NextGuard DLP — Engine & Deployment Comparison
Compare DLP detection engines and deployment architectures — aligned with Gartner, Palo Alto, Netskope, Forcepoint
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Web DLP
Inline Web Proxy (SSE)
Netskope · Zscaler · PA Prisma
TLS decrypt + inspect all HTTP/S traffic inline. Highest coverage, requires proxy deployment.
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Email DLP
Email MTA Inline
Forcepoint · Proofpoint · Mimecast
Inspect SMTP traffic at mail gateway. Blocks/quarantines before delivery.
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SaaS DLP
API-based CASB
Microsoft Purview · Netskope
Connects via API to SaaS (M365, GDrive, Slack). No proxy needed, post-upload inspection.
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Endpoint DLP
Endpoint Agent
Forcepoint · CrowdStrike · Symantec
Agent on device intercepts file copy, print, USB, screenshot. Works offline.
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All-in-One
NextGuard Hybrid
Web + Email + CASB + Endpoint
All channels unified. EDM + Pattern + AI Engine + UEBA. Single policy, full coverage.
Detection Engine Capability Matrix
| Capability | Traditional Regex + Dict | NextGuard AI Private SLM | NextGuard Hybrid EDM + ML + AI |
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| Standard PII (HKID, CC, SSN) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Obfuscated PII (Jo&&@hn) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Base64 / Encoded Data | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contextual PII (no direct pattern) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| EDM — Exact Data Match | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| UEBA Risk-Adaptive Policy | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| OCR — PII in Images/Scanned PDF | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GenAI Prompt Protection | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Latency | <1ms | 1–3s | <1ms + 1–3s parallel |
| Data Privacy | On-prem | Private SLM | Private SLM |
Personal Identifiable Information detection scenarios
Supports: .pdf, .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .jpg, .txt, .csv, .json, .xml and more (max 5MB per file)
Traditional DLP (Regex + Dictionary)
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NextGuard AI Engine (Private SLM)
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Cloudflare Workers AI (Edge)
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