This guide explains how modern data security starts with accurate, context-aware data classification across complex cloud environments. It introduces Wiz’s multi-phase approach: building a real-time inventory of data assets across multi-cloud platforms, analyzing objects through metadata and semantic clustering, classifying sensitive data using tiered methods (metadata, sampling, or full scanning), and taking action using the 5R framework (reduce, restrict, relabel, relocate, reconfigure). It emphasizes visibility as the foundation—mapping data, access, and relationships to uncover risks and attack paths. The key takeaway is that effective data security requires continuous visibility, intelligent classification aligned to business context, and automated remediation to reduce risk at scale.

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