Why High DLP False Positive Rates Are a Security Problem, Not Just an Ops Problem
Most security teams treat a high volume of false positives as an analyst problem. Too many alerts, too little time, not enough headcount. So they add analysts, tune a few policies, and move on. That response is understandable, but it misdiagnoses the problem. When data loss prevention (DLP) false positive rates stay high over time, the issue is not a staffing gap. It is a detection accuracy problem, one that sits inside the tool, not the team.