There are many well-publicized (and some not-so-well publicized) examples of sensitive data that has been sent through email and other tools in an authorized or mistaken manner. The vast majority of these data breaches are inadvertent, but the opportunity exists for malicious users to send confidential and sensitive data, as well. Organizations must implement DLP systems to protect themselves against the growing array of threats they face from inadvertent and malicious data leaks.