Evaluating Data Loss Prevention Solutions: A Real World Case Study Comparing Symantec, RSA, Websense & McAfee Solutions - Part 1 of a 2 Part Series

This webinar is based upon an engagement in which BEW Global was contracted by a national retailer to assess the top four DLP vendors and to make a recommendation for acquisition and implementation. All information discussed is directly from our analysis and has been updated as of July 14th, 2010.

With over 170 successful Data Loss Prevention (DLP) system deployments globally over the past 8 years, BEW Global provides in-depth expertise on how to evaluate, deploy, manage and optimize a DLP solution in a wide range of environments.

Our team has extensive experience with the leading DLP vendors including Symantec, Websense, McAfee and RSA. BEW Global maintains an active lab environment with all four of the leading DLP solutions for continual product and integration testing, as well as leveraging the lab environment to support our managed and monitored InteliSecure DLP solutions.

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

Overview of the Current Data Loss Prevention Landscape:

Review Latest Gartner Reports

Scoping the Project Environment:

Egress points, endpoint inventory, existing MTA and proxy solutions

Building the System Bill-of-Materials:

Servers, appliances, virtual machines, operating systems, high-speed network cache

Assessing DLP Platforms and Integration Options:

Which DLP applications integrate best with specific MTA and proxy solutions

Developing the Scorecard and Success Criteria:

What features are important and how to weigh these features based on unique project requirements

Cost Analysis and TCO Calculations:

Software, hardware, maintenance/support, implementation, integration and on-going management costs

Part 2 - Mapping Leading DLP Vendor's Solutions to Best Practice System Management - Thursday, September 5th

Part two will discuss the attributes of a best practice event and system management process for DLP solutions. The BEW Global team will review a best practices DLP work flow and will map these requirements back to the Symantec, McAfee, Websense and RSA DLP solutions in a real-time environment.