It also allows organizations to have the required knowledge about the sensitivity of the data they process."įile analysis technologies discover, index, and track growing volumes of structured and unstructured data, no matter where it resides. It is vital to security, privacy, and data governance programs. According to Gartner Hype Cycle for Cyber and IT Risk Management 2021, "Data classification enables an effective and efficient prioritization for data governance programs that span value, security, access, usage, privacy, storage, ethics, quality, and retention. "We are proud of the unrivaled accuracy of the data classification and file analysis capabilities underlying our platform's protection of personal, sensitive, and regulated data across the key stages of enterprise readiness-from data security and data privacy to broad data governance initiatives."ĭata classification technologies apply a level of confidentiality and defined handling instructions to each piece of information. "In our opinion, inclusion in seven Gartner Hype Cycles across two different technology categories underscores the depth and breadth of our data privacy and protection solutions," stated Kevin Coppins, Spirion President and CEO. Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting new opportunities.