← ISO 27001 · A.8 — Technological

A.8.12 — Data leakage prevention

medium dlp

Requirement

Data leakage prevention measures shall be applied to systems, networks and any other devices that process, store or transmit sensitive information.

What the engine looks for

Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.

Required element 1 — any one of
data leakagedata loss preventiondlpexfiltration
Supporting terms — specificity signals
egressblockedmonitorusbemailcloud appwatermark

Equivalent controls elsewhere

Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.

FrameworkControlTitleShared topics
PCI DSS 4.0.1 3.4 PAN is masked when displayed and protected from copying dlp
SOC 2 CC6.7 Restriction of information transmission, movement and removal dlp