# Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)

See Every Risk Hiding in Your Data, Then Eliminate It Fast.

## Shadow data and open access create blind spots legacy tools miss

### Exposure You Can’t Explain
Finding sensitive data is easy. Understanding whose data it is, who can reach it, and why access exists is where most programs stall.

### Risk Spreads Across Modern Systems
Sensitive data sprawls across SaaS, cloud, and file-based environments, including systems with layered permission models like Salesforce and Amazon S3.

### Too Much Manual Follow-Through
If policies aren’t operationalized, discovery doesn’t change reality. Work piles up in tickets, ownership gets fuzzy, and reducing exposure at scale becomes slow and inconsistent.

## Business Outcomes Delivered

### DSPM that turns noisy data into real-time risk decisions

### 96%+
Sensitive data discovery accuracy
Accuracy rises from 10% to 96%+, revealing every critical record in hours.

### 90%
Faster remediation
Automation cuts exposure from days to minutes, preventing breaches.

### 40%
Reduction in total cost of ownership
Lightbeam replaces point tools with an integrated platform, freeing up budget.

#### "Lightbeam’s responsiveness and innovation were the primary reasons we selected Lightbeam over Varonis.”
David Hanna
IT Security, Veridian

## THE LIGHTBEAM ADVANTAGE

### Built for today’s fast-moving, multicloud and SaaS environments

### Complete Control
Lightbeam deploys in your cloud with complete control over your data, integrating with existing infrastructure through APIs. No agents required.

### Automated Discovery
Lightbeam automatically discovers shadow data across structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data sources.

### AI-Powered Classification
Lightbeam maps data to people, business context, and risk. The Data Identity Graph shows whose data you hold, where it lives, and who has access, removing blind spots.

### Visual Risk Scoring
Dynamic scoring highlights hotspots by density and sensitivity, so teams focus on the 20% of data driving 80% of exposure. Weightings can be tuned to match your business impact.

### Automated Remediation
Policy playbooks automatically remediate risks by revoking excessive access, redacting PII, or archiving stale files, without tickets. Every action is logged for audit confidence.

## How it works

### Protect Your Most Sensitive Data with Ease
Lightbeam deploys in SaaS, your cloud, or on-prem. It scans all your data, classifies it with AI, builds the Data Identity Graph, scores risk, and eliminates gaps in data security.

### How Lightbeam Solves Other Data Security Use Cases

#### Data Access Governance
Enforce least privilege by ensuring only the right people access the right data at the right time.

#### Data Classification
Improve classification by using AI to understand business context, not just patterns or keywords.

#### Data Retention
Automate data retention policy enforcement to reduce legal liability, breach risk, and storage costs.

## Security leaders trust lightbeam

“Lightbeam now covers 90% of processes we ran across four tools, letting us cut spend and focus the team on mission-critical work.”
Kiran Sharma,
Director of Security, Snap Finance

“Lightbeam gives us peace of mind by doing the heavy lifting behind the scenes and strengthening client trust.”
David Eddings,
President, InfoObjects

## Frequently Asked Questions

##### Do I have to give Lightbeam access to my sensitive data to use the platform?  
No, Lightbeam can be deployed in your own cloud environment or on-premises with no external access to any of the data. Additional all training of the Data Identity Graph model is local to your deployment and not re-used for other customers.

##### Will Lightbeam impact performance of our production systems?  
Lightbeam uses vendor-approved APIs for cloud and SaaS, pulling metadata and only analyzing content when deep inspection is needed. For on-prem assets, connectors run in separate containers with configurable rate limits and schedules to minimize impact on systems.

##### Can we customize risk scores to match our unique data sensitivity levels?  
Yes. The risk engine lets you adjust weightings for each sensitive attribute, like card numbers or medical records, and add custom attributes critical to your business. You can also tweak scores using volume, location, or access levels. Updates apply instantly to dashboards, reports, and automated policies, keeping the metric aligned with regulatory and business priorities.