Sensitive Data Scanner
Detection of sensitive data in logs
Sensitive Data Scanner automatically detects and protects sensitive data in the log stream before indexing, ensuring compliance with GDPR, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. The system uses more than 60 predefined patterns for PII, financial data, and secrets, with the ability to define custom rules. Transformation options include masking, hashing, and redaction, with full auditability of all operations.
Enterprise-grade protection compliant with regulatory requirements and security standards
Fast deployment with minimal resource overhead
Dedicated support from a certified partner
Easy integration with your existing infrastructure
Key features
- More than 60 predefined patterns for SSN, credit cards, email, and API keys
- ML-assisted detection for unstructured sensitive data
- Configurable transformations: masking, SHA-256 hashing, full redaction
- Scanning before indexing ensuring that sensitive data is never stored
- Audit trail of all detections and transformations for compliance reporting
Business benefits
- Compliance with GDPR, PCI DSS, and HIPAA through automatic data protection
- Elimination of data breach risk resulting from the presence of sensitive data in logs
- Reduced scope of compliance audits through proactive data protection
- Full visibility into the flow of sensitive data across the organization
- Preservation of log usability for debugging while protecting privacy
Why DataDog?
A leading unified observability platform that combines infrastructure monitoring, APM, logs, security, and more in one place. Datadog provides full visibility into cloud-native environments, Kubernetes, and distributed applications, enabling rapid detection and resolution of issues.
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