Today Symantec announced Symantec Data Loss Prevention 10 – The first open system to prevent data leaks (DLP), which gives customers more tools to identify and control problems of information leakage. As pointed out by the developer if the company in defining its security strategy focuses primarily on the information, DLP has become indispensable.

Open DLP-platform Symantec - an effective means of protecting confidential information. It will help companies protect data and prevent their loss, taking advantage of control over the content, which applies to the whole company. Symantec Data Loss Prevention 10 will allow companies to use encryption / encoding and corporate protection of intellectual property (ERM), based on control of content, in addition, it will be integrated with complementary solutions Symantec.

FlexResponse - a new characterization of Symantec Data Loss Prevention 10 - will help departments to apply the security policy to protect files containing sensitive information, using encryption and ERM. Until now, DLP integration with other IT-solutions requires manual control.

Through partnerships with leading foreign suppliers, including GigaTrust, Liquid Machines, Oracle and PGP Corporation, Symantec will offer customers a wide range of integrated options are correct. For example, a company that limits access to the agreement for the merger to a small group of individuals can easily configure the DLP policy information classification and the use of Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services (ADRMS) to apply ERM to copy this information to provide granular protection.

A new foundation for XML and Web Services will allow Symantec Data Loss Prevention 10 DLP-send full information to any applications or reporting systems, which is characteristic for the security of information panels, and related solutions such as Symantec Control Compliance Suite.For example, Internet shop, using the DLP, can identify the servers with the data falling under the rules of PCI DSS. With the submission of this information in Symantec's Control Compliance Suite, DLP-relevant information will lead to more frequent inspections of these servers, allowing for additional control at the locations of significant information. New import / export would allow companies to combine the current policy with the new rules, as well as share experience, sharing policies with other users.

Integration with Symantec Workflow enables users to Symantec Data Loss Prevention 10 automatically run based on policy actions, for example automatic encryption, or else disable access to the endpoint with the aid of Symantec Endpoint Encryption, Symantec Endpoint Protection and other security solutions from Symantec and other vendors. For example, if an employee tries to copy confidential information to USB-drive, Symantec Data Loss Prevention can start the Symantec Endpoint Protection, to disable use of USB with a few simple steps. Community SaaS-mail security solutions, such as MessageLabs Hosted Email Encryption (Symantec Hosted Service), can monitor, protect and safely send confidential information without using the local infrastructure, e-mail gateway.

With Symantec Data Loss Prevention Services customers will be able to achieve good results in the field of data protection, and, moreover, over time, acquire knowledge and skills required for continuous optimization solutions. Combining high-end consulting services and technology to prevent data leakage, Symantec provides its customers with a detailed analysis of the identified external and internal gaps of data, as well as a quantitative assessment of the actual loss of data in networks, storage web applications and endpoints.

Symantec Data Loss Prevention 10 will be provided with the policy of recognition for 25 languages; complete localization of the product will be added to the Japanese, Simplified Chinese and French. Now users can create their own language policy, to respond and deal with incidents and implement a complete system management.

It is expected that the decision of Symantec Data Loss Prevention 10 will be available in December 2009.