BigID and Kiteworks Partnership Protects Private Data Exchange From Discovery to Enforcement

 

Organizations today face a critical gap in their data security strategy: They can identify where sensitive information lives, but they struggle to protect it once it moves. The BigID and Kiteworks partnership solves this problem by connecting enterprise-wide data discovery with automated policy enforcement. BigID scans your entire data landscape—on-premises systems, cloud storage, and SaaS applications—to find and classify sensitive content. Kiteworks then takes those classifications and applies real-time protections whenever that data is shared through email, file transfers, APIs, or web forms.

When BigID identifies sensitive data, it applies detailed labels that indicate the type and risk level of that information, including support for Microsoft Purview Information Protection labels. The Kiteworks Private Data Network reads these labels and automatically enforces the right security controls: encryption for confidential documents, watermarking for tracking, digital rights management to control access, and blocking when necessary. Every action—every access, share, and modification—gets recorded in a centralized audit log that simplifies compliance reporting for regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, CMMC 2.0, and SOX.

This integration extends protection beyond your internal network to third-party vendors and supply chain partners, ensuring sensitive data stays secure during external collaboration. The solution works with your existing BigID deployment without requiring any infrastructure changes, making it straightforward to operationalize. For security teams that have invested in data security posture management, this partnership turns visibility into action—converting data labels and risk assessments into enforceable policies that protect information wherever it travels.