1. A method for protecting sensitive information from disclosure through virtual machine files, comprising: halting at least one virtual machine on a host machine of at least one processor and deleting the at least one virtual machine; processing at least one virtual disk using the at least one processor to access data objects in memory that are associated with the at least one virtual machine; examining the data objects using the at least one processor in accordance with a data loss prevention policy in the memory to identify, using the at least one processor, sensitive information within at least one data object of the data objects; determining a degree of sensitivity of the sensitive information; and preventing disclosure of the sensitive information by securing, using the at least one processor, the sensitive information within the at least one virtual disk in the memory when the degree of sensitivity exceeds a threshold degree of sensitivity; wherein securing the sensitive information further comprises rendering the at least one virtual disk inaccessible for unauthorized use.