Data Discovery and Classification: Tackling the CISO's Visibility Challenge

Data Discovery and Classification: Tackling the CISO’s Visibility Challenge

Alexis Porter Content Marketing Manager

Alexis serves as Content Marketing Manager for industry leading DSPM provider, BigID. She specializes in helping tech startups craft and hone their voice— to tell more compelling stories that resonate with diverse audiences. She holds a bachelors degree in Professional Writing and a Master’s degree in Marketing Communication from the University of Denver. Alexis is based out of Orlando, FL.

14.06.2024 2 minute read

Data Discovery

Our recent research study, “2024 CISO Report: The Current State of Data Security, Governance, and AI,” revealed that 73% of CISOs struggle to manage their data scattered across various platforms and cloud environments, making it difficult to maintain visibility, control, and ensure compliance. This new finding has drawn attention to a critical gap in many organizations’ data privacy and security frameworks— one BigID is perfectly poised to fill.

You Cannot Secure What You Cannot See

In today’s digital landscape, data is often dispersed across multiple locations, creating significant challenges for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). This data sprawl obscures the overall data picture, leading to difficulties in identifying and prioritizing security threats. Without clear visibility, enforcing access controls and security policies becomes challenging, increasing the risk of unauthorized access and data breaches.

On top of this, meeting data privacy regulations requires robust data governance. However, the proliferation of data across various environments makes it difficult to locate, classify, and manage sensitive information effectively.

Data Discovery & Classification with BigID

The BigID Difference

BigID offers a comprehensive solution to the data sprawl problem by providing coverage where needed, at scale. With advanced data discovery and classification capabilities, BigID enables organizations to automatically identify, classify, and tag sensitive data across diverse data sources, including both on-premises and cloud environments.

By leveraging machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), and artificial intelligence (AI), BigID empowers CISOs to gain comprehensive visibility into their data landscape. This advanced technology helps them understand and prioritize where sensitive data resides, whether structured, semi-structured, unstructured, data at rest, or data in motion.

With BigID, organizations can:

Automatically identify and classify sensitive data: BigID’s sophisticated algorithms detect and categorize sensitive information across various data sources.
Achieve comprehensive data visibility: Gain a holistic view of the data landscape to understand where sensitive data is located.
Prioritize data protection efforts: Focus on securing the most critical data first by knowing exactly where it resides.
Ensure compliance: Simplify the process of meeting data privacy regulations by maintaining strong data governance practices.

BigID’s advanced data discovery and classification capabilities provide CISOs with the tools they need to overcome the challenges of data sprawl. With BigID, organizations can ensure compliance, enforce security policies, and protect their most sensitive information from unauthorized access and breaches.

To get more visibility and control over your organization’s data— schedule a 1:1 demo with our experts today.