Titus Data Classification

Titus Data Classification (now part of HelpSystems / Fortra) is an enterprise data identification, data classification, and policy enforcement solution that enables organizations to discover, classify, and protect sensitive unstructured data across emails, documents, and files. Operating directly within everyday productivity software—including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, and Google Workspace—Titus empowers employees and automated machine learning algorithms to apply persistent visual labels and cryptographic metadata tags to sensitive files at the moment of creation. The platform classifies data based on customizable sensitivity tiers (such as Public, Internal, Confidential, and Restricted), ensuring that employees understand data handling obligations. Titus uses deep content inspection and context-aware policy engines to analyze document contents, detecting sensitive entities including social security numbers, credit card data, intellectual property, and defense markings (such as ITAR or CUI). By writing persistent classification metadata directly into file properties, Titus bridges the gap with downstream security controls—including Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB), and encryption tools—allowing these systems to enforce consistent protection policies based on Titus tags. Titus empowers organizations to prevent data leakage and fulfill stringent regulatory mandates.