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Getting Started with Data Loss Prevention

by Richard Harpur

Organization’s data is at a greater risk of data loss than ever before. Workloads are moving to the cloud, volumes of data are increasing. Learn to develop a threat model and to deploy solutions to protect against malicious and accidental data loss.

What you'll learn

Data loss is an increasing problem with network perimeters disappearing and more data moving to cloud-based services. In this course, Getting Started with Data Loss Prevention, you will learn how to mitigate this threat in your organization.

First, you will see how to define a threat model for data loss. Next, you will explore how to identify the key data loss vectors including endpoint, email, cloud, and web data loss. Finally, you will discover less obvious data loss vectors such as social media and physical loss.

When you’re finished taking this course, you will have mastered the approach for preparing a data loss prevention strategy and have knowledge of various technologies available to help reduce the risk in your organization.

Table of contents

Course Overview
1min
Building Your Roadmap for Starting with Data Loss Prevention
5mins

About the author

Richard is a highly experienced technology leader with a remarkable career ranging from software development, project management through to C-level roles as CEO, CIO, and CISO. Richard is highly rated and ranked in Ireland's top 100 CIOs. As an author for Pluralsight - a leader in online training for technology professionals - Richard's courses are highly-rated in the Pluralsight library and focus on teaching critical skills in cybersecurity including ISO27001 and Ransomware. As a Certified Info... more

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