Dig Security, a startup Israeli cloud data security provider, has added support for optical character recognition (OCR) to its flagship data security platform.The added support enables Dig's customers to detect sensitive customer data in image files, such as passports and driver’s licenses stored in the cloud, the company said in a prepared statement.Dig’s agentless platform runs within the customer’s cloud account and continuously scans cloud object storage for new and historical files. When relevant files are found, Dig uses OCR technology to convert scanned paper documents, PDF files, or digital images into searchable data. It then detects sensitive data such as PII, credit cards, and compliance-related records. Dig classifies the data and provides a visual view of the relevant bucket or database where the images are stored – along with associated records, lineage, and permissions. Dig applies contextual threat modeling and risk analysis, alerting security teams in situations where sensitive data is at significant risk of exposure. Once detected and classified, Dig uses DDR to continuously monitor files containing sensitive data. It then alerts security teams in real time when such data is exposed (e.g., by being moved into a publicly-accessible bucket). Today’s enterprises need OCR capabilities and cannot rely on discovery and classification of text files alone, said Dan Benjamin, Dig co-founder and chief executive. As he explained:“There is an overwhelming amount of sensitive data in image files, and data left unprotected and unmonitored increases the risk of data exfiltration and breaches. We are proud to offer the industry’s only DSPM platform with OCR, providing our customers with holistic data security.”
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Dig Security’s Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) Solution Adds OCR For Image Classification
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D. Howard Kass
D. Howard Kass is a contributing editor to MSSP Alert. He brings a career in journalism and market research to the role. He has served as CRN News Editor, Dataquest Channel Analyst, and West Coast Senior Contributing Editor at Channelnomics. As the CEO of The Viewpoint Group, he led groundbreaking market research.
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