The Missing Ingredient to Your Data Classification Software

Data sprawl, hybrid cloud adoption and aggressive AI experimentation have dramatically expanded the data footprint of today’s enterprises. As a result, data classification is now essential for preventing sensitive data from slipping through the cracks.

AI-powered classification tools are emerging to solve this challenge at scale. These solutions go beyond traditional rules-based engines. They use machine learning to analyze content, context, metadata and usage behavior to accurately identify and categorize sensitive data across dynamic, distributed environments.

This shift is not just technological. It is strategic. Chief Data Officers and CISOs need visibility and control to meet compliance obligations and reduce business risk. This is where tools like Forcepoint Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) come in. DSPM tools enable teams to discover, classify and monitor data dynamically, especially in unstructured data stores.

What platforms offer advanced, AI-powered data classification?

The Forcepoint DSPM platform offers advanced, AI-powered data classification by combining distributed AI with dynamic, context-aware tagging. Powered by AI Mesh, a highly networked classification architecture that uses a small language model (SLM) along with federated learning, Forcepoint DSPM automatically classifies data based on content, context and risk. This enables fast, precise and scalable classification across hybrid, multicloud and on-premises environments.

Why Leading Platforms Use AI for Data Classification

Enterprises today face a critical visibility gap. They do not know where all their sensitive data lives, or what the biggest risks are. DSPM addresses this challenge by continuously discovering and assessing data risk across the enterprise.

AI-powered data classification makes DSPM more effective. It gives security teams the context they need to prioritize what matters. This includes classifying data by sensitivity, usage, location, and exposure. Unlike manual or rules-based approaches, AI-driven classification can adapt to new data types, understand context and scale across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

This intelligence allows organizations to enforce policy with precision, reduce false positives and streamline compliance management and reporting. AI-powered classification provides a dynamic, risk-based view of the enterprise data landscape. This foundation supports stronger governance and faster response along with sustainable data protection.

What Is Forcepoint AI Mesh and How Does It Classify Data?

Forcepoint AI Mesh is a distributed AI architecture built for enterprise data classification. It uses an SLM combined with deep neural network classifiers and light AI classifiers all tailored to your specific business needs to recognize intellectual property and regulated data. These SLMs work in concert to analyze both the content and context of data with a high degree of precision.

Unlike static models, AI Mesh is tailored to match each organization's specific definitions of sensitive data. It learns to recognize what matters most, whether regulated information, intellectual property or custom categories, so classification is accurate and aligned with business needs from the start.

AI Mesh powers Forcepoint’s DSPM solution by delivering fast, scalable and context-aware classification across hybrid and multicloud environments. It automatically tags data based on sensitivity and exposure, enabling security teams to prioritize high-risk assets, enforce policies effectively and focus on compliance.

Data Security Everywhere Starts with Smart Classification

AI-powered classification is the backbone of modern data security. But classification alone is not enough. Today’s enterprises need consistent, coordinated protection that travels with data, wherever it moves and whoever accesses it.

Forcepoint DSPM represents one of the first steps in our Data Security Everywhere approach—a unified approach that reflects how enterprises actually operate: dynamic, distributed and data-driven.

To see how Forcepoint DSPM and AI Mesh works firsthand, register for a free Data Risk Assessment.