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Last Reviewed: 2026-06-25
Reviewer Role: Insider Risk / Legal / Privacy review
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DLP Policy Review Checklist

A DLP policy review checklist evaluates whether data loss prevention rules, exceptions, alerts, and enforcement actions align with insider risk priorities and business context.

Primary Audience & Scope

DLP owners, data protection, privacy, business owners, analysts

When to Use

  • •Building or reviewing the related program activity.
  • •Preparing a repeatable workflow.
  • •Creating site-downloadable working content.

Interactive Work Area

Fill or track items interactively and copy out to your Clipboard

Template Table Structure

FieldWorking promptTemplate fieldReader input
Resource owner—Review date—
Scope—Relevant system/data/process—
Business owner—Control or procedure link—
Evidence location—Action owner—
StatusNot started / in progress / complete / exception——

Checklist Audit List

0% Done(0/8)
Check
Checklist item

Policy has named data owner.

Evidence: Owner / date / evidence

Rule purpose and data type documented.

Evidence: Owner / date / evidence

Channels include email, web, cloud, USB, print, clipboard, screenshots, repositories, and AI tools as relevant.

Evidence: Owner / date / evidence

Actions are proportionate: audit, warn, block, quarantine, escalate.

Evidence: Owner / date / evidence

Exceptions have owner and expiration.

Evidence: Owner / date / evidence

False positives reviewed.

Evidence: Owner / date / evidence

Alerts map to response procedure.

Evidence: Owner / date / evidence

Policy reviewed after data or business changes.

Evidence: Owner / date / evidence

What Completion Looks Like

  • 1Required inputs complete.
  • 2Action owners assigned.
  • 3Evidence retained.
  • 4Related risk/control/procedure linked.
  • 5Review cadence established.

Insider Risk Capability Framework™ (IRCF™) Alignment

Primary IRCF™ Component
Data Protection
Programmatic RelevanceProvides concrete, reusable structure for insider risk management work.
Non-legal-advice Compliance NoteThis resource is a planning aid and does not provide legal advice. Organizations should adapt it to their policies, jurisdictions, labor obligations, privacy requirements, contracts, and risk appetite. Sensitive monitoring, investigation, employment, evidence, legal hold, and employee-data activities should be reviewed by appropriate Legal, Privacy, HR, Compliance, and labor stakeholders before use.

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