The Ultimate Guide to Data Loss Prevention
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Data Loss Prevention (DLP).
What to know about Data Loss Prevention
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is a critical area of cybersecurity focused on protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access, leakage, or theft. It encompasses strategies and technologies aimed at preventing data breaches both from external cyberattacks and internal insider threats.
Recent developments highlight the growing complexity and importance of DLP across various sectors including healthcare, construction, financial services, and remote working environments. Advances in cloud security, AI risk mitigation, insider threat management, and integration with secure access service edge (SASE) platforms are shaping how organizations safeguard their data today.
By exploring the stories tagged with Data Loss Prevention in our blog, readers can gain insights into the latest tools, strategies, and real-world case studies that demonstrate how companies are tackling data protection challenges. Topics such as the impact of generative AI on data security, cloud-native DLP solutions, insider risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance are explored to help organizations develop a comprehensive, data-centric security posture.
American Data Loss Prevention News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
iboss launches free AI discovery service for firms
Security teams can now map shadow AI use in hours, as the free tier shows prompts, users and risk across popular tools.
Skyhawk AI Red Team seizes AWS organisation in seconds
A financial services cloud was taken over in seconds in a test, highlighting how approved permissions can still let attackers reach full AWS control.
Straiker raises USD $64 million to secure AI agents
Enterprise customers face growing risks as autonomous software gains access to internal systems, prompting fresh demand for agent security tools.
Vasion launches print automation for AI data control
The software aims to stop printed and scanned documents slipping outside managed workflows, a growing compliance risk for AI-heavy firms.
StorONE & Myota launch secure enterprise S3 system
The system is aimed at enterprises seeking S3-compatible storage that cuts flash use, lowers cloud fees and hardens data against ransomware.
Tanium launches AI tools & expands FedRAMP services
US government agencies and security teams will get broader compliance and threat-hunting tools as Tanium adds AI features and FedRAMP services.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Data Loss Prevention
Gartner names Tenable leader in AI exposure assessment
Vasion launches print automation for AI data control
Teramind warns of AI governance gap at enterprises
Foxit launches document management system in PDF tools
Survey finds organisations struggle to secure unstructured data
Featured News
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Snowflake unveils platform upgrades for CoCo, CoWork
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
Netskope's Tony Burnside - visibility is key to AI security
AI tools are creating hidden east-west traffic that security teams struggle to monitor, raising the risk of data leakage and compromise.
Expert Columns
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Data Loss Prevention News
Island tops Texas peers in CNBC's Disruptor 50 list
The ranking highlights surging demand for AI-governance software, with the Dallas firm ahead of two Austin rivals on CNBC's list.
Polygraf debuts desktop AI tool to curb data leaks
Polygraf unveils a desktop AI overlay that flags sensitive data in real time as staff type, aiming to curb leaks across workplace tools.
MIND unveils DLP for Agentic AI to secure data use
Seattle-based MIND debuts DLP for Agentic AI, promising real-time, data-first controls to curb AI-driven data loss without hurting productivity.
Concentric AI adds AWS GovCloud support for data security
Concentric AI brings its Semantic Intelligence data security platform to AWS GovCloud, targeting US public sector and tightly regulated users.
SIOS earns AWS resilience honour for cloud uptime protection
SIOS Technology earned the AWS Resilience Software Competency, recognising its expertise in ensuring high availability and disaster recovery for cloud workloads.
Living Security unveils AI platform to reduce workforce threats
Living Security has launched an AI platform to predict and reduce workforce threats, blending human and AI agent risk management for stronger security outcomes.
Major vendors admit browser attacks bypass secure gateways
Major SASE vendors admit Secure Web Gateways cannot block Last Mile Reassembly attacks, which let malware bypass defences by assembling inside browsers.
Akamai & Seraphic partner to bolster Zero Trust security tools
Akamai and Seraphic have partnered to integrate secure enterprise browser technology with Zero Trust security, enhancing protection for AI, SaaS and private apps.
Zscaler unveils new AI security tools for enhanced data safety
Zscaler has launched new AI-powered security tools to boost data protection and combat cyber threats, enhancing compliance and collaboration for businesses.
AccuWeather acquires TOA Systems' lightning detection tech
AccuWeather has acquired TOA Systems' lightning network, enhancing global lightning detection capabilities and aiming to improve safety and preparedness.
Check Point sees June cyberattacks jump 17% year on year
Business and public sector organisations faced 2,270 attacks a week in June, as ransomware rose 33% and GenAI use exposed sensitive data.
Quorum Cyber revamps AI security services for businesses
Businesses are being urged to tighten controls as AI tools spread faster than governance, with Quorum Cyber updating assessments to cut cyber risk.
Google backs 33 cybersecurity startups in AI shift
New tools for governing AI agents are moving to the fore as Google picks 33 cybersecurity startups for its first cybersecurity forum cohort.
Virtual desktops modernised, not retired, survey finds
Most users are still relying on virtual desktops, but patching confidence and rising management costs are pushing IT teams to rethink operations.
BeyondTrust launches AI Agent Security beta for endpoints
The beta aims to stop unauthorised AI tools on corporate devices from reaching cloud services, repositories and production systems.
Turner Industries cuts device costs with ChromeOS rollout
The industrial contractor says the move will save hours of IT work and trim future refresh bills, with 1,200 devices already deployed.
Google adds agent controls to VPC Service Controls
The update gives cloud teams finer-grained ways to stop autonomous AI agents moving data outside approved perimeters on Google Cloud.
Netwrix adds AI governance to 1Secure for Microsoft
The update gives Microsoft customers faster visibility into AI-driven access risks, after Netwrix linked broader identity footprints to higher breach rates.
CoreView launches SharePoint tool to curb AI data risks
IT teams are under pressure to expose hidden SharePoint permissions before AI assistants in Microsoft 365 surface confidential files.
Commvault signs strategic Azure partnership with Microsoft
Azure customers will soon be able to buy and run Commvault's recovery tools inside Microsoft's cloud, simplifying cyber resilience and procurement.