Sensitive data flagging and encryption

Purpose

1. Automate detection, flagging, and secure encryption of sensitive data (e.g., service numbers, medical records, classified identifiers) for Armed Forces associations within Military & Defense corporates, ensuring compliance, privacy, and operational efficiency.

2. Automating this process minimizes manual review, reduces risk of breach, accelerates workflows, and supports veterans’ privacy under strict data governance laws.

3. Automatedly ensures data access is tracked, unauthorized use is prevented, and encrypted data is auditable for internal or governmental oversight.

Trigger Conditions

1. When a record is created or modified in data management systems.

2. If documents include keywords or data patterns (e.g., SSN, DoD ID, health info).

3. Automated upload of documents via web portal, inbox, or third-party integrations.

4. Bulk imports from legacy systems or subcontractor databases.

5. Scheduled scans of document repositories for compliance.

Platform Variants

1 Microsoft Azure Information Protection

- Feature/Setting: Configure auto-labeling policies for PII; sample: automatedly apply ‘Confidential’ when a DoD ID is detected.

2 AWS Macie

- Feature/Setting: Automate sensitive data classification jobs and enable automated encryption actions upon detection.

3 Google Cloud Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

- Feature/Setting: Set up DLP Inspection Jobs for SSNs/medical records; auto-encrypt with CMEK.

4 Salesforce Shield

- Feature/Setting: Automate field-level encryption and shield event monitoring for flagged records.

5 Splunk Enterprise Security

- Feature/Setting: Automate correlation searches for leakage events, trigger role-based access limitations.

6 IBM Guardium

- Feature/Setting: Automated activity monitoring and encryption policy enforcement on military data entities.

7 Symantec Data Loss Prevention

- Feature/Setting: Automate data discovery policies for defense-related files; auto-encrypt on match.

8 McAfee Total Protection for DLP

- Feature/Setting: Configure automated rules for service member info, encrypt or quarantine flagged files.

9 Box Shield

- Feature/Setting: Automate classification and strong access controls with encryption for sensitive veteran files.

10 Egnyte Protect

- Feature/Setting: Automate PII/PHI scanning and instant encryption policy for Military & Defense folders.

11 Google Workspace Security Center

- Feature/Setting: Set automated alerts and DLP rules for email/document sharing, encrypt flagged content.

12 Varonis

- Feature/Setting: Automate detection of access anomalies, enforce encryption at data source.

13 Fortanix Data Security Manager

- Feature/Setting: Automate key management; policies to encrypt detected military PII.

14 OneTrust DataDiscovery

- Feature/Setting: Automatedly scan for and encrypt files with protected veteran data.

15 Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager

- Feature/Setting: Configure automation for sensitive information types and encrypt flagged items.

16 Thales CipherTrust

- Feature/Setting: Automate tokenization/encryption of databases containing service member information.

17 Oracle Advanced Security

- Feature/Setting: Automate transparent data encryption (TDE) for military records upon data entry.

18 Proofpoint Information Protection

- Feature/Setting: Automate policy-driven encryption and alerting for outbound/inbound sensitive content.

19 Smarsh Archive

- Feature/Setting: Automate compliance archiving and encryption for flagged communications.

20 SolarWinds Access Rights Manager

- Feature/Setting: Automate user access revocation and data encryption upon unauthorized data discovery.

Benefits

1. Automates detection and protection, removing manual intervention and human error.

2. Automatedly flags and encrypts at-risk data instantaneously, speeding compliance.

3. Enables automatable enforcement and audit trails, essential for defense sector obligations.

4. Strengthens the automating of best-practice security controls for veterans’ welfare.

5. Scalably automates consistent encryption as Armed Forces data volumes grow.

6. Automating sensitive data flagging limits insider threats and data misuse proactively.

7. Increases end-user trust and confidence through visibly automated security governance.