Modern enterprises continue to invest heavily in data visibility. Discovery solutions promise to map every piece of sensitive data across cloud repositories, email systems, and shared drives. It is an essential first step, but only part of the process.
Discovery reveals the location of data and if it’s sensitive. It does not stop someone from downloading, copying, or sharing that data outside the organization.
A leading insurance provider learned this the hard way. Visibility alone could not protect its most sensitive information once files moved beyond the cloud.
The Insurance Industry’s Moment of Realization
The company implemented a discovery solution to scan and tag data stored in SharePoint, OneDrive, and network drives. The system performed as expected. It identified sensitive data, applied classification labels, and produced dashboards and compliance reports for auditors.
While labeling covered Word and PDF files, it did not extend to images, text files, or other non-standard formats. This left significant portions of sensitive data unclassified and unprotected.
When employees downloaded or shared those files outside the cloud, there was no protection — no encryption, no access control, and no audit trail.
The company quickly recognized a serious gap. Its discovery tool offered excellent visibility but no enforcement. Once a file left the cloud, all control disappeared.
Microsoft’s native tools offered limited options. Their existing E3 license did not include advanced encryption, and upgrading to E5 would come with a steep cost. Even then, protection applied only to specific file types, leaving many formats still exposed.
Turning Insight into Action
That realization prompted the organization to look for a more comprehensive solution. Instead of replacing its discovery system, the team chose to enhance its discovery and protection capabilities with Fasoo Data Radar (FDR) and Fasoo Enterprise DRM (FED).
Fasoo Data Radar expands discovery and classification across file types that the existing solution cannot cover. It identifies sensitive data on endpoints and in connected locations, applies Fasoo classification labels, and triggers encryption policies.
Fasoo Enterprise DRM provides encryption and granular permission control based on those classifications. FED ensures that files remain protected throughout their lifecycle, even after they are downloaded or shared outside the cloud.
The result is a unified data security framework that connects discovery with active protection.
Why Discovery Alone Cannot Close the Loop
Traditional discovery tools shine a light on where sensitive data resides. Without the ability to act on that information, the risk remains unchanged.
Organizations need a bridge between discovery and defense that ensures data remains protected at the point of use, not just at rest and in transit. Fasoo provides that bridge through the combined power of FDR and FED.
By deploying Fasoo Data Radar for discovery and classification alongside Fasoo Enterprise DRM for encryption and control, organizations can:
- Discover and classify sensitive files beyond the limits of existing tools
- Enforce protection automatically based on discovery results
- Maintain visibility after files are shared or downloaded
- Apply encryption and access control to every file type
- Support compliance requirements without limiting productivity
A Smarter Path to Cloud Data Security
As this company discovered, the future of data protection is not only about identifying sensitive information but also keeping it secure wherever it travels.
Discovery solutions will continue to evolve, but their real value appears when paired with persistent, actionable protection. Fasoo Data Radar and Fasoo Enterprise DRM turn visibility into control, ensuring that sensitive data remains protected long after discovery.