The Definitive Guide to DLP

Hybrid Work Edition

Looking to get started with DLP? We put everything you need to know about DLP in one eBook.

Organizations, from financial services to healthcare companies, have invested in DLP for years – and for good reason: It can help meet compliance, protect valuable IP and help reduce data loss. 

This eBook contains insights from industry experts and security analysts, and actionable steps on how to select the right DLP vendor, get fast wins and build from there.

What's Inside:  

  1. Top 2 Reasons to Consider a DLP Solution
  2. Key Steps Before You Talk to Any DLP Vendors
  3. How to Improve Your DLP RFP Process
  4. Integrated vs. Enterprise DLP
  5. Making the Business Case for DLP
  6. A Proven Roadmap for DLP Success
  7. Why Fortra’s Digital Guardian

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This eBook also contains:

Managed Security Services 
Evaluation Checklist

Key functionality and deployment options to consider when evaluating vendors.

Business Case Template

Effectively map your organization’s growth and innovation opportunities to your DLP project to create a growth-oriented business case.

8 Case Studies

Real-world examples of DLP deployment across a variety of industries including manufacturing, healthcare and finance.

 

eBook Excerpt

How to Improve Your DLP RFP Process

 

1. DLP PROJECT 
PLANNING

2. DRAFTING 
THE RFP

3. ISSUING 
THE RFP

4. REVIEWING 
PROPOSALS & 
AWARD CONTACT

1. DLP PROJECT PLANNING

a. Requirements scope – Start by examining the features of the existing software that are used and rewriting them into requirements. Look to the broad base of people within the business to ensure you get the full picture. From the admins to the end users, each has a role to play in defining the scope. This process of reverse engineering requirements from the existing features is critical to ensure you don’t regress on functionality when you see something new and exciting in a potential replacement platform and ignore what you use today.

b. Alignment with business strategy – How does your business operate today? What are the things that make it unique? Are you a highly seasonal, retail business where even a few minutes of downtime during the holiday shopping crunch can mean millions? Align the project with the business goals, calendar, and future plans. Are there any major shifts planned? Be aligned with the leadership team and use security solution as a growth accelerator!

c. Budget – You never have enough time or money but knowing how much you have sets the guardrails on the project. Don’t evaluate a $100mm solution when you have a $100k budget. It wastes your time and creates unrealistic expectations. Understand how that money can be spent too. Opex vs Capex can drastically change budgeting.

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