• The practise of identifying and preventing data breaches, exfiltration, or unauthorised deletion of sensitive data is known as data loss prevention (DLP). DLP is used by businesses to protect and secure their data while still adhering to rules.
• The term 'data leakage prevention' refers to defending companies against both data loss and data leaking. Data loss occurs when critical data is lost by an organisation, such as in a ransomware attack. Data loss prevention is concerned with preventing data from being transferred outside of an organisation.

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