About global application monitoring

Symantec Data Loss Prevention
enables you to monitor applications for CD/DVD burning, IM, email, or HTTP/S clients. By default,
Symantec Data Loss Prevention
monitors applications such as Apple iTunes, Microsoft Outlook, or Mozilla Firefox. You use the Application Monitoring screen (
System
>
Agents
>
Global Application Monitoring
) to review and change application monitoring settings.
You can use monitor settings to control how and if the DLP Agent monitors the following activities:
  • Data moving across the network
  • Data being printed or faxed
  • Data moving to and from an endpoint Clipboard
  • Data moving to applications
  • Data moving to the cloud using cloud sync applications
  • Data being written to a CD or DVD
  • Data moving between USB, network share, and local disks and an application
You can add applications your company uses that are not listed on the Global Application Monitoring page. For example, if you want to monitor Trillian, you can add the application to the Global Application Monitoring page. After you add Trillian,
Symantec Data Loss Prevention
monitors the files sent by the client over the network.
You can remove any application that you add, but you cannot remove a system-provided application.
These application monitoring settings are globally applied to DLP Agents. If you want to tailor application monitoring for a specific group or groups, you can configure those. To set overrides, use this screen:
System > Agents > Agent Configuration > Add configuration > Application Monitoring (Override Global Application Monitoring settings)
.