Segment 03

Personal Data Discovery Engine

Locate personal data before it becomes a liability. Under DPDPA Section 8, Data Fiduciaries must implement reasonable security safeguards — but you can't protect what you can't find. ISATPRO scans your environment to discover, classify, and risk-rate personal data.

What ISATPRO Scans

Deep discovery across your entire digital infrastructure — endpoints, databases, cloud, and collaboration platforms.

Databases

SQL, NoSQL, and data warehouses scanned for Aadhaar, PAN, passport, and other DPDPA-classified personal data.

Endpoints & File Shares

Workstations, shared drives, and NAS devices scanned for spreadsheets, documents, and files containing PII.

Cloud Storage

AWS S3, Azure Blob, GCP buckets, and SaaS platforms analysed for publicly accessible or unclassified personal data.

Collaboration Tools

SharePoint, Google Drive, and similar platforms checked for sensitive data in shared documents and folders.

Application Servers

Backend systems, APIs, and logs reviewed for personal data leakage and improper storage practices.

Web Applications

Customer-facing portals and applications audited for data collection forms that may capture personal data without proper consent flows.

Classification

Risk-Based Classification

Every discovered PII instance is classified by risk level, helping you prioritise remediation based on exposure severity.

Critical

Aadhaar, biometric, health data, financial identifiers with public exposure or no access controls

Aadhaar numbers in public S3 buckets, salary data in shared drives

High

PII with inadequate classification, missing retention policies, or broad internal access

Customer PAN cards in Excel files, mobile numbers in ticketing systems

Medium

Personal data with basic controls but missing DPDPA-specific compliance measures

Email addresses without consent records, employee data without DPA

Low

Properly classified and protected personal data with established controls

Data with valid consent, proper retention, and access logging

Why Discovery Matters Under DPDPA

Section 8(7) — Storage Limitation: Personal data must be erased when the purpose of processing is no longer served and retention is no longer necessary. Without discovery, you can't identify data that should have been deleted.

Section 8(4) — Reasonable Security Safeguards: Data Fiduciaries must implement reasonable security safeguards to prevent data breaches. Discovery identifies unprotected PII that falls outside your security perimeter.

Section 8(6) — Breach Notification: If a breach occurs, you must notify the Board and affected Data Principals. Discovery helps you understand what data was compromised and where it was stored.

Penalties (Section 33): Non-compliance can result in penalties up to ₹250 crore. Undiscovered PII is the most common source of compliance failures during audits.

Sample Scan Results

2,847
PII Records
12
High-Risk Sources
38
Systems Scanned
15
Classified Assets

Based on anonymised production scan. Actual results vary by organisation size, infrastructure, and data volume.

Don't Wait for an Audit to Discover Your Data

Run a discovery scan now and understand your PII exposure before regulators do.

Request a Discovery Scan