Your SaaS Data Is Overexposed: Take the Step to Find and Fix It

The purpose of most SaaS applications is to drive productivity and collaboration. Microsoft 365 OneDrive is one of those applications that we trust with our IP, personal information, financial information, and more. Many times, these shared folders have security holes from oversharing and forgotten accounts. What starts as productivity eventually becomes overexposed data and security gaps leaving your organization open to data scraping, accidental data loss, or even ransomware. 

What’s required is a constant data risk assessment. To help answer the critical question: How much of your company’s data is sitting exposed to potential data breach and non-compliance right now? Forcepoint created a free Data Risk Assessment (DRA). It’s an easy, self-driven, no cost way to shine a light on your Microsoft OneDrive data exposure.  Think of it as an X-ray for your data layer.

In this blog post, I'll walk you through how DRA works, the surprising risks we’ve uncovered in real customer environments and why it might be the most important step you take this year to understand your Microsoft data risk. 

Let’s dive in.

What Makes Forcepoint’s Data Risk Assessment Unique?

What sets Forcepoint’s Data Risk Assessment apart is its speed, simplicity, and depth of insight: 

• Rapid Setup: In the time it takes for a coffee break, get started in minutes with a streamlined SaaS onboarding process.
• AI-Driven Classification: Automatically identify and classify sensitive data like PII, PHI, and PCI with high AI enabled accuracy.
• Continuous Visibility: Begin to see where your data is, who has access, and what’s at risk.
• Behavioral Analytics: DDR continuously monitors for suspicious activity, such as unauthorized access or data movement.
• Actionable Insights: Receive a detailed risk posture score and prioritized remediation steps.
  This isn’t just a scan—it’s a strategic lens into your data security health.

What We’ve Found When Running Discovery and Classification in Real-World Environments

Some real examples of data risk we’ve uncovered:

• Discovered 1.5 billion files in OneDrive
• Found overexposed data, incorrect ownership, public access, and ROT (redundant, obsolete, trivial data)
• Found pictures of passports of former employees in unencrypted files on public shares
• Found a file containing usernames and passwords for critical systems in the manufacturing department—unencrypted and publicly shared
• Found Purview-labeled data that was under classified (e.g., marked “Public” when it should have been “Highly Sensitive”)
• Found data accessible from outside the geographic region it originated in (data sovereignty compliance issue)

These findings highlight the urgent need for visibility and control over data sprawl.

What Are the Next Steps to Reducing Data Risk at Your Company?

1- Start with the Data Risk Assessment from Forcepoint right now
Visit Forcepoint.com/DRA to begin your 14-day free data risk assessment.

2- Connect Your Environment
Quickly link your Microsoft OneDrive and begin scanning in minutes.

3- Review Your Risk Posture
Use Forcepoint’s dashboards to understand your data exposure, compliance gaps, and insider risks.

4- Take Action
Work with your Forcepoint representative to take the next steps to:

• Reclassify sensitive data
• Remove public access
• Reduce permissions
• Monitor for ongoing threats    

5- Share the Results
Download your DRA report and share it with stakeholders to drive data security improvements across your organization.

Ready to uncover your hidden data risks?

Start your free assessment today and take the first step toward a more secure, compliant, and resilient data environment. Here's a quick video that walks you through the three easy steps to get started with a free data risk assessment.