Unraveling DXP and DLP: Halcyon’s Data Extortion Defense

**Executive Summary:** This whitepaper argues that traditional DLP solutions are inadequate against modern ransomware double‑extortion schemes and data exfiltration, outlining DLP blind spots (endpoint agent bypass, encrypted channels, configuration complexity, and delayed detection) and promoting Halcyon's Data Exfiltration Protection (DXP) as a specialized alternative offering ransomware‑tuned behavioral anomaly detection, volumetric and peer detection, automated disruption, and a 24/7 Ransomware Operations Center.