Data security and privacy news, guides and analysis covering DLP, DSPM, encryption, data protection, data discovery, backup security and privacy technology.
TLDR The best sensitive data discovery tools in order of fit: Spirion for on-premises file share depth, Varonis for unstructured data with behavioral context, BigID for data inventory programs at scale, Cyera for agentless cloud-first scanning, Securiti for privacy and…
TLDR Browser DLP tools enforce data loss prevention controls directly inside the browser session, covering paste, in-page typing, file uploads, and rendered content capture that endpoint agents cannot see. The vendors covered here include Microsoft Purview, Island, Menlo Security, Strac,…
The best AI SOC tools for Microsoft Sentinel environments fall into two non-overlapping categories: Microsoft Security Copilot, which provides AI assistance embedded inside Sentinel and Defender XDR for analysts who are already in those consoles, and third-party AI SOC platforms,…
Browser security tools for SaaS work by instrumenting the point where every session actually runs: the browser tab. Unlike API-based CASB, which requires a published integration and sees data only after it reaches the vendor’s cloud, browser-layer tools intercept keystrokes,…
The best service account management tools for security teams are Delinea Secret Server, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management, ManageEngine PAM360, Securden Unified PAM, Silverfort Identity Protection Platform, Oasis Security, and Entro Security. Choosing between them turns on…
The best agentless DSPM platforms for multi-cloud environments are Wiz, Orca Security, Cyera, Sentra, Securiti, Proofpoint Data Security (formerly Normalyze), Symmetry Systems, and Laminar (now part of Rubrik). Each connects via cloud provider APIs or mounted snapshots rather than installed…
Exposure validation tools test whether your security controls actually stop an attacker traversing your environment, not just whether a vulnerability exists in a scanner’s database. The nine platforms below represent the core of the Gartner AEV category: Pentera, Picus Security,…
Workload identity security covers the mechanisms that give software workloads verifiable, cryptographic identities so they can authenticate to other services without long-lived secrets. The field spans open standards like SPIFFE/SPIRE, cloud-native services like AWS IAM Roles for Service Accounts and…
The best DSPM tools for Azure depend on which Purview tier you already own and where your sensitive data actually lives. For organizations whose data is mostly inside Microsoft 365 and Azure-native services, the right starting point is a Purview…
The best AI SOC analyst tools for tier-1 alert investigation are purpose-built autonomous agents that execute multi-step investigations, gather evidence across integrated data sources, and produce a structured, auditable verdict with supporting reasoning. They are distinct from SIEM correlation rules…
