Data Discovery

What is Data Discovery?

Sensitive data doesn't stay where you expect it. It ends up on file shares, forgotten servers, and databases that nobody's inventoried in years, invisible until an audit or a breach forces the question. Data Discovery scans local and network shares on a configurable schedule using discovery-specific inspection policies, so sensitive data gets found no matter where it's been sitting.

Once it's found, that same visibility feeds directly into your broader data protection program, so discovery isn't a one-time project but an ongoing part of how you manage risk.

Key Benefits

Locates and Identifies All Sensitive Data at Rest

Allows your organization to find sensitive and regulated data on servers, shares, and in databases. Pre-configured templates speed discovery of PHI, PCI, and PII data while customized templates deliver flexibility for other data types and emerging regulations including GDPR.

Demonstrates Data Security and Compliance

Documents the location and composition of sensitive data to support organizational security policies and to demonstrate compliance with external regulations.

Delivers Flexible Remediation

Managers receive notification and the detailed list of files and their location that violate specific policy upon discovery scan completion. If certain file(s) violated a policy and based on assigned action (delete, encrypt, move) a file marker will be automatically left with policy violations details.

Why Fortra?

Rapid Deployment and Ease of Management

Fortra appliances speed deployment and reduce ongoing maintenance efforts as infosec teams run leaner. Our appliances ship with pre-configured policies to locate common data types including PII, PHI, and PCI, and can be inserted into the existing infrastructure with minimal configuration.

Accurate Discovery and Classification of Sensitive Data

Fortra Database Record Matching (DBRM) delivers the accuracy needed to reduce false positives and false negatives. DBRM recognizes and registers a wide range of both structured (fields in databases or columns in spreadsheets) and unstructured data (document formats such as Microsoft Office, source code and PDF files) reducing false positives and false negatives during the data discovery process.

Integration with Enterprise DLP

Data Discovery integrates with the Fortra platform to locate and protect sensitive or regulated information in the cloud and on-premises, including laptops, servers and databases.

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Data Discovery

What is Data Discovery?

Key Benefits

Locates and Identifies All Sensitive Data at Rest