DATA LOSS PREVENTION

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It applies most importantly to preventing movement of sensitive data outside an organization’s secure perimeter. Data loss prevention (DLP), also known as data leak or simply leak protection, describes systems and technologies designed to detect potential data breaches, or attempts to move data outside an organization’s secure storage and systems, and beyond its control. The prevention aspect comes into play as such systems monitor, detect, and then block access to or transmission of sensitive or proprietary data and information.