A financial organization has adopted a new secure, encrypted document-sharing application to help with its customer loan process.
Some important PII needs to be shared across this new platform, but it is getting blocked by the DLP systems.
Which of the following actions will BEST allow the PII to be shared with the secure application without compromising the organization's security posture?
A.
Configure the DLP policies to allow all PII B.
Configure the firewall to allow all ports that are used by this application C.
Configure the antivirus software to allow the application D.
Configure the DLP policies to whitelist this application with the specific PII E.
Configure the application to encrypt the PII.
D.
A financial organization has adopted a new secure, encrypted document-sharing application to help with its customer loan process.
Some important PII needs to be shared across this new platform, but it is getting blocked by the DLP systems.
Which of the following actions will BEST allow the PII to be shared with the secure application without compromising the organization's security posture?
A.
Configure the DLP policies to allow all PII
B.
Configure the firewall to allow all ports that are used by this application
C.
Configure the antivirus software to allow the application
D.
Configure the DLP policies to whitelist this application with the specific PII
E.
Configure the application to encrypt the PII.
D.
The best approach to allow the sharing of PII (Personally Identifiable Information) through a secure, encrypted document-sharing application without compromising an organization's security posture is to configure the DLP (Data Loss Prevention) policies to whitelist this application with specific PII.
Option A, which involves configuring the DLP policies to allow all PII, can pose a significant risk to the organization's security posture, as it will essentially remove all restrictions on the sharing of sensitive data, potentially leading to data breaches.
Option B, configuring the firewall to allow all ports that are used by this application, is not an effective solution since it will open up the organization's network to potential attacks, making it vulnerable to exploitation by threat actors.
Option C, configuring the antivirus software to allow the application, is also not the best solution since it only addresses potential malware threats and does not guarantee the safety of the PII shared through the application.
Option D, configuring the DLP policies to whitelist this application with specific PII, is the best solution since it enables the organization to maintain control over the data being shared while allowing the sharing of specific types of PII through the secure application.
Option E, configuring the application to encrypt the PII, is also a good solution, but it alone may not be sufficient to address the issues faced by the organization's DLP systems. Additionally, if the application is not properly configured, it can lead to other security issues.
In summary, the best solution is to configure the DLP policies to whitelist the secure application with specific PII, which provides an optimal balance between security and functionality.