Data Classification
Classify and tag every file in minutes, turning chaos into control.
Classify your data. Control access. Eliminate blind spots.
Unknown Data Risks
Sensitive data is everywhere, without labels, you can’t secure what you can’t see.
Inaccurate DLP Enforcement
Without accurate classification, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) becomes time consuming and costly.
Compliance Blind Spots
Misclassified or unlabeled data puts you at risk of compliance violations and audit failures.
Classify, label, and govern sensitive data at enterprise speed
96%
Labeling accuracy delivered
Contextual AI reaches 96%+ accuracy, ending tedious human reviews.
90%
Exposure risk reduced
Identity-aware remediation shrinks data exposure and risk of breaches and ransomware attacks..
80%
Faster audit readiness
Pre-built dashboards streamline compliance work required for audits.
“We chose Lightbeam because it offered us granular control and unique insights into our sensitive data, including the ability to figure out the identities associated with sensitive data, something no other solution matched.”
David Hanna
IT Security, Veridian Credit Union
Classify with Accuracy, Context, and Identity Awareness
Contextual AI Labeling
Goes beyond pattern matching by using business context to classify data accurately, reducing DLP false positives and eliminating manual re-classification.
Identity-Aware Mapping
Links sensitive data to the people it belongs to and who can access it, enabling precise access governance and rapid response to risk.
Explore the Data Identity GraphReal-Time Classification
Automatically scans and classifies structured, unstructured, and shadow data in real time, keeping policies current as data moves and changes.
AI-Powered Classification That Understands Your Data
Lightbeam scans and classifies data by type, sensitivity, and ownership, using context and identity to ensure accuracy across all environments.
How Lightbeam Solves Other Data Security Use Cases
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Discover and classify structured and unstructured data, surface risk and reduce exposure at scale.
Learn MoreData Access Governance
Enforce least privilege by ensuring only the right people access the right data, with full context.
Learn MoreInsider Threat
Boost DLP accuracy by applying native labels through precise data discovery and classification.
Learn MoreSecurity Leaders Trust Lightbeam
“If a data breach occurred, it could have been a $100,000 issue. Now using Lightbeam, the cost of potential data breaches becomes zero.”
“It’s easy to use, easy to onboard, and enables everyone to be an owner of client data privacy. This ensures accountability and enables us to always provide the best experience possible for clients.”
Questions about smarter data classification?
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Lightbeam classify both structured and unstructured data without impacting performance?
Lightbeam connects via APIs, then uses parallel processing and auto-sclaing to scan data at rest. Its Contextual-AI Engines built on top of NLP and RAG (among other techniques), identify sensitive attributes and personal identifiers, while the Data Identity Graph resolves each record to an owner. Because scanning happens out-of-band with throttling controls, production performance stays safe, and no sensitive data or metadata ever leaves your environment.
Our PlatformCan we customize classification to detect niche or proprietary data formats?
Absolutely. Security teams can build custom detectors to identify proprietary business data formats. Lightbeam trains new lightweight models inside your boundary, so sensitive AI training material never leaves your organization. Custom tags flow into dashboards and downstream enforcement just like built-in ones.
Data ClassificationHow do Lightbeam labels integrate with Microsoft Purview and Google Workspace?
Lightbeam writes native sensitivity labels via public APIs, preserving encryption keys and retention settings. As labels sync, Purview, Google Drive, and other DLP tools automatically enforce your policies, with no manual rule updates.
Data ClassificationHow does Lightbeam integrate with my existing DLP solution?
Lightbeam applies native labels for your DLP engine, saving it from needing to scan the files, and allowing it to focus on what it does best: Enforcement.
Data ClassificationCan Lightbeam improve classification accuracy in Microsoft Purview?
Yes. Lightbeam’s contextual AI discovers and classifies data independently, then writes Purview labels. A California Bank saw accuracy increase dramatically after Lightbeam classification and labeling, improving Proofpoint DLP effectiveness.
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