DSPM Fundamentals

We’ll get an overview of what to expect from the course—including key learning objectives, the structure of each module, and how DSPM equips you to tackle modern data security and AI governance challenges.

We’ll explore why traditional tools fall short in securing sensitive data—and how DSPM helps organizations gain visibility, reduce risk, and safely adopt innovations like Generative AI.

We’ll define DSPM and explain how it provides deep, contextual visibility into data risks across cloud, SaaS, and AI systems—empowering proactive data security and compliance.

We’ll walk through the core capabilities of a modern DSPM platform and how they work together to govern and secure sensitive data, streamline compliance, and reduce data + AI risks.

We’ll learn how DSPM automatically discovers data assets across all environments, classifies sensitive data accurately, and overcomes the challenges of shadow data.

We’ll explore how DSPM uses contextual intelligence to connect data with business, risk, and regulatory context—so you can make faster, smarter security decisions.

We’ll see how DSPM detects toxic combinations—when multiple low-risk issues combine into serious risks—and how it uses data context to surface high-priority risks.

We’ll look at how DSPM identifies and prioritizes misconfigurations that expose sensitive data—helping teams cut through alert fatigue and focus on what matters.

We’ll dive into how to get better visibility into who has sensitive data access, spot risky access patterns, and enforce controls to prevent unauthorized data access.

We’ll uncover how DSPM maps data flows across cloud and AI systems, tracks lineage, and detects risks—so sensitive data is governed from source to destination.

We’ll explore how DSPM helps identify and reduce redundant, obsolete, and trivial data—reducing cost and risk while improving data quality, compliance, and AI efficacy.

We’ll examine how DSPM discovers AI systems, secures the data powering them, and applies controls via LLM firewalls to defend against AI-specific threats.

We’ll learn how DSPM automates compliance across data+AI regulations like GDPR and the EU AI Act—streamlining audits, testing controls, and maintaining continuous compliance readiness.

We’ll see how DSPM speeds up risk response through policy-driven automated remediation—fixing misconfigurations and data exposures before they escalate.

We’ll learn how DSPM helps assess breach impact, quantify financial and security risk, and automates response, including regulatory notifications.

We’ll compare DSPM with legacy security tools—and show how a unified, data-centric approach fills visibility gaps and delivers stronger protection across the board.