In our previous blog post, we spoke about why data loss prevention (DLP) strategies are being brought back to the forefront and some of the challenges that security professionals face when undertaking these large scale projects. One of the issues we often see customers face is that they enter DLP projects without a clear understanding of their business needs and the current state of their DLP controls.
Without a comprehensive audit of the state of your DLP strategy and technologies, you are setting your project up for failure. For this reason, InfoTrust has created a framework that helps to provide assurance to business senior management and stakeholders by assessing the coverage of current data loss prevention (DLP) controls, identifying areas that need improvement and where technology augmentations may be needed.
The capability statements that are used to analyse the business’ current DLP standing are derived from a combination of DLP research papers, as well as an in-depth review of various DLP products. InfoTrust has created a list of specific capabilities that typically form part of any DLP program or solution. These are as follows;
The result of this is a clear, insightful audit giving the organisation intel on their current technical capability, the company’s reliance on the capabilities and how successfully the business needs are being met. From this analysis, organisations are able to make informed decisions on the ROI they are receiving from their technologies, where they should be investing their DLP strategy and improvements that need to be made.
If you would like to have a further discussion with one of our specialists to find out how InfoTrust can help improve your cyber security posture contact us today here.