Deploying DLP technology requires hands-on approach, experts say
About a year and a half ago, Mark Jackson, the information security officer at San Rafael, Calif.-based Westamerica Bank, began researching data loss prevention products for the regional community bank. His search began after a Department of Financial Institutions auditor recommended the technology as a way for Westamerica Bank to manage insider threats.
In September 2011, Jackson began a phased roll out of Websense, Inc.'s Triton Enterprise, a three-in-one security product for email, Web and data that provides data loss prevention (DLP) coverage on the network and the endpoint. Jackson oversees the security of Westamerica Bank's production and the Internet at the office headquarters. DLP technology helps Jackson monitor certain risky employee behavior.
The product needs someone to focus on it, Jackson said, although he believes the time required is not about maintenance, but learning about threats and the full capabilities of the product.
