Data loss monitoring of partial data streams

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying partial data streams containing segments lost while capturing network traffic at a network computing device, each partial data stream corresponding to a session;

determining characteristics of content of the partial data streams by performing a protocol analysis for data stream elements of at least one of the partial data streams based on a plurality of signatures of network protocols;

padding content portions of the lost segments in the partial data streams; and

scanning the padded partial data streams for sensitive information according to at least one data loss prevention (DLP) policy.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein each signature of the plurality of signatures comprises a plurality of primary tags and a plurality of additional tags.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the network protocols comprise a binary protocol.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein performing the protocol analysis for data stream elements of at least one of the partial data streams comprises:

determining a type for each data stream element;

parsing each data stream element based on the type to extract metadata; and

using the metadata to aid processing of a next network layer.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining characteristics of content portions of the partial data streams further comprises:

aligning a data stream element of the data stream elements to start at a first possible header tag.

6. A network system, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

identify partial data streams containing segments lost while capturing network traffic at a network computing device, each partial data stream corresponding to a session;

determine characteristics of content of the partial data streams by performing a protocol analysis for data stream elements of at least one of the partial data streams based on a plurality of signatures of network protocols;

pad content portions of the lost segments in the partial data streams; and

scan the padded partial data streams for sensitive information according to at least one data loss prevention (DLP) policy.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein each signature of the plurality of signatures comprises a plurality of primary tags and a plurality of additional tags.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the network protocols comprise a binary protocol.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine a type for each data stream element;

parse each data stream element based on the type to extract metadata; and

use the metadata to aid processing of a next network layer.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

align a data stream element of the data stream elements to start at a first possible header tag.

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:

scanning content of partial data streams of network traffic captured by a network computing device to detect sensitive information, wherein the partial data streams contain lost elements and the scanning ignores content of the lost elements; and

when sensitive information is detected by the scanning, calculating a percentage of missing content corresponding to the lost elements and reporting a violation of data loss prevention,

wherein the detection is based on an acceptance level of the content of the partial data streams.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising reporting the percentage of the missing content.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the detection is further based on a matching criterion between a fingerprint of sensitive information and the content of the partial data streams.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising applying a pattern matching technique to locate a next point of the partial data streams to continue scanning.

15. A network system, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, coupled with the memory, configured to:

scan content of partial data streams of network traffic captured by a network computing device to detect sensitive information, wherein the partial data streams contain lost elements and the scan ignores content of the lost elements; and

when sensitive information is detected by the scan, calculate a percentage of missing content corresponding to the lost elements and report a violation of data loss prevention,

wherein the detection of the sensitive information is based on an acceptance level of the content of the partial data streams.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to report the percentage of the missing content.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to detect sensitive information based on a matching criterion between a fingerprint of sensitive information and the content of the partial data streams.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to apply a pattern matching technique to locate a next point of the partial data streams to continue scanning.