System and method for data loss prevention across heterogeneous communications platforms

An information handling system comprising a computer processor and memory, wherein the computer processor and memory in combination are operable to implement a method comprising, for each cross-platform data loss prevention (DLP) policy of at least one crossplatform DLP policy:

• activating the cross-platform DLP policy for enforcement against a plurality of users on each of a plurality of heterogeneous communications platforms;
• wherein the activating comprises creating the cross-platform DLP policy, the creating comprising:
• defining one or more designated users for a reporting workflow;
• establishing one or more enforcement actions that can be taken by the one or more designated users;
• and
• defining how the cross-platform DLP policy can be quasi-violated;
• monitoring communications of the plurality of users on each of the plurality of heterogeneous communications platforms for violations of the cross-platform DLP policy;
• responsive to a detected violation of the cross-platform DLP policy by at least one user on at least one communications platform, dynamically acquiring context information for the detected violation using information associated with the detected violation;
• and
• publishing violation information to the one or more designated users, the violation information comprising at least a portion of the information associated with the detected violation and at least a portion of the context information.

A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method comprising:

• activating the cross-platform DLP policy for enforcement against a plurality of users on each of a plurality of heterogeneous communications platforms;
• wherein the activating comprises creating the cross-platform DLP policy, the creating comprising:
• defining one or more designated users for a reporting workflow;
• and
• establishing one or more enforcement actions that can be taken by the one or more designated users;
• and
• defining how the cross-platform DLP policy can be quasi-violated;
• monitoring communications of the plurality of users on each of the plurality of heterogeneous communications platforms for violations of the cross-platform DLP policy;
• responsive to a detected violation of the cross-platform DLP policy by at least one user on at least one communications platform, dynamically acquiring context information for the detected violation using information associated with the detected violation;
• and
• publishing violation information to one or more designated users, the violation information comprising at least a portion of the information associated with the detected violation and at least a portion of the context information.