eScan extends enterprise DLP with screen watermarking: protecting confidential data against visual threats
eScan has extended its Enterprise DLP solution with Screen Watermarking, addressing a growing threat vector that traditional data protection overlooks: the photograph of a confidential screen.
Modern smartphones have sophisticated cameras. Capturing screen content has become trivial. A bank employee viewing customer account details at an ATM. A financial advisor with P&L statements visible during a client meeting. A remote worker in a coffee shop with confidential designs on screen. A contractor viewing engineering blueprints during a site visit. In each scenario, someone with a phone can photograph the screen and transmit the image instantly. The data is stolen before the user realises it happened.
Traditional DLP prevents data transmission by blocking email attachments, USB transfers, cloud uploads, etc. But DLP cannot prevent a photograph. Once the image leaves the building, it’s gone. The data is compromised.
The screen-sharing vulnerability
The risk intensifies during video meetings. Today, most organisations conduct...
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