Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions can help small and medium businesses (SMBs) not only in protecting their intellectual property, but in achieving compliance with different regulations as well.

3 Reasons Why SMBs Should Use DLP

1. Keep Sensitive Data Safe

For businesses of every size, it is becoming critical to prevent sensitive data and customer information from leaving the organization. Thus the misconception that many SMBs share – that they don’t really have informations worth of losing or stealing – is proved wrong. Although big companies are the ones who get the most attention in headlines in case of a data breach, the rate among smaller businesses who suffer data leaks is also high. Besides customers’ sensitive information like names, credit card numbers and email addresses, intellectual property (IP) is another type of sensitive data that SMBs must protect. This includes patents, trade secrets or employee know-how.

2. Comply with Regulations

ust like large enterprises, small or mid-size business need to comply with different national, international and industry regulations, like GDPR, PIPEDA or PCI DSS. Failing to meet the standards implies costs both on the short and long-term, including penalties, diminished customer trust and risks related to lost data. DLP technologies can help SMBs in the process of compliance with identifying, monitoring and protecting confidential information. With Endpoint Protector it becomes easier not only to find out where personal data is stored and delete or encrypt it if needed, but it can also ensure the restriction of its usage, prevention from loss and security standards.

3. Reduce Threats for Mobility

Along with the rise of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) culture and remote working opportunities being embraced by SMBs, all sorts of challenges appear from a security perspective. Mobility involves a higher chance of a device being lost or stolen, as well as a greater risk of the company’s sensitive data that is stored or accessed on the device being compromised. With complete endpoint monitoring, DLP solutions can prevent employees and contractors from intentionally or unintentionally leaking data. They can also provide access – as and when required – to a device without leaving sensitive data vulnerable, as well as automatically encrypt confidential data transferred to USB storage devices.