Varonis Data Discovery and Classification

Varonis Data Discovery and Classification is an enterprise data intelligence and risk management capability engineered to locate, inspect, and classify sensitive structured and unstructured data across hybrid multi-cloud environments. By combining automated discovery scanners, deep content inspection, and machine learning classifiers, it provides organizations with continuous, complete visibility into where sensitive customer records, financial data, and intellectual property reside.

Operating across cloud services (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Box, AWS S3, Snowflake) and on-premises storage systems (Windows file servers, NetApp, Dell EMC), the solution discovers and classifies data without moving it from its original location. It integrates natively with Microsoft Information Protection to synchronize sensitivity labels and feeds rich classification intelligence into enterprise SIEM platforms, incident response workflows, and data governance consoles. Typical operational use cases include identifying sensitive records for Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR), locating unencrypted credit card data, finding unprotected health information, and discovering shadow data repositories across cloud migrations.

By correlating content classification findings with effective access permissions and user activity telemetry, Varonis Data Discovery and Classification enables security teams to identify and remediate high-risk data exposures before adversaries can exploit them. Security practitioners gain visual data heatmaps, customizable compliance dashboards, and automated remediation triggers that revoke public sharing links on sensitive files automatically. The solution eliminates manual classification overhead, ensures regulatory compliance with laws like GDPR and HIPAA, and hardens enterprise data defenses.