A company's security team wants to prevent sensitive design files from being uploaded to a public file-sharing service. They also want to ensure that if a file is uploaded, it cannot be accessed by unauthorized users. Which DLP strategy should be implemented?

Network DLP that blocks the upload and endpoint DLP that encrypts the file

Storage DLP that quarantines the file on the local server

Network DLP that logs the upload attempt

Endpoint DLP that alerts when the file is opened

A law firm needs to prevent client names and case numbers from being included in outbound emails. The firm handles many different clients, and the sensitive data is not a fixed set of keywords. Which DLP detection method should be used to identify this variable data?

Fingerprinting of the email template

Keyword matching for the word 'client'

Regular expression matching for case number patterns

Exact file hashing of client documents

A company needs to detect if a confidential contract is being sent externally. The contract is a standard template with only the client name and date changed. The security team wants to minimize false positives. Which DLP detection method is most effective?

Exact file hashing of the contract

Fingerprinting the contract template

Contextual analysis of the email recipient

Keyword matching for 'confidential'

A technology company wants to prevent its proprietary source code from being shared externally. The code is stored in a version control system and developers access it from their workstations. Which DLP approach would be most effective in protecting this intellectual property?

Storage DLP that scans the version control system for code snippets

Network DLP that blocks all outbound traffic from the development network

Data classification labels applied to the source code repository

Endpoint DLP that monitors code being copied to external drives or uploaded to web services

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6application · medium
A company's security team wants to prevent sensitive design files from being uploaded to a public file-sharing service. They also want to ensure that if a file is uploaded, it cannot be accessed by unauthorized users. Which DLP strategy should be implemented?
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7application · medium
A law firm needs to prevent client names and case numbers from being included in outbound emails. The firm handles many different clients, and the sensitive data is not a fixed set of keywords. Which DLP detection method should be used to identify this variable data?
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8expert · hard
A company needs to detect if a confidential contract is being sent externally. The contract is a standard template with only the client name and date changed. The security team wants to minimize false positives. Which DLP detection method is most effective?
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Which DLP detection method involves creating a unique digital representation of a sensitive file so that exact copies can be identified?
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10application · medium
A technology company wants to prevent its proprietary source code from being shared externally. The code is stored in a version control system and developers access it from their workstations. Which DLP approach would be most effective in protecting this intellectual property?
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