Patent ID: 9438547
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing a data loss prevention (DLP) policy on an organizational file system, said organizational file system comprising a plurality of electronic data subsystems, on a single policy directive basis, said organizational file system comprising a server and a set of clients, said clients in communication with said server, said DLP policy comprising a set of modules, the steps of said method comprising: defining a set of single policy definitions, said single policy definition comprising a directive and an associate action, said single policy definitions capable of applying to a file stored within at least one of the electronic data subsystems throughout an entire lifecycle of said file; disseminating said set of single policy definitions; processing the file within at least one of the electronic data subsystems, said file authored by a user; and if one of the single policy directive is triggered at two or more times during the lifecycle of said file, applying an action associated with said single policy action; sending to end-users an indication of actions and contextual information regarding the policy being triggered; and sending the user a Non Delivery Report (NDR) message, if a policy directive that identifies sensitive information may allow user override of the policy before sending the sensitive information; sending a business justification text submitted by the sender, if the sender overrides the policy.