Best practices for Data Loss Prevention

Products

• Data Loss Prevention Enforce
• Data Loss Prevention

Issue/Introduction

 This article provides some useful links to learn the best practices to help install, deploy, and manage Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP).

Resolution

Contents

• Installation and upgrade
• Configuration
• Disaster recovery
• Security
• Services - Starting and Stopping

Installation and upgrade planning

• Ports used by Symantec DLP (broadcom.com)
• Symantec Data Loss Prevention - Release types (broadcom.com)

Configuration

• Change the hostname or ip address of the Enforce server (broadcom.com)
• Point Enforce console to a new or moved Oracle server (broadcom.com)

Disaster recovery

• Creating the Enforce Reinstallation Resources File (broadcom.com)
• Backup best practices for Symantec DLP (broadcom.com)
• Restore the DLP Enforce Server across platforms in three-tier deployments (broadcom.com)

Security

• Servers with Antivirus and Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Server Software (broadcom.com)
• Form Recognition sizing and performance (broadcom.com)
• Data Loss Prevention Custom File Type Detection Guide  [link to download PDF from 15.8 Related Documents]

Services

• Restart DLP Enforce services in the correct order (broadcom.com)
• Restart the Enforce services in the correct order with a script on Windows (broadcom.com)
• Data Loss Prevention : RHEL Services will not auto start on reboot (broadcom.com)