Getting DLP Right: 4 Elements of a Successful DLP Program

Gartner® : Getting DLP Right: 4 Elements of a Successful DLP Program

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”

Gartner, Getting DLP Right: 4 Elements of a Successful DLP Program, Andrew Bales, 20 August 2021

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