OneTrust Data Discovery and Classification

OneTrust Data Discovery and Classification is an enterprise data intelligence solution that combines automated data discovery, machine learning-driven content classification, and risk scoring to give organizations complete governance over sensitive and regulated data assets. By scanning on-premises data centers, cloud infrastructure, and SaaS platforms, it creates an accurate, continuously updated inventory of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data across the enterprise.

The solution deploys across hybrid multi-cloud architectures, connecting natively to relational databases, object storage systems, document management repositories, and cloud data warehouses like AWS Redshift and Snowflake. It integrates with OneTrust GRC, privacy management workflows, and enterprise data security platforms to automate compliance enforcement and sensitive data labeling. Common organizational use cases include discovering personal customer data (PII) and personal health data (PHI), classifying data according to corporate sensitivity levels, auditing data access permissions, and fulfilling automated data retention workflows.

Using pre-trained classification models for dozens of global data protection regulations including GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA, the platform accurately tags sensitive data elements and flags policy violations in real time. Security and compliance practitioners benefit from visual data flow diagrams, automated risk scoring, and exportable audit reports that prove data compliance to regulators. The solution eliminates manual data tracking efforts, enhances data access governance, and safeguards enterprise data assets against unauthorized exposure.