Data Protection

Discover. Classify. Protect. 
Data security that accelerates innovation.
 

 
GenAI accelerates data creation and expands shadow IT, making sensitive data harder to control.

Organizations must understand where their data lives across cloud, SaaS, and on-premises systems to classify and protect it with policy-driven controls.

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Data Protection Solutions from Fortra

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Sensitive data drives growth and innovation. Security leaders need control, protection, and safe ways to share it.

Fortra’s data protection solutions and data security software deliver layered, adaptable oversight for every cybersecurity maturity level. Our modular solutions safeguard critical data and guide your security program as it evolves.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Data protection shields sensitive or business-critical information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. Organizations deploy data protection software that implements policies, technologies, and controls to secure information across cloud environments, on-premises systems, and SaaS applications. Data protection also helps teams fulfill regulatory and compliance requirements. 

Data security safeguards information from internal, external, accidental, or malicious threats throughout its lifecycle. Data protection is broader, encompassing security controls, as well as policies and processes that prevent data loss, misuse, and unauthorized access. 

Data protection solutions employ technologies like data discovery, classification, monitoring, and policy enforcement to identify sensitive information and control its access, sharing, and transfer. These solutions help organizations monitor data across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments while detecting threats and preventing unauthorized actions. 

Data leak protection tools, commonly called data loss prevention (DLP) tools, monitor how sensitive information is stored, accessed, and shared. They identify risky behavior, enforce security protocols, and automatically block or alert on actions that could expose confidential data. 

Data protection software enables organizations to identify sensitive data, apply security protocols, and track data movement across systems and users. By detecting suspicious actions, enforcing access controls, and preventing unauthorized transfers, data protection software minimizes the risks of leaks, cyber threats, and accidental exposure. 

The best enterprise data protection solutions integrate features like data discovery, classification, data loss prevention, and access control. Enterprise companies choose platforms that show where sensitive data is stored, enforce consistent security policies, and protect information across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

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