Network Box USA, the American arm of worldwide managed security service provider Network Box, has introduced data leakage prevention (DLP), which scans e-mail traffic to ensure it does not contain any privileged or confidential information.
The data leakage prevention is implemented in two parts — DLP_Rules and Policy_DLP. The customisable new option applies the Network Box anti-spam technology to an organisation’s policy on SMTP mail and allows it to define complex rules and enforce policy blocks.
The DLP_Rules engine can be configured to run on outbound data, inbound data, or bi-directionally and can be used to block sensitive information while Policy_DLP engine is configured with a list of directions, which permits sophisticated policy enforcement rules to be configured, enabling an organisation to block outbound emails containing specific attachments, such as encrypted ZIP files.
The company said that the splitting the scanning and enforcement phases provides a flexible implementation that can be selectively enabled and disabled on a per-user basis.
In addition, the availability of the two engines and the sophisticated rules language is designed to accelerate customisation, with little impact on the existing anti-virus and anti-spam phases of scanning.
Network Box USA chief technology officer Pierluigi Stella said that their new DLP option is a welcome addition to their managed security arsenal, especially for organisations that are subject to regulatory compliance.
