Your DLP tool is probably writing the incident report, not stopping the incident
For two decades, the pitch for data loss prevention was simple. Classify the sensitive data, watch the exits, and stop it from leaving. Most large enterprises bought the technology long ago, and for many CIOs it sits on the compliance checklist as a solved problem. A new survey suggests that confidence is misplaced.
The Cloud Security Alliance’s DLP in the AI Era report, produced with Jazz and based on 433 IT and security professionals surveyed in June and July 2026, found that 73% of organisations had at least one confirmed data loss incident in the past 24 months. Only 16% said their DLP stopped their most significant incident before the data left. In most shops, the tool documented the loss after the fact. The CSA’s Hillary Baron put it bluntly: the question is no longer whether to deploy DLP but whether it is doing what it was bought to...
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