DLP as an Integral Part of Network Security Intelligence Center

Abstract

The paper presents the work-in-progress in developing since 2016 and using the Network Security educational and research center (NSIC) in the framework of the NRNU MEPhI's Institute of Cyber Intelligence Systems (ICIS). The NSIC currently consists of two bearing laboratories with Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) system as their cores respectively. The DLP laboratory can be regarded as an integral NSIC's part, which expands students' knowledge and skills in protection against internal (insider) information security (IS) threats through creative research and discovery. For our NSIC the Russian SearchInform's Information Security Perimeter DLP system has been chosen. Five labs for students were developed on its basis. The main areas of further work in expanding NSIC's usage for training and research conclude the paper.