A Zero Trust Approach towards Data Protection

Using a Zero Trust Approach towards Data Protection and Data Exfiltration Prevention

 

What is Zero Trust Security?

Face it, traditional network perimeter security (firewalls, IDS, and the like) have failed.  Add into the mix the growth of cloud services (both sanctioned and unsanctioned) and you have a big problem.  Zero Trust security is built on the premise that neither users  nor devices can be trusted, one must then work with the belief that there are insiders looking to ex-filtrate your data.   Therefore, one must put controls around the the data in order to prevent a breach.

Using a Zero Trust Approach towards Data Protection and Data Exfiltration Prevention

Steps to follow:

  1. Understand what data you have
  2. Define and place data protection controls around that data
  3. Continuously monitor and protect

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What are the best solutions to achieve zero trust data protection?  

An enterprise next generation DLP solution is the best solution in order to prevent data exfiltration from the inside out.  Here’s a few best practices for defensive controls against insider and outsider threats

  1. Continuous, accurate Discovery and identification of Sensitive Data
  2. Continuous Classification of Sensitive Data
  3. Continuous Monitoring of all channels / ports & endpoints with the ability to accurately prevent the exfiltration of sensitive data
  4. Encrypt data based on policy – blanket encryption protects the hacker
  5. Continuous employee and 3rd party training including business associates
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With broad coverage for both on premises and the cloud, GTB Technologies Enterprise Data Protection that Works platform incorporates all these best practices for complete insider threat protection.  Try it out

 

Visibility: Accurately, discover sensitive data; detect and address broken business process, or insider threats including sensitive data breach attempts.

Protection: Automate data protection, breach prevention and incident response both on and off the network; for example, find and quarantine sensitive data within files exposed on user workstations, FileShares and cloud storage.

Notification: Alert and educate users on violations to raise awareness and educate the end user about cybersecurity and corporate policies.

Education: Start target cyber-security training; e.g., identify end-users violating policies and train them.

  • Employees and organizations have knowledge and control of the information leaving the organization, where it is being sent, and where it is being preserved.
  • Ability to allow user classification to give them influence in how the data they produce is controlled, which increases protection and end-user adoption.
  • Control your data across your entire domain in one Central Management Dashboard with Universal policies.
  • Many levels of control together with the ability to warn end-users of possible non-compliant – risky activities, protecting from malicious insiders and human error.
  • Full data discovery collection detects sensitive data anywhere it is stored, and provides strong classification, watermarking, and other controls.
  • Delivers full technical controls on who can copy what data, to what devices, what can be printed, and/or watermarked.
  • Integrate with GRC workflows.
  • Reduce the risk of fines and non-compliance.
  • Protect intellectual property and corporate assets.
  • Ensure compliance within industry, regulatory, and corporate policy.
  • Ability to enforce boundaries and control what types of sensitive information can flow where.
  • Control data flow to third parties and between business units.