What does OCR recognition mean in a DLP context?
In a DLP context, OCR (optical character recognition) means that images and scanned documents intercepted by the system are automatically converted to machine-readable text. That text is then searchable, can be matched against keyword rules and thesauruses, and can trigger security policy alerts — exactly like any other intercepted text. Without OCR, an image of a confidential contract is invisible to content-aware policies.


