7 Reasons To Ditch Endpoint DLP For Endpoint Visibility
DTEX, Tuesday, May 2,2023
Companies worldwide spend billions of dollars on endpoint data loss prevention (DLP) technology, hoping it will protect intellectual property. In theory, it's a good idea. There's just one problem: it doesn't work.
Every day a member of our team meets a company that wants to rip out their DLP product in frustration after encountering troubled installations, bogged down networks, and hundreds of high-maintenance rules. And while DLP offers alerts, it's by and large a placebo effect - it misses more than it actually detects.
So, what's the answer? Organizations are increasingly realizing the need for endpoint visibility to capture the right data, at the right time.
They need actionable data that precedes a potential exfiltration and carries enough behavioral context to inform decision-making as it pertains to insider risk resolution. Importantly, they need a solution that is lightweight, scalable and mindful of employee privacy.
Here are seven reasons why DLP falls short and why contextual, human-centric endpoint visibility yields far more results with a lot less pain:...