Lean Business Performance, Data Transparency 
and Security with DLP as a Managed Service

io’s CIO John Barton knew that a security led model encompassing both physical and IT security would be required in order to manage data loss and mitigate against internal threats within the business (whether malicious or unintentional). However, as a startup and in order to maintain lean business efficiency, Barton knew it would have to be achieved without significant investments in both internal infrastructure and resources.

Critical Success Factors 

• Deliver a high level of security across the entire business operation 
• Providing full visibility on sensitive data throughout io network and endpoints
• Assure client movements were fully traceable and accountable 
• Implement highly effective security without significant overhead 
• Allow for fine tuning based on data analytics and other information sources

The Solution

io decided to engage with Fortra™’s Digital Guardian® based on both empirical evidence and Barton’s prior experience with the Digital Guardian Data Loss Prevention (DLP) platform. He knew the platform was highly robust and would provide the ideal solution to io business challenges of protecting critical intellectual property. Another key factor in the decision was Digital Guardian’s ability to offer the full power of the platform as a managed service. As a result, there would be no up front infrastructure costs or ongoing maintenance that would drain resources and detract from the lean strategy. io could focus on their business, while Digital Guardian’s team of security experts was watching the data. 

io had an aggressive deployment timeline to align with their customers’ needs, Digital Guardian and io collaborated to complete the deployment and be operational within 90 days. The Digital Guardian platform covers the io core team and assets storing sensitive data, while also allowing for the flexibility to scale up, rapidly, when large projects demanded it. Digital Guardian is deployed on all company endpoints and also at the remote gateway, providing full visibility of data going in and out to trusted third parties as well.