Management process and enables organizations answer the following questions. What data types are available? Where are certain data located? What access Read more…
Tags: Data Classification, Data Protection, DLP, McAfee Data Loss Prevention
Current DLP solutions rely on text pattern recognition to detect sensitive data and prevent data loss. But how can that protect images, digital media and other high value assets? If DLP could protect digital media, the 2009 leak of X-Men Origins: Wolverine would not have happened. Adding in a recognizable pattern or watermark is one Read more…
Tags: Data Protection, DLP, intellectual property, IP, McAfee Data Loss Prevention
Many global organizations operate in highly competitive markets, including countries known to aggressively target intellectual property. A significant amount of sensitive information, including intellectual property (IP) resides in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as SAP and Oracle. Traditionally, the security around this information has been limited to the capabilities of the ERP system through Read more…
Tags: Data Protection, DLP, enterprise resource planning, ERP, intellectual property, IP, McAfee Data Loss Prevention, Saviynt Access Manager
Last week was very busy. We provided a bit more detail on the first Intel/McAfee product, we earned a 5-Star product rating, we enhanced our channel partner incentives, we talked about the next generation data center opportunity and we were recognized as a “leader” for a very key security opportunity. Intel Inside, according to Renee James, Read more…
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At FOCUS10, we introduced the concept of Security Connected and recently discussed the foundations of enterprise security and “5 Ways to Get Hacked” here on the blog. In this series, we’ll break down these five key elements of Security Connected. The first – Discovery. Discovering critical assets should be phase 1 of any security strategy Read more…
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