nCircle Adds Data Leakage Prevention Coverage in IP360

nCircle Network Security, Inc., a provider of information risk and security performance management, announced the addition of data leakage prevention coverage in its IP360.

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IP360 agentlessly discovers and profiles all networked devices, providing the foundation for managing risk and automating compliance.

The new coverage encompasses the market leaders in three major file sharing threat vectors: cloud-based file sharing services, peer-to-peer file sharing services and mass storage services.

In order to detect and prevent accidental leakage and intentional exfiltration, traditional data leakage prevention technology is designed to monitor critical business information in transit.

IP360’s data leakage prevention coverage allows customers to monitor their network for the applications most frequently used for data exfiltration, reducing the probability that sensitive data will leave the network.

Data sharing and storage applications are difficult to block because they may dynamically change ports or change protocols and many applications can be configured to evade intrusion detection systems.

"Data leakage prevention tools focus on data in motion – that’s like trying to catch a bullet in flight," said Tim Erlin, director of IT security and risk strategy for nCircle. "It’s important, but it’s late in the cycle. It’s much more efficient to dramatically reduce the probability that data can leave your environment unintentionally by closely monitoring the applications used to move it."

IP360 data leakage includes coverage for major file hosting services, peer-to-peer file sharing services and storage vendors.

File hosting service coverage includes: