Key Capabilities / Features

Purpose-built DSPM architecture:
Proofpoint DSPM’s patented in-place scanning technology discovers and classifies sensitive data where it resides, eliminating the need to move data. This reduces security risks, simplifies deployment, and ensures consistent protection across SaaS, PaaS, public/multi-cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, giving teams peace of mind.

Comprehensive data discovery and classification:
The patented One-Pass Scanner™ identifies and classifies sensitive and valuable data across all environments—providing organizations with full visibility into their data and overall data compliance.

Risk prioritization and context for real-time mitigation:
The platform quantifies the value of sensitive data, evaluates the likelihood of breaches, and prioritizes high-risk data stores. By detecting misconfigurations, visualizing attack paths, and offering AI-guided remediation, teams can efficiently protect and quickly remediate critical assets.

Enforcement of Least Privilege and Data Access Governance (DAG):
Proofpoint DSPM enforces least privilege principles to align with the Zero Trust security model alongside real-time insights into who has access to data and over-permissioned access.

Continuous compliance monitoring:
The platform continuously maps data against over 500 compliance frameworks, flags violations, and generates real-time compliance reports to audit readiness—helping organizations maintain governance and avoid regulatory penalties with ease.

Foundational for securing AI workflows and Gen AI governance:
Proofpoint DSPM secures AI workflows and ensures data integrity by identifying and protecting sensitive data used in AI models like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and AWS Bedrock. APIs for real-time sensitivity analysis enhance AI governance, allowing innovation to proceed without risk.

Cost optimization and data hygiene:
Proofpoint DSPM identifies and manages duplicate, abandoned, or unnecessary data stores—reducing storage costs and shrinking the attack surface.

Enhancing the power of existing data security tools:
Proofpoint DSPM provides enriched context on data sensitivity, access patterns, and risk exposure by integrating with DLP and DDR tools—strengthening security efforts across environments and maximizing the value of existing investments.

How we are different

1) Unique One-Pass Scanning technology: Proofpoint DSPM’s patented One-Pass Scanner™ identifies and classifies sensitive data directly in its native environment so organizations maintain complete control over where the data resides. This approach eliminates the need to move data, reduces risks, and speeds up deployment.

2) Actionable risk insights: Proofpoint DSPM’s DataValuator™ provides users with a monetary value assignment, which helps prioritize risk by quantifying the relative cost of data. This allows organizations to safeguard the most critical assets first. The Data Risk Navigator™ feature goes beyond identifying risks by quantifying the value of the data at risk and assessing the likelihood of a breach. This enables teams to prioritize their efforts based on both business impact and security threats.

3) Comprehensive data coverage: Proofpoint DSPM provides full visibility across all data environments—SaaS, PaaS, public/multi-cloud, on-premises, and hybrid systems—ensuring that no sensitive data is overlooked, even in complex and distributed infrastructures. Customers benefit from streamlined workflows, enhanced productivity, and robust compliance adherence, so they can focus on what matters most to the business.