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Ten Things That NetIQ Data AccessGovernance Can Do for You
Securing sensitive data from unauthorized access is a universal objective.
But unfortunately, most organizations tend to focus on protecting regulateddata, with less concern for the sensitive information in file-based data.
That’s where NetIQ Data Access Governance (DAG) can help.
The traditional focus on data security has been on records stored in databases. Known as“structured data,” this data is a primary source for personal identifiable information (PII),
health records, account numbers, passwords, and other confidential information that, whenaccessed by unauthorized individuals, can have potentially devastating consequences.
An equally vulnerable, but historically less emphasized data set, is “unstructured data” orfile-based data—the word processing, spreadsheets, media, virtual images, and other files
that make up more than 80 percent of an organization’s stored data. Unstructured data canalso contain sensitive information that needs to be protected. In some cases, it could be PII,
but it can also be the “crown jewels” of a company’s data. Excel files might contain profit
and loss data, Word files might include legal information, and PowerPoint files might include
sales forecasts.
NetIQ Data Access Governance by OpenText helps secure access to sensitive unstructured
data in many ways. Here are ten.

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Reduces risk. Through the reporting capabilities built into NetIQ DAG, you can determine
where sensitive and high-value files are being stored and who has access to them—providing the details you need to take corrective action.
 erforms analysis and provides insight into data locations. The reporting capabilities
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provide extensive details on the files themselves and answers such questions as: “What files
are being stored?” “When was the last time a file was accessed?” “Who owns the file?”“Who can access this file?” and “How is a user’s access to a file derived?”
 educes your data footprint and exposure. After performing an analysis of your stored
Rdata, you can have NetIQ DAG take automated action by moving, deleting, or archiving files.

Applies active data governance policies directly to designated locations. Through TargetDriven policies that you apply to sensitive and high-value network folders or shares,
you can lock down access to only authorized users, monitor unauthorized accessattempts, and perform data cleanup actions.

Unstructured data can also contain sensitive informationthat needs to be protected. In some cases, it could be PII,
but it can also be the “crown jewels” of a company’s data.

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 ngages line-of-business data owners in data management. It’s the line-of-business
Edata owners who are familiar with the data being stored. Working with the network
administrators, data owners can review NetIQ DAG reports and analytics and then specify
who should have access to folders or shares storing sensitive or high-value data, alongwith which files should be retained, archived, deleted, or better secured.
 orrects overexposure. Through NetIQ DAG’s reporting and analytics capabilities, you canC
identify which sensitive and high-value data is accessible by unauthorized users—eitherthrough improper group membership access or the data being stored in a less secure
location—and then implement policies or workloads to take action to remediate the risks.
 nforces least privilege user access. NetIQ DAG protects your sensitive and high-valueEdata repositories by limiting access permissions to only those users authorized throughpolicy—preventing “privilege creep” that can occur over time.
 utputs files, enabling large-scale data disposition. NetIQ DAG’s reporting capabilities
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include the ability to output reports as .CSV files that can be imported into third-party
applications that can perform large-scale move, copy, or cleanup operations of sensitiveor high-value data.
 nables access reviews. In addition to generating security reports, NetIQ DAG canEgenerate an abstraction that can be utilized by NetIQ Identity Governance to conduct
access reviews on unstructured data repositories. This enables you to provide attestationin an audit that only authorized users are able to access sensitive and high-value
unstructured data.

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 onnects IAM processes for automatic lifecycle management of data. As NetIQ
CIdentity Manager (or any other account provisioning system) provisions network
application access to users, NetIQ DAG can simultaneously provision personal
network storage for users and provide access to collaborative storage for teams
and projects—all based on user identity and role.

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