Beyond Discovery: Confidencial's Cloud Protector Sets A New Standard For Identifying, Managing, and Protecting Sensitive Unstructured Data

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Menlo Park-based data protection company Confidencial has unveiled Cloud Protector, an innovative data protection platform designed around data-centric zero-trust fundamentals that enables organizations to manage the security and compliance of sensitive unstructured data while enabling teams to leverage it for business-critical workflows and collaboration.

Cloud Protector represents a much-needed iteration on DSPM and DLP solutions, moving beyond compliance-driven discovery and folder-level access to deliver proactive, persistent, and granular data management and security. Traditional approaches stop at identifying risk–Cloud Protector takes action by eliminating exposure with patented fine-grain encryption that stays with the data—even beyond your infrastructure. Combining compliance fundamentals with built-in Information Rights Management (IRM), it ensures continuous protection while enabling secure and compliant AI adoption, as well as robust data governance—an area of focus in recent standards such as ISO/IEC 42001:2023.

From deeper discovery and automated remediation, Cloud Protector finds regulated data and secrets across 60+ unstructured file formats on-prem and in the cloud. Its policy-driven selective encryption ensures only authorized users—human or AI—can access sensitive data, maintaining security, enforcing compliance, and protecting sensitive information inside and beyond the enterprise.

A RETURN TO ROOTS
The solution was launched at a day-long event, co-hosted with InfraGard along with security industry leaders. The event was a notable homecoming for Confidencial, as Cloud Protector is built on IP first developed at SRI through DARPA-funded projects focused on secure, privacy-preserving data sharing and resilience against large-scale compromise.

The significance of launching at SRI was not lost on Confidencial CTO and co-founder Karim Eldefrawy: "We're hoping that one day, people look back at SRI as the birthplace of the technology that truly moved the needle on data protection."

INTELLIGENT MEETS AUTOMATIC
Cloud Protector uniquely focuses on identifying and securing unstructured data, which comprises 90% of an enterprise's total inventory and is notoriously difficult to manage and protect, especially when it comes to complex data like intellectual property and trade secrets. As Karim explains, "With the vast amount of data in today's organizations, manually classifying and securing it all is impossible—it must be automated. Cloud Protector simplifies the process of protecting data from A to Z, eliminating the need to cobble together multiple point solutions." Here's how:

• Scans your entire ecosystem to identify sensitive data across all environments.
• Analyzes data for risk and provides detailed visibility into exposure in real time.
• Enforces company retention policies to streamline data lifecycle management, ensuring seamless document deletion, archival, and encryption.
• Enables granular, policy-driven protection for specific sensitive fields or sections within documents, not just entire files.
• Controls access to specific elements within documents, embedding zero-trust at the data layer.
• Keeps data protected and traceable, even when it leaves your network.

SEE CLOUD PROTECTOR IN ACTION—RISK-FREE
Confidencial understands that mitigating risks starts with knowing where they exist. To help organizations gain better visibility into their unstructured data, Confidencial is offering a free, no-obligation scan of up to 100GB with a detailed report on sensitive data risks, exposure, and potential breach costs. Request it here.

As unstructured data grows exponentially, visibility is no longer optional—it's critical. Blind spots pose risks you can't afford. Confidencial's Cloud Protector uncovers vulnerabilities before they become liabilities, ensuring sensitive data remains secure everywhere—empowering businesses to innovate with confidence. Learn more about Cloud Protector here.

About Confidencial
Our mission is to be woven into the technology fabric used by enterprises to govern and secure the sensitive information sitting inside their unstructured data. As an indispensable pillar of agentic AI infrastructure, Confidencial empowers responsible AI innovation and exploration without sacrificing ready and robust compliance, especially in highly regulated industries. No matter the threat or tactic, your data stays secure while getting more usable—and valuable—than ever. For more information, visit confidencial.io.

SOURCE Confidencial Inc