This resource is no longer available
It is often said that DLP is not a product, it’s a strategy – success is dependent on meticulous planning, setting clear business goals, collaboration and a cycle of continuous review and refinement.
In “Getting DLP Right: 4 Elements of a Successful DLP program”, Gartner identifies the key principles that should underpin your strategy. They explain their recommendations of why you must:
- "Collaborate With Business Leaders to Identify Data Handling Best Practices
- Adopt User Education and Security Awareness as Components of a DLP Program
- Select DLP Technologies That Factor in the Greater Business Strategy and Integrate With Data Security Use Cases
- Report to Stakeholders and Build Incident Response Processes to Demonstrate Data Security Maturity"