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title: "What is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)?"  
description: "What is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)?"  
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published: 2022-05-05  
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# What is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)?

What is [Data Loss](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/34105/how-do-you-safely-overwrite-a-file-without-data-loss-if-something-fails) [Prevention](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81794/world-suicide-prevention-day-2020-necessity-to-save-life) (DLP)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- The practise of identifying and preventing [data](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23186/how-becoming-a-data-analyst-can-be-a-lucrative-career) breaches, exfiltration, or unauthorised deletion of sensitive data is known as **data [loss](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83617/how-to-prevent-hearing-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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