Mobile technology and cloud computing have brought about a radical change in computing and computing practices in the workplace. These changes have proven advantageous to organisations and staff, however, the success of these new technologies has resulted in their main weakness.
With smart-phones and WiFi hot-spots everywhere, many companies have replaced desktop computers with laptops. Meaning that email and USB drives are now the norm for transferring corporate data. All of these large data transfers have resulted in employees accidentally and deliberately leaking corporate and personal data; often through losing the device or through social netoworking channels.
Organisations tend to make the mistake of concentrating on the device instead of the data. Often the hardware is managed by one individual and security by somebody else altogether. As you might be able to guess, having such a separation can prove to be very difficult, therefore an alternative method needs to be found.
The alternative is Data Loss Prevention (DLP). DLP provides organisations with knowledge of where their confidential information is being stored, how it is being used and allows them to monitor and restrict the movement of data. Policies can be put in place to block confidential data being copied or saved to local drives and devices. A DLP solution will also inform users about the importance of securing data, reducing the risk data loss in the first place.
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