Map and Secure Your Entire Data Landscape

How are you identifying sensitive data today, especially in shadow apps?

What’s the risk if an attacker finds it before first?

Fortra Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) discovers and classifies sensitive data across your environment based on sensitivity, risk, and context, then protects it with precision by enforcing controls and limiting unnecessary access.

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Shine a light on all your data, especially data in the shadows.

Fortra DSPM helps you see what you’re protecting. Our DSPM platform maps and controls data across the cloud apps and services your team relies on every day. Pinpoint sensitive data, identify risks, and secure it without disrupting your business.

Discovery tracks sensitive data in real time across your environment. You can’t secure what you can’t see, so this is the foundation for every data security decision.

Classify

Separate the jewels from the clutter.

Unlike many data security posture management tools, Fortra classification automatically identifies sensitive, regulated, or business-critical data and its context, helping you prioritize risks, meet compliance, and avoid wasting time on low-value data.

Protect

Guard what matters, wherever it goes, from endpoint to cloud.

Other DSPM vendors offer isolated tools. Fortra delivers an integrated security portfolio that reduces friction and enforces data protection policies from endpoint to cloud.

DSPM Buyer's Guide

You can only protect the data you can see. Fortra Data Security Posture Management identifies, classifies, and protects your data. Our DSPM Buyer’s Guide explains what modern DSPM security should deliver.

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Data Discovery

Scan and analyze data at creation, in motion, and at rest – and apply appropriate identification attributes to that data, which can be leveraged by other components of your data security ecosystem.

Data Classification

Fortra Data Classification enables straightforward, precise data categorization using metadata for more complete data protection and less compliance complexity.

Data Loss Prevention

Fortra DLP gives you immediate visibility into your organization’s critical assets, protecting data and IP wherever it lives. Our solution makes it easier to see, understand, and block threats to your sensitive information.

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The Benefits of DSPM Tools

Fortra Data Security Posture Management secures critical information, including customer and financial data.

Improved Visibility Across Data Ecosystems

DSPM tools help organizations map where sensitive data lives—whether on-prem, in the cloud, or in SaaS apps—giving full visibility into data movement, storage, and usage. This enables better decision-making and faster incident response.

Risk-Based Prioritization

Instead of treating all data equally, Fortra’s DSPM platform allows teams to prioritize based on sensitivity, exposure, and business impact. This helps reduce alert fatigue and ensures that the most critical data is protected first.

Proactive Risk Mitigation

By continuously assessing data security posture, DSPM solutions can identify misconfigurations, shadow data, and excessive access rights before they’re exploited—enabling teams to fix issues before they become breaches.

Reduced Time and Cost of Incident Response

With streamlined workflows and pre-built integrations, DSPM cuts down the time to investigate and remediate data risks, helping security teams act swiftly while saving operational costs.

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FAQs about DSPM solutions

What is data security posture management (DSPM)?

Data security posture management (DSPM) helps organizations discover, classify, and protect sensitive data across all environments. DSPM tools continuously scan cloud platforms, SaaS applications, and on-premises systems to map sensitive information and how it is accessed. By creating a real-time data inventory, DSPM platforms enable security teams to assess their data security posture and reduce risk.

What problems do data security posture management tools solve?

Data security posture management tools solve the challenge of visibility in modern data environments. As organizations store data across cloud services, collaboration platforms, and internal systems, it becomes difficult to track sensitive information and access rights. DSPM solutions identify shadow data, excessive permissions, misconfigurations, and compliance risks. By mapping and analyzing data, DSPM tools help security teams reduce exposure and strengthen data protection.

How do DSPM vendors discover sensitive data across large environments?

DSPM vendors use automated scanning and data discovery techniques to locate sensitive data across distributed systems. DSPM platforms connect to cloud services, SaaS applications, file repositories, and databases to analyze files and metadata. Advanced classification engines detect regulated or business-critical information, such as personal data, financial records, or intellectual property.

This process builds a comprehensive data inventory and maintains detection across complex environments. Many teams pair DSPM with data classification solutions to label sensitive data consistently and enforce policies across systems.

How do DSPM solutions identify and prioritize data risks?

DSPM solutions identify data risks by combining classification with contextual analysis. After discovering sensitive data, the platform evaluates access permissions, sharing activity, storage location, and exposure to external users. By analyzing these factors, DSPM tools highlight high-risk scenarios, such as publicly accessible files or sensitive data in unsecured locations. This prioritization helps security teams address the most critical issues first.

What features should you look for in a DSPM platform?

When evaluating a DSPM platform, organizations should look for capabilities that provide visibility, risk assessment, and automated protection. Key features include automated data discovery, accurate classification, risk scoring, and integration with existing security tools. Many DSPM solutions also work with data loss prevention (DLP) systems and data protection software to enforce policies once sensitive data is identified. A good DSPM platform should scale across cloud data protection platforms, SaaS, and on-premises environments while providing actionable insights.

What is the difference between DSPM and DLP?

DSPM and DLP address different stages of the data security lifecycle. DSPM focuses on identifying where sensitive data resides, how it is accessed, and potential risks. DLP enforces policies to prevent sensitive data from leaving the organization or being shared improperly. Many organizations use DSPM with DLP: DSPM identifies and prioritizes risks, while DLP controls data use and transfer.

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