Unlock safe AI adoption with visibility and control—no matter where your data resides

Key takeaways 

• Proofpoint’s unified approach is superior to fragmented tools. It combines data discovery, classification, and access governance in a single solution. This reduces data exposure and enables safe AI adoption. 
• Proofpoint extends AI-powered DSPM to on-premises data. This means consistent, effective and efficient discovery and classification of data across all environments.  
• New AI Data Access Governance capabilities give clear visibility and control, helping teams identify risky user and AI access and enforce least privilege. 

As companies speed up AI adoption, one problem stands out: data exposure risk. The challenge isn’t just finding sensitive information—it’s controlling who and what can access it. 

Today, sensitive data sprawls across software as a service (SaaS) applications, cloud platforms, and on-premises systems.  At the same time, more identities can access it. This includes people, service accounts, and AI agents. 

Proofpoint is expanding its Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) solution and introducing powerful new AI Data Access Governance capabilities. These give teams the visibility and control needed to secure sensitive data and adopt AI safely. 

Extending AI-native DSPM to on-premises data 

Proofpoint DSPM now extends AI-powered data classification to on-premises environments.  

Our AI classifiers help teams identify business-critical data. This includes source code, financial documents, employee records, and contracts. 

The same context-aware detection used in cloud and SaaS environments now works for Windows file servers and NAS (network-attached storage) devices. This ensures consistent, precise data discovery across the whole enterprise. 

Proofpoint also automates integration with Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) labeling for on-premises files. AI helps teams find and fix overly broad access at scale. This reduces data exposure without manual effort.  

Unlike point solutions, Proofpoint’s AI classifiers work across our unified data security solution, including DSPM, AI Data Access Governance and Enterprise DLP. Policy enforcement and labeling stay consistent across SaaS and on-premises file repositories. 

Introducing AI Data Access Governance 

As AI use grows, managing data access becomes critical.  

Proofpoint’s new AI Data Access Governance capabilities give teams a clear way to understand and control data access across the enterprise. 

Security teams can use a unified view to: 

• See which users and AI apps can access sensitive data—across all environments 
• Identify risky access patterns such, as public links or broad sharing 
• Prioritize risks based on sensitivity and volume 

Built-in remediation workflows make it easy to fix problems. Teams can remove broad permissions, revoke external sharing, and enforce least-privilege access. Actions can be handled by security teams or delegated to data owners, without disrupting the business.  

AI Data Access Governance also monitors and manages AI tools’ access to sensitive data. Security teams can measure progress and show risk reduction over time. 

Proofpoint: secure data, confident AI adoption 

Many organizations rely on fragmented tools that highlight risks but require manual fixes. This creates delays and gaps between insight and action. 

Proofpoint takes a different approach. As part of Proofpoint Data Security, we unify DSPM and AI Data Access Governance. Teams can find and fix data risks in a single solution. 

With AI-driven insights and remediation workflows, teams can: 

• Reduce data exposure at scale 
• Empower content owners to manage access 
• Lower operational overhead 

The result is a stronger data security posture across all environments. Teams can enforce least-privilege access for all identities, including AI. This paves the way for safe, scalable AI adoption. 

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