Organizations that want to protect their confidential data and comply with laws and regulations are often skeptical and unsure where to turn.The important thing to realize is that it’s not the technology behind DLP controls that ultimately determines your success—it’s the methodology and execution strategy of your vendor that governs both your experience and results.

This whitepaper provides guidance and clarity on the following:

• It explains important distinctions and advises on how to assess a potential vendor.
• It provides valuable insight into data-breach trends.
• A 9-step process for implementing and executing a data protection strategy in a manner that is practical, measurable and risk-adaptive in nature.
• It offers numerous “practical best practices” to avoid common pitfalls and eliminate most of the operational challenges that challenge DLP implementations.