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Loss of Non-Public Information adversely affects organizations in many ways and often produces negative financial impacts. |  |
Non-Public Information (NPI) is any information in possession by an organization that is not know by the general public. NPI must be protected and controlled as the leakage of such information can have material impacts on the organization as well as on its employees. The exposure of this data can result in a hit to market capitalization, increased competitive pressure, important strategic deals falling apart, and potential regulatory violations.
Common pieces of non-public information include:
- Merger and acquisition (M&A) documents
- Financial planning documents
- Unaudited or pre-release fiscal results
- Corporate strategy files
- Marketing and sales plans
- Other internal-use-only documents
The complex and unstructured format of NPI makes protecting non-public information extremely difficult. Adding to this challenge is the continued growth of data loss channels (including e-mail, IM, the Web, FTP, removable media, and many more).
Most data loss prevention tools are relatively effective when looking for structured information such as nine-digit social security numbers. However, most solutions lack the capability to deeply analyze NPI without causing increased operational burden by flagging and blocking activity that should be allowed to transpire.
Orchestria offers unparalleled NPI-detection and protection accuracy with a complete set of pre-built policies. Examples of user activity with NPI that Orchestria can protect include:
- Sending e-mails discussing merger and acquisition activity and planning
- Saving strategy documents to removable USB drives
- Posting internal executive communication to a Web page, chat room or Blog
- Transmitting financial statements to an external location using FTP
For more information on how Orchestria protects NPI and other risks at various control points, please click on the following Product links:
