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Data Loss Prevention

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Author(s)

Simon Liu, D. Richard Kuhn

Abstract

In today's digital economy, data enters and leaves enterprises' cyberspace at record rates. For a typical enterprise, millions of emails are sent and received and thousands of files are downloaded, saved or transferred via various channels or devices on a daily basis. Meanwhile, enterprises hold sensitive data that customers, business partners, regulators, and shareholders expect them to protect. Unfortunately, companies constantly fall victim to massive data loss and high profile data leakage involving sensitive personal and corporate data continue. Data loss could substantially harm a company's competitiveness and reputation, and could also invite lawsuits or regulatory crackdown for lax security. Therefore, organizations should take measures to understand the sensitive data they hold, how it is controlled, and how to prevent it from being leaked.
Citation
IT Professional (IEEE)
Volume
12
Issue
2

Keywords

data loss prevention

Citation

Liu, S. and Kuhn, D. (2010), Data Loss Prevention, IT Professional (IEEE), [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/MITP.2010.52, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=904672 (Accessed October 12, 2024)

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Created March 28, 2010, Updated October 12, 2021