Optimizing Your DLP Solution - Aurora IT Data is an essential part of any organization. As businesscritical data is increasingly stored online, an organization’s health is dependent on the protection of that online data. If sensitive data is leaked or stolen by malicious actors, confidential information can be exposed. The breach of confidential business information can be detrimental to an organization’s finances and reputation. While the threat of losing sensitive data will always be apparent at some level, adding cybersecurity solutions such as data loss prevention (DLP) can help minimize these risks. Many security- conscious organizations already have DLP in their environment, however, if it has been reviewed or updated recently, critical data may be left out and at greater risk of an attack. Shifting to the Cloud Over the past several years many organizations have been undergoing a digital transformation. Even before the pandemic, organizations were moving data to the cloud to promote efficiency and sharing between several office locations. Now, organizations are adopting the cloud even more to accommodate remote workers. DLP solutions that already exist within your environment will not extend to the cloud without additional services. Many organizations integrate their DLP solution with Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) to extend DLP capabilities to the cloud. CASB DLP integration helps enforce existing DLP policies to the data the moves in the cloud. CASB will monitor the traffic that is coming to and from the cloud and enforce DLP policies to that traffic. This has been a common problem-solving tool for organizations that have an effective DLP program but are first introducing the cloud to their environment. As you introduce new cloud data, it’s a good idea to revisit if your CASB DLP integration is still effectively monitoring all cloud data. Other Organizational Changes Even if you have not added sensitive data to the cloud, your data loss prevention program should be continuously monitored as you make changes in your organization. For example, if your company has invested in new software, added a significant number of new employees, or changed systems in place, it’s best to review your DLP program. Experts will help you identify sensitive data and what level of sensitivity that data has, they will then assign policies to each type of data. We often find that when reviewing DLP policies, new data has been added and was not previously being protected by existing DLP policies. For this reason, frequent DLP services in addition to having a DLP solution more effectively prevent data loss. To learn more about DLP Services and Integrating CASB & DLP, visit https://aurorait.com/casb-dlp/.
