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Depending on how your PC’s security settings are set up chances are you’ve encountered the perennial question on whether you want to allow (or block) pop-ups on a given site.

Security mavens, Check Point, has announced its data leak prevention (DLP) system. If it detects that sensitive data is being misused, it’ll let the user know, in real-time through pop-ups.

According to the article in TechWorld, direct feedback for users is innovative as the majority of current DLP systems in use today notify remote IT staff, who will likely react only after potentially sensitive data has been lost, rendering its use moot.

The core is the MultiSpect software engine that inspects traffic in real-time to work out who is using what data in what way and, if necessary, where it is being sent.

The DLP comes with 250 pre-defined policies built to protect common vulnerable information types as designated by compliance regimes such as HIPAA, SOX, and PCI DSS being moved across HTTP, FTP, and email/SMTP. Custom data types can be built using a scripting interface.

It can sense in any Latin-based language plus Hebrew, Russian and Thai, and looks for specific types of data such as social security numbers, bank PINs and account numbers.

While not exactly a paradigm shift, anything that helps button down security and mitigate data breaches – especially as they are happening– is an innovation always worth a look.