You are the security manager of a small firm that has just purchased a DLP solution to implement in your cloud-based production environment. What should you not expect the tool to address?

DLP solutions are specifically designed to monitor and block sensitive data from being sent inadvertently through email, a common vector for data leakage.

While advanced DLP solutions might integrate with endpoint monitoring for clipboard activities, directly detecting and preventing sensitive data from being captured and exfiltrated via screenshots is generally beyond the core capabilities of most traditional DLP tools. DLP primarily focuses on data in transit (network), at rest (storage), or in use (applications) as it moves through defined channels.

Endpoint DLP components are designed to detect and prevent sensitive data from being copied to external storage devices like USB drives.

Network DLP solutions can inspect network traffic, including FTP transfers, to identify and block the exfiltration of sensitive data within file contents.