Too Many Data-loss Prevention Tools Become Shelfware, Says
Analyst  NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. -- The good, the bad and the ugly
of data-loss prevention tools and technologies got a solid once
over from Gartner analyst Eric Ouellet, who spared no punches
during his presentation on the topic during the first day of
Gartner's Security & Risk Management Summit.  Data-loss
prevention comes of age  DLP content-filtering, where the vendor
options typically include a network-based appliance, host-based
software and a discovery tool, in many cases remains a high-
priced technology that organizations often spend a lot for in
components that don't even get fully deployed over a two- to
three-year timeframe, Ouellet said.  And although the corporate
move to DLP is typically sponsored by the risk or financial
office, the IT department drives the technology rollout but
without engaging the business divisions enough. However, strong
participation from divisions such as human resources and finance
is needed in order to effectively