🎙️SECURITY.COM The Podcast: A Brief History of Data Loss Prevention
Supergluing USB ports, 56k modem ringtones, and the evolution of Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
In this episode of SECURITY.COM The Podcast, Dan Mellinger and Paul Miller sit down with Matt Jones, Channel Technical Director at Broadcom. The trio takes a deep dive into DLP’s journey from a niche tool to an industry essential.
Here are the highlights
Dan, Paul, and Matt discuss:
- What data protection looked like pre-DLP
- The early breaches that forced a shift to more content-aware security
- Keywords to digital fingerprinting—and how precision’s progressed
- How the cloud era caused DLP tactics to evolve
- Why AI is both helping and hurting DLP
For more insights on Data Loss Prevention, check out our recent blog: How Cloud-Managed DLP Lowers the Barrier to Entry.
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