3.13: Deploy a Data Loss Prevention Solution

Implement an automated tool, such as a host-based Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tool to identify all sensitive data stored, processed, or transmitted through enterprise assets, including those located onsite or at a remote service provider, and update the enterprise’s sensitive data inventory.

Asset Type

Security Function

Implementation Groups

Data

Protect

3

Dependencies

  • Safeguard 2.1: Establish and Maintain a Software Inventory

  • Safeguard 3.2: Establish and Maintain a Data Inventory

Inputs

  1. GV18: Enterprise assets storing, processing, or transmitting sensitive data

  2. GV5: Authorized Software inventory

  3. GV3: Configuration Standards

Operations

  1. Use GV5 to identify and enumerate all data loss prevention software

  2. Compare GV18 and the output of Operation 1
    1. Identify and enumerate each asset in GV18 with data loss prevention software installed (M2)

    2. Identify and enumerate each asset in GV18 without data loss prevention software installed (M3)

  3. For assets with data loss prevention installed from Operation 2.1 check GV3 for configuration information
    1. Identify and enumerate assets with properly configured data lass prevention software (M4)

    2. Identify and enumerate assets with improperly configured data lass prevention software (M5)

Measures

  • M1 = Count of GV18

  • M2 = Count of assets with data loss prevention software

  • M3 = Count of assets without data loss prevention software

  • M4 = Count of assets with properly configured data loss prevention software

  • M5 = Count of assets with improperly configured data loss prevention software

Metrics

Coverage