Data Loss Prevention – Are you blocking yet?

DLP systems are designed to identify and prevent unwanted data leakage. Often, systematic blocking is not used because the rules are so error-prone. DLP is therefore designed to serve more as a broken process detector. Projects must be business-driven and approached with an eye toward reporting.This paper was written in 2017 as part of a research project at scip AG, Switzerland. It was initially published online at https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20170720 and is available in English and German. Providing our clients with innovative research for the information technology of the future is an essential part of our company culture