Legacy DLP Crumbles in the Cloud

As IT environments become more complex through the adoption of cloud technologies, it’s getting harder to implement the data protection necessary to prevent critical information from spilling outside the technical and virtual walls of your business. 

The most effective way to prevent data loss is to build a layered defense that can reduce attack surfaces, better detect suspicious activity and insider threats; and plan an effective incident response strategy. To that end, many companies have invested in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions. 

But according to the results of this study, investments in DLP are inconsistent and, even with a DLP solution, respondents still worry about being vulnerable to data loss. The pandemic shift to remote work has complicated the picture by widening the vulnerability and attack surface as users (including employees, third-party partners, customers) access company resources from myriad personal networks that may not have business-class security. Many respondents fear their DLP strategy and investments are now out of whack in a world turned upside down