End point Data Leak Prevention

What the IT sector refers to as the ‘consumerisation’ of IT has bought a potent and controversial mix of demanding staff and other users to attention of IT and Network Administrators. And this attention is not always for the best of reasons. Staff planning their own departure, industrial spies, and forgivable error make it far too easy for privileged data to leave the safe confines of the network and be in no doubt, this data can be valuable to organised cybercriminals.

With open network borders mobility of data is important, but it needs to be controlled and if your organisation operates under industry regulation it will need some help to control its end points. The range of end points goes up, while their cost goes down and includes memory sticks, PDAs, Cameras, smartphones, PCs and DVDs and CD ROMs.

A well designed solution will be relatively easy to deploy and provide many management options including preventative measures in the form of device lock-down, and forensic abilities in the event of suspected breach or loss.

The Information Commissioners Office in the UK is hard at work identifying the needless loss of data, protecting the rights of individuals and imposing fines of up to £500,000. End point Data Leak Prevention (DLP) offers an alternative – which is not practical – to banning staff completely from using devices capable of storing data in the organisation. It offers a managed and individual approach that has a broad range of options likely to meet the realistic needs of all users.

Contact The IPstore to understand the options on offer and the ways in which you can protect your organisations data.