Key Takeaways HIPAA compliance begins with knowing where ePHI exists across structured and unstructured data. Continuous data discovery and context-aware classification help maintain an accurate inventory of sensitive healthcare information. Native OCR is essential for identifying ePHI hidden in scanned documents, medical forms, faxes, and image files. Automated remediation, including redaction, encryption, and quarantine, helps reduce the risk of unauthorized … Read More
AI Redaction in 2026: How Automatic PII Redaction Tools Actually Work
Key Takeaways Modern AI redaction combines machine learning, OCR, and contextual analysis to detect and protect sensitive information beyond traditional pattern matching. AI can only redact the data it can first discover, making native OCR essential for scanned PDFs, images, and other unstructured documents. Enterprise AI redaction should support Private Cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and air-gapped deployments to ensure zero data … Read More
PII Detection Tools Compared: What Works in 2026?
Key Takeaways PII detection tools help organizations identify, classify, and protect sensitive data across file shares, cloud storage, databases, emails, and AI workflows. The most important capabilities in 2026 include OCR support, AI readiness, automated classification, Microsoft Purview integration, and support for unstructured data. Different PII scanning tools are designed for different use cases, from Microsoft 365 governance and insider-risk … Read More
2026 HIPAA Security Update: Continuous ePHI Discovery
Key Takeaways The 2026 HIPAA Security Rule update emphasizes continuous ePHI discovery, requiring healthcare organizations to maintain ongoing visibility into where sensitive data resides – not just during annual risk assessments. Continuous data discovery helps reduce compliance risk by identifying hidden ePHI across file shares, cloud storage, email, endpoints, and other unstructured data sources. Organizations that continuously discover, classify, and … Read More
CMMC & DFARS Compliance: Air-Gapped PII Discovery
For US government contractors, data security is no longer just an operational preference. Under frameworks like the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), DFARS, and FISMA, protecting sensitive information has become a direct requirement for participating in the federal supply chain. Source: DoD CIO As the Department of Defense (DoD) continues rolling out mandatory CMMC requirements, the expectations around handling Controlled … Read More
HIPAA Compliance 2026: PHI Discovery & OCR Tools
For years, HIPAA compliance was straightforward: protect the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, and you protect the organization. In 2026 and beyond, that approach no longer works. The real risk has shifted to the messy, unstructured “Dark Data” surrounding the EHR. Protected Health Information (PHI) now leaks into email attachments, billing exports, shared drives, and increasingly, AI workflows. In the … Read More
Multi-State US Data Privacy Compliance
One Tool for HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CCPA & 20+ State Laws In Europe, the GDPR created a unified framework for data privacy. In the United States, the opposite is true: a rapidly expanding patchwork of state-level regulations with no federal equivalent. By 2026, over 20 US states will have enacted their own unique privacy laws. For US firms, this means “compliance” … Read More
GDPR Compliance Checklist for US Companies – Updated
Expanding into the European market is a milestone for any US-based company, but it comes with a significant legal gatekeeper: the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As we move through 2026 and beyond, the cost of “learning as you go” has evaporated. With the full integration of the EU AI Act, fines for data and AI violations can now reach … Read More
Creating Data Leak Reports
In this guide, you will learn how to create data leak reports with PII Tools. Launching a scan The first step towards the successful management of any data leak is to identify what was in the breached data. Open your PII Tools and, on the left side, select Launch Scan. If you performed the scan already, skip to the next … Read More
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