10. The method of claim 8 , said disposition action comprising at least one of a group composed of: encrypting said file; deleting said file; applying rights management to said file; modifying metadata for said file; and applying security descriptors to said file.
8. A method comprising: defining a security policy, said security policy defining at least one protected element and a disposition action for a file containing said at least one protected element, said protected element containing sensitive information, and comprising a portion of content of the file; said protected element further comprising at least one of a group composed of a keyword; a file name extension; a link to a protected object, a filename and a metadata element, transferring said security policy to a remote device, said remote device being adapted to: scan a portion of a file system that is not currently subjected to the security policy for said at least one protected element contained in a portion of a file to find a first file, said first file comprising both said at least one protected element and at least one unprotected element, said at least one protected element having been moved by a user of the remote device prior to the scan from a protected region of the file system to an unprotected region of the file system; apply said security policy to said first file; performing the disposition action on the first file; and receive a report from said remote device, said report being based on said scanning and said applying.