Enterprise DRM and DLP: Comparison Made Simple

Like digital rights management (DRM) for the enterprise, data loss prevention (DLP) solutions have recently seen a resurgence. Both aim to protect sensitive documents against leakage and exfiltration. Those looking to deploy or expand one or the other frequently weigh DRM vs. DLP. But how helpful is this “either/or” perspective really? * For starters, it risks missing one crucial difference between these two approaches to document protection. Other than DRM, DLP isn’t designed...

Like digital rights management (DRM) for the enterprise, data loss prevention (DLP) solutions have recently seen a resurgence. Both aim to protect sensitive...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will implement Digital Rights Management (DRM) software to prevent unauthorized redistribution of digital information. This is in reaction to security incidents where departing employees accidentally took sensitive files on portable media. According to numerous studies, trusted insiders pose a greater risk to sensitive information than hackers and cybercriminals. I applaud the FDIC for taking this key initiative to proactively protect and control its most sensitive information. DRM will...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will implement Digital Rights Management (DRM) software to prevent unauthorized redistribution of digital information. This is in reaction...

Data breaches are beginning to cost companies a lot of money. This isn’t potentially lost revenue or brand damage, which may be hard to measure. This is cold, hard cash. Home Depot has agreed to pay as much as $19.5 million to compensate consumers for the data breach it suffered in 2014 that affected more than 50 million cardholders. That figure includes $13 million to reimburse customers for losses and $6.5 million for a...

Data breaches are beginning to cost companies a lot of money. This isn’t potentially lost revenue or brand damage, which may be hard to...

I recently wrote an article about the security of sensitive information in the HR department. While everyone interacts with the people in human resources, most of us don’t think about all the sensitive information they have. Most of us think about benefits and our 401K when we think about dealings with HR, but there is a lot more sensitive data that is under their control. They also deal with your healthcare information, information about...

I recently wrote an article about the security of sensitive information in the HR department. While everyone interacts with the people in human resources,...

“Clerical Error” in Georgia Results in Data Breach of 6 Million Voters A class action lawsuit was filed by two Georgia women alleging a massive data breach when Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office released personally identifiable information (PII) of voters, including Social Security numbers, to the media, political parties and other paying subscribers. Allegations include that the unauthorized information released in October in the voter lists also contained dates of birth and drivers’...

“Clerical Error” in Georgia Results in Data Breach of 6 Million Voters A class action lawsuit was filed by two Georgia women alleging a...

I recently wrote an article about protecting confidential data that flows through the HR department. This is an area that many people forget when thinking about the most sensitive information in an organization. Everyone thinks about the obvious, like maintaining information about current employees. But there are many other pieces of sensitive data flowing through HR. Resumes and personal information about potential employees come into the HR department as managers post job requisitions. In...

I recently wrote an article about protecting confidential data that flows through the HR department. This is an area that many people forget when...

Earlier this month, an article recorded that data breaches in 2015 are on pace to break records both in the number of breaches and records exposed. In 2014, the numbers of US data breaches tracked by the Identity Theft Resource Center hit a record high of 783, with about 86 million confirmed records exposed. So far this year, as of June 30, the number of breaches reached 400 and additionally, about 118 million records...

Earlier this month, an article recorded that data breaches in 2015 are on pace to break records both in the number of breaches and...

On July 1, Connecticut’s Governor Dannel Malloy signed legislation that expands the current definition of personal information and now requires new data breach security terms and conditions in every state contract dealing with confidential information. From this article, the bill also states, “Not later than October 1, 2017, each company shall implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program to safeguard the personal information of insureds and enrollees that is compiled or maintained by...

On July 1, Connecticut’s Governor Dannel Malloy signed legislation that expands the current definition of personal information and now requires new data breach security...

HR departments have a unique set of security challenges to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of internal staff and external clients. While maintaining the confidentiality of personally identifiable information (PII), they also develop and share information that needs wide distribution. Managing these somewhat contradictory requirements requires an approach that is flexible enough to protect against insider threats, while enabling secure sharing. IT Business Edge has published the slideshow, “Data Protection: Five Challenges Facing the...

HR departments have a unique set of security challenges to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of internal staff and external clients. While maintaining the...

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