WatchDox finds and protects sensitive documents anywhere

With more and more data stored in the cloud or accessed from corporate systems on mobile devices, security and regulation becomes a major concern.

Enterprise file sharing specialist WatchDox has announced a new solution to both detect and protect sensitive files everywhere, on every device.

By integrating with Symantec Data Loss Prevention, WatchDox can now automatically and proactively protect sensitive files detected in motion on networks or emails, at rest in file shares and other repositories, and created on both mobile and PC endpoints.

This allows IT and security teams to apply controls to sensitive files on the fly. This can be encryption, digital rights management, tracking or revocation, and these continue to apply wherever the files travel. Traditional DLP solutions identify potentially sensitive data on the move, and flag it for action. Administrators then choose to ignore it or block it. However, blocking the data impedes workflows and letting it go involves risk.

WatchDox DLP solves this problem, protecting workflows but also enabling external collaboration. For example, a sensitive email attachment can still be delivered to the recipient, but be controlled, tracked and can even be revoked if it’s found that it should not have been shared.

"DLP is great at finding sensitive data, but historically it’s been hard to take action to protect that data without blocking someone’s workflow," says Ryan Kalember, chief product officer at WatchDox. "Through this integration, organizations can keep their workflows intact, while still securing the data, even when the sensitive data is involved in an external collaboration or on an unmanaged mobile device".

The new feature is available to all users of WatchDox Enterprise. There's a data sheet on how it works available to download and you can sign up for a free trial.

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