Overview

Immuta’s Data Discovery & Classification module provides continuous, automated identification and tagging of sensitive data across cloud data platforms. By integrating deeply with metadata registries and policy engines, it delivers an accurate inventory of data assets with categorized sensitivity levels—fueling streamlined access decisions, regulatory compliance, and governance at scale.

Features and Capabilities

• Automated scanning & classification: Continuously scans connected data sources, dynamically discovering new or changed schemas and tagging sensitive information (e.g., PII, PHI).
• **90+ built-in classifiers: **Includes classifiers for PII, PHI, regulatory categories (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA), and domain‑specific data types.
• **Dynamic tagging tied to policy engine: **Tags enrich metadata, feeding the policy entitlement engine—powering real-time, attribute-based access across platforms.
• **Cross-platform consistency: **Enforces unified tagging and policies across Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, Starburst, and more—eliminating redundant efforts.
• **Regulatory compliance support: **Automatically flags data subject to GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, PCI, and custom frameworks for auditing and reporting.
• **Metadata registry integration: **Enriches data with classification metadata, supporting catalog integrations (e.g. Alation, Collibra).
• **Unified audit & visibility: **Classification-driven audit trails provide insight into who accessed what data, when, and under what policy—simplifying governance oversight.
• **Policy resilience to schema changes: **As new fields are added to data sources, automation ensures classification and policy enforcement keep pace.