In the data loss news:
Symantec who owns Vontu (a data loss prevention solution) lost sensitive information in a laptop theft. The same fate befell HP according to this PC world article:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/155372/hp_symantec_warn_employees_after_laptop_thefts.html
Sony disclosing children's private information without parents consent: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/11/technology/sony.php
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
looks like DLP is becomming a commodity. Now a firewall vendor, Palo Alto Networks, will offer limited DLP for free as part of their firewall technology: http://www.darkreading.com/security/perimeter/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212300545
It has been quite some time since I have updated this blog. However, the collaboration between Microsoft and RSA does need mentioning. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/dec08/12-04EMCRSAPR.mspx It marries Data Loss Prevention with Digital Rights Management. Not to be outdone, Liquid Machines and McAfee follows with this anouncement: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155185/liquid_machines_mcafee_partner_on_dataloss_prevention.html