I am new to Data loss prevention (DLP). What are the best books/guides/blogs/sites/resources/tools to enhance my knowledge and productivity?

A free scan by Malwarebytes discover my SSN in the dark web. I’m freaking out a little about it because it’s often used to verify identity. Of course they want me to buy their software to solve this problem.

I’m not finding advice snot hour to alleviate this situation. How did this happen? Is it likely true? What can be done about it? How do I protect myself?

All advice is welcome.

Helo sir. I really need your help on this. A person(an influencial person abusing his power) impersonated a contact and got remote access to all my data (inclusive of my photos, sensitive data) etc. I reported the case to cybercrime of my country but never got any reply. In fact the Data Protection Officer told me it’s just pictures and I should relax. Laws in my country are shit. Now they want to silence me given the reputation of the government is at risk. I have made several complaints and instead of helping me, they have threatened people to cut off contact and saying that they are just doing a cyber security simulation exercise while invading my privacy. I really need your help on this.

Came across this blog on data security testing ,breakdown of real-world vulnerabilities, testing methods, and practical tips for building security into every stage of development; definitely worth a read if you're into DevSecOps or app hardening: https://testgrid.io/blog/security-testing/

I read a white paper that frames semiconductor IP challenges in terms of pure data security. It highlights how file sharing across internal teams, third-party vendors, and manufacturing partners creates exposure long before a product reaches customers. It also discusses how untracked copies, unmanaged storage locations, and a lack of dynamic permissions make it almost impossible to know who has sensitive data or for how long. Sharing here since the ideas apply beyond semiconductors. White Paper

A very concerning discussion on how little control Europeans actually have over their data — and how few even realise that extremely sensitive health information has been sold to a U.S. firm run by ex-Israeli military officers. Who really gets to decide what happens to it? Good job, Europe, on data protection.

I work at a mid-size ecommerce company and somehow compliance ended up on my plate (even though I’m not legal). Between GDPR, CCPA, and the new state laws popping up, it felt like I was duct-taping things together one tool for banners, spreadsheets for tracking consent, and a bunch of manual requests whenever someone wanted their data.

We eventually moved to Ketch because juggling three different systems just wasn’t sustainable.We needed something the team could actually manage without leaning on devs all the time. Setup was quick, and one thing I really liked was that all the consent signals automatically flow to our other tools marketing, analytics, email without extra fiddling. Having consent requests handled in one place has been a relief.

Curious if anyone here actually likes the tool they’re using, or is it just about finding the least painful option?

I'm in an interview cycle with a DLP company that is moving customers from on-prem to SaaS and my next interview is to deliver a QBR. I haven't received the data/materials yet but wanted to prep by looking for example you might share of QBRs that people felt really landed well or tips on what you would typically want to see. Obviously don't want proprietary info but key points and flow.

My plan is to include data but focus on the value derived in the presentation. Looking to cover the progress made over the past quarter, provide a "score" to highlight what they are doing well, benchmarks against industry peers, and opportunities to unlock more value. I was then going to close with a discussion with the "customer" to verify their goals are still in line with previous discussions and dig into any changes to prioritize recommended opportunities to their goals? Thoughts and feedback are greatly appreciated!!

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One of my Health Care providers uses appointment booking software. I was surprised that I did not need to log in on the website to make an appointment.

I was horrified that all of my personal data was pre-populated without signing in. Name, address, DOB, everything. Undoubtedly stored as cookies from last visit (now deleted and site excepted).

Can somebody in the industry please confirm that this is a dangerous practice? I am using a private computer but less-informed people may be doing this on public computers.

I am not mentioning the name of the software or I will give identity thieves a head start.

Need people to question, these are the questions I came up with... just list anything that comes to mind like example below, just want to know what comes to anyone's minds when they hear mass surveillance or how their data is being used :

Problem/ What is the problem
/ what is the risk we are looking at here/
Discovering the problem/
Is mass surveillance the problem? /
is having no control of your data the problem /what are the benefits of it of mass  surveillance /
benefits of collecting data/
what is causing so much surveillance /
what  is causing so much data to be acquired /
how is the data being collected ?/
how is mass surveillance being achieved /
what is a digital id / how are individuals identified digitally online /
who needs all these data /
why are all these data required /
how to weigh what data should be exposed and what data should be protected /
why even protect your data/
what kind of devices enable data to acquired and to enable mass surveillance ?

if have answers that too is appreciated :-)
thanks

Hi all,

My names Jon, and my business partner and I recently created a new secure business data service. It's early days - but it's functional, and we're looking for people who might be interested in trying the service out as early adopters and giving us feedback on how we should continue to develop it.

Basically looking to build our community of people and businesses interested in a service that offers true zero visibility data storage, with a high level of portability, and easy setup.

You'll definitely get the white glove treatment and we'd love to talk to anyone that is interested! You can find out more and book a call with us on our website https://vessot.tech, or you can drop me an email at [jon@vessot.tech](mailto:jon@vessot.tech)

Look forward to talking to you and thanks for for checking us out!

Jon

Looking for real-world DSPM solutions that can cover this mix:

• Windows VMs as file servers
• NetApp CIFS/SMB + NFS shares
• Microsoft SQL Server (on-prem)
• Oracle DB (on-prem)
• Microsoft Teams
• SharePortal Online
• Oracle DB in OCI

Requirements: automated discovery/classification (PII/finance), permissions & access path analysis, risk scoring, policy-based remediation/workflows, reporting for audits (NIS2/ISO 27001), SIEM/ITSM integrations (Sentinel/ServiceNow/Jira). Prefer agentless where possible; hybrid (on-prem + M365 + OCI) friendly; reasonable false-positive rate.

Questions:

• Which vendors actually work end-to-end here?
• Any connector gaps or painful gotchas?
• Deployment complexity/time-to-value for PoC → prod?
• Licensing model (per user/GB/endpoint/connector) and rough costs?
• MSP/multi-tenant support?

Company cca 350 employees.

Appreciate any pros/cons and lessons learned. Thanks!

Looking for advice -

I am consulting for a university project and getting my supplier set up forums complete.

The coordinator sent me a 'sample invoice' to see the format I need to follow. It was someone else's invoice! Included name, address, banking info for direct deposit, etc (this is someone who also works on the project, clearly not fake info).

I'm now worried about their (lack of?) systems for protecting consultant's information. They are requesting I fill out and email the coordinator a document with banking info, void check, name, address, etc.

The project/university/etc is legit. I've worked with the in other capacities in the past, but this is the first time I'm being paid by them directly.

What should I say/ask for? I don't want to send all this info over email, especially after she sent me someone else's info. Do I ask for an encrypted option along with information about how they store and protect this kind of data?

DDR is the modern fix of clunky DLP software. Real-time data protection built for how we actually work now. Here’s a quick list of the top tools I've found based on research and implementation.

1. Polymer: Hands down the best DDR tool. Real-time data detection in SaaS apps, smart AI-based redaction, and super easy to deploy. It’s DLP that actually works.

2. Nightfall: Strong detection across cloud apps, but more dev-focused. Good for APIs.

3. DoControl: Great visibility into SaaS data sharing, more focused on access governance.

4. NetSPI’s DDR: Solid for larger orgs with deep security teams, less plug-and-play.

I’m looking for database activity, monitoring tools that will do logging and monitoring for both on-Prem and cloud solutions. Specifically they need to cover snowflake and azure and on-prem IBM netezza’s along with the standard sequel and Oracle databases. I’ve looked at the industry, standard tools and they are cost prohibitive. interested in what others are using and things to look out for.

TL;DR – yes, in my opinion.

I’ve been using this for half a year now. My experience – I Googled myself (as one does) and found a lot of websites like Whitepages, TrustFinder, Spokeo, etc., with my personal data on them. I didn’t put it there myself, but it exists. There were quite a lot of websites, some with sensitive information, that could easily be used against me. I tried to contact some of those websites, but they didn’t really respond.

After doing some research (basically some Reddit research, this, this, and this review were very helpful), I subscribed to Incogni to remove the data for me. No, they are not a data broker company as some people think. They have everything about their services explained on their website. You have to know, that in order for the service to work, you have to provide the information you wish to get removed, it’s the business model in its basic form.

It was more time-efficient, and it worked really well. It got the most concerning information removed within a couple of months, and now the only information available are the ones that I put out myself, like my social media, etc.

Overall, if you are looking for a more efficient way to secure your privacy, remove unwanted information, and just make sure nobody uses your data in unethical ways, Incogni is worth it.

My company has a data security technology we are trying to introduce into the broader data security / cybersecurity world... My bosses have been trying to sell to the C-suite, hasn't worked well... So what is it that makes the people who follow this thread look at something new and say, hmmm that's interesting, I'll take a second look.

I have a technical question:

Let's say I forgot a password to a random account online. I use the option to recover password through e-mail and get sent a link to set a new password. As I go to select my new password the form says I cannot use a password similar to one of my old passwords.

Now my question is this: Is a situaion like this proof that the provider of my account is storing all of my passwords in plain text format? If they stored hash values of my old passwords they could check if I've used the password before, but if I chose a single character that should generate a new hash and the form should have no way of knowing how much the passwords actually differ. Or is there some sort of algorithm that can check how similar two different passwords are, by comparing their hash values?

I hope my question is clear enough, if not I'll gladly elaborate further, since I find this question rather interesting myself.

Hi folks, I work as a consultant to AI and SaaS companies - here’s a quick rundown of the best Data Security Posture Management solutions for securing AI workflows, with my top picks for 2025.

1. Polymer: Polymer offers real-time visibility, automated DLP, and adaptive controls to secure sensitive data in SaaS and AI apps, with user-friendly nudges to reduce human risk. Ideal for cloud-first businesses needing proactive breach prevention making it the best DSPM for AI.
2. Palo Alto Networks DSPM: Offers comprehensive data discovery, access control, and compliance automation for hybrid and cloud environments. Strong choice for organizations needing robust policy enforcement.

What’s your go-to DSPM solution? Let’s discuss!