Data Leakage Detection In Networks

Abstract: In the field of business, the owner of any organisation, company or business firm having some crucial data may need to share it with third-parties. These trusted third-parties may use this data for their own benefit causing reputational and monetary damage to the owner's company. If some of the shared data is discovered at some illegal place, it is quite possible that one or more third party agent is responsible for such information leakage. The owner must identify the leakage at the earliest and possibly the source of leakage. Data leakage is a silent type of threat. This sensitive data can be electronically transferred via e-mail, Web sites, FTP, instant messaging, spreadsheets, databases, and any other electronic means available - all without knowledge of the owner. Data allocation strategies (across the agents) are proposed that improve the probability of identifying leakages.

Keywords: Distributor, Allocation Strategies, Fake records, Guilty Agents, Request types.