The Data Loss Prevention (DLP) service enables you to detect, monitor, and prevent accidental unauthorized transmission of confidential information outside your network or across network boundaries. The DLP˙service includes built-in auditing sensors that you can use to monitor compliance with HIPAA˙or PCI˙information security requirements. You can also create custom DLP˙sensors to detect data that matches other content control rules, or create a custom rule to search for specific phrases in network traffic. The included DLP reports help you to evaluate and demonstrate employee compliance with your organization’s information security policies.

DLP˙uses content control rules to identify sensitive content. When DLP˙identifies content that matches enabled DLP˙content control rules, the content is treated as a DLP˙violation. You can choose what action the WatchGuard device takes for DLP˙violations in email and non-email traffic. You can also configure DLP˙to take different actions based on the source and destination of the traffic.

DLP requires Fireware OS v11.8 or higher and a Data Loss Prevention subscription.