Kiteworks + DSPM: Extend Data Protection Beyond Your Perimeter
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Your data security posture management platform does critical work. It discovers sensitive data across your enterprise, classifies it, identifies overexposure risks, and enforces policies on data at rest. But there’s a gap. The moment that data moves—through email, file sharing, SFTP, or APIs—your DSPM loses visibility and control. And when external users access or edit that data, governance vanishes entirely.
Kiteworks extends your DSPM protection downstream. The Data Policy Engine at the heart of the Kiteworks Private Data Network ingests classification labels from your DSPM solution and enforces consistent, auditable policies on data in motion and data in use—even outside your organization. It works with any DSPM platform you’re using.
Here’s how it works. Kiteworks automatically ingests classification labels from your DSPM tools through Microsoft Purview or integrated APIs. It then enforces role- and attribute-based access controls. Policies evaluate the data’s sensitivity label, the user’s role and location, and the action they’re attempting—whether that’s downloading, editing, or sharing.
For high-risk data, enable SafeEDIT possessionless editing. Users can securely edit documents that are streamed from your data center and edited right in their browsers without ever downloading files—eliminating the risk of data leaving your control.
Every transmission is protected with military-grade encryption across email, file sharing, SFTP, APIs, and web forms. Unified audit logging provides your SOC and compliance teams with comprehensive, real-time visibility into every access, share, and transfer event, including external data exchanges.
This extends your DSPM security posture beyond your perimeter. You can now enforce MIP-based controls on sensitive data shared with vendors, partners, and regulators—maintaining the same level of protection throughout your entire supply chain. It simplifies compliance by mapping all activity to frameworks like NIST CSF, GDPR, HIPAA, CMMC, and ISO 27001.
Consider a healthcare example. A hospital’s DSPM classifies protected health information. Kiteworks ingests those labels and automatically prevents PHI downloads to unauthorized users, enables possessionless editing for clinicians, and encrypts secure transmissions to insurance companies and regulatory agencies.
When your DSPM protection stops at your perimeter, sensitive data becomes vulnerable the moment it moves. Kiteworks plus DSPM delivers complete data protection—from rest to motion to use—ensuring your governance extends wherever your data goes.