Data Discovery

Find Sensitive Data Wherever It Resides Across The Enterprise

Personal data is everywhere: on-premises and in the cloud, from file servers and databases to data warehouses and data lakes, as well as individual endpoints and your mainframe. PKWARE’s data discovery solution automatically finds sensitive data wherever it resides and ensures a high level of accuracy.

Extensive and Scalable Platform Support

Supported data discovery for the most widely used data repositories, capable of scanning both high volume and high velocity.

Real-Time Protection

Enable continuous discovery on endpoints and file shares, or schedule scans on data repositories based on policy needs.

Sensitive Types and Risky Combinations

Scan for pre-defined or unique sensitive types, as well as locate identifiers, pseudo-identifiers, and quasi-identifiers.

Execute Retention Policies

Create rules to classify, archive, delete, or move data based on data type, age, and more.

Context of Error

Maintain confidence with minimized false-positives and elimination of false-negatives.

Uncover Hidden Data

Ensure sensitive data is continually identified as more data is amassed.

Data Discovery Capabilities are available with

PK Protect Endpoint Manager

PK Protect Data Store Manager

PK Protect for z/OS

What Customers Have to Say About PK Protect

“Data privacy is going to continue to be important. And given that we operate at a global scale, we have to stay on top of that. This is why we are making investments in technology and working with partners like PKWARE.”

Harveer Singh, Chief Data Architect & Global Head of Data, Western Union

Why is Data Discovery Important to Support Your Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)?

DSPM is the process of analyzing and organizations entire data set quickly, regardless of where it lives, how and where it moves with accuracy. Data discovery is the first step in quickly identifying and understanding where data resides in an organization’s ecosystem and is the foundation to enhancing data security.

Data Discovery Benefits for Your Data Security Posture

Identification of Sensitive Data

Without knowing what data you have; you can’t effectively protect it. PK Protects data discovery feature identifies sensitive data such as personal information, financial data, and intellectual property amongst others. This allows organizations to prioritize which data needs the highest levels of protection.

Reduced Data Sprawl

Enterprises are growing and evolving daily which means data can end up in unexpected places, leading to unmanageable data sprawl. PK Protects data discovery feature gives organizations the ability to pinpoint where data resides and take steps to consolidate and how to secure it.

Regulatory Compliance

Many regulations, like PCI, GDPR or CCPA, require companies to have a clear understanding of the data they have and to ensure it is protected up to their standards. By utilizing PK Protects data discovery capabilities, organizations can ensure they know where regulated data resides and that it is handled in compliance with these laws.

Proactive Threat Detection

PK Protects advanced data discovery feature can analyze patterns in how data is accessed and by whom. By understanding these patterns, anomalies can be detected which may indicate a security breach.

In today’s data-driven world, data discovery is no longer just a luxury but a necessity. The interconnectedness of data security and data discovery means that organizations that invest in understanding their data security posture are better positioned to protect their most valuable assets.