Sophos announced today that it has published a new white paper
describing how businesses can tackle the growing challenge of data
leakage. According to experts at Sophos, enterprises can control
data leakage by enforcing an acceptable use policy, and applying
appropriate controls already available in existing security
solutions.
The white paper, entitled "Stopping data leakage: Exploiting
your existing security investment", examines recent high-profile
data leaks and the roadblocks that many data leakage prevention
(DLP) solutions run up against at the point of implementation.
The paper argues that, with the exception of the largest
enterprises with the most stringent security requirements, most
organizations simply do not have the funds, staff resources, and
need to implement large-scale DLP efforts.
"98 percent of data leakage incidents are reportedly due to an
accident or stupidity rather than external hackers," says Graham Cluley, senior
technology consultant for Sophos. "Organizations should concentrate
their efforts on stopping daft behavior, meeting regulatory
requirements, and exploiting their existing investment in security
infrastructure to tackle DLP. This white paper explains how
email
server, web gateway,
and endpoint
protection can work alongside Network Access Control
(NAC) technology to enforce an acceptable use policy."
Read the white paper now:
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.