IBM® Guardium® Discover and Classify software discovers and classifies sensitive data across on-premises and cloud environments. It is part of the IBM Guardium family of data security products.

Robust data protection begins by knowing where your sensitive data resides. IBM Guardium Discover and Classify discovers known and unknown sensitive data on premises and in the cloud—whether structured or unstructured, in motion or at rest.

IBM Guardium Discover and Classify network-based analytics, compliance-ready capabilities and ease of deployment make it a powerful complement to IBM Guardium for improving your data security posture management.

Features

• **Continuous scanning and discovery: **Discover repositories and metadata automatically through continuous scanning.
• **Automatic identification and classification: **Identify and classify sensitive data—continuously and automatically.
• **Support all data types and platforms: **Use one product to discover all types of data, irrespective of storage types or the location.
• **Automated intelligence: **Use AI and machine learning (ML) to train the system to identify which files contain sensitive data.

Benefits

• **Sensitive data intelligence: **Enhance your existing security tools with precise sensitive data intelligence to prioritize effective actions.
• **Greater data source visibility: **Find and map previously unknown data—at rest or in motion—in the cloud or on premises.
• **Simplified Architecture: **Use scale-up architecture that supports loads of any size irrespective of data source type or location.
• **Intelligent automation: **Apply automated controls for sensitive data according to business context and risk factors.
• **Improved data accuracy: **Achieve higher accuracy and minimize false positives and negatives in data classification.
• **Streamlined deployment: **Reduce the time and effort needed to discover and classify data in a complex environment.