Abstract: A method for detecting and tracking access to digital information to identify and limit data loss includes defining, at a host device, an access policy associated with accessing files on a network. The host device automatically receives a signal in response to a triggering event associated with a file being acted on by an electronic device. The signal includes data associated with (1) a request for a resource stored at a predetermined location within the network, (2) the file, and (3) the electronic device. The data associated with the resource request, the file, and the electronic device is stored in a database. The host device analyzes the data stored in the database to define an analyzed data set associated with the triggering event. The host device defines an alert in response to one or more characteristics of the analyzed data set being noncompliant with the access policy.