Data loss prevention, important considerations

Consider performance and tuning when evaluating whether this feature is right for your environment.

Performance and tuning

With all data loss prevention (DLP) protocols turned on, you may notice some impact to network performance. Few enterprises need this level of protection, and your performance numbers are likely to improve as you identify the subset of protocols you need.

You may see a large number of events based on certain content types. You can reduce the number of events by making changes in your DLP policy.