Discover Sensitive Data in OneDrive & SharePoint
Your sensitive data doesn't live only in databases. Documents, spreadsheets, and shared files scattered across cloud storage often contain the same PII, financial data, and confidential information you protect in structured systems. Now, DataSunrise extends its discovery capabilities to Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint—giving you complete visibility across your entire cloud ecosystem.
The Blind Spot: Unstructured Cloud Storage
Organizations invest heavily in database security, yet sensitive data routinely escapes into cloud file storage:
- HR uploads employee records to SharePoint
- Sales teams store customer lists in OneDrive
- Finance shares spreadsheets containing payment details
- Support archives tickets with personal information
Without visibility into these repositories, compliance gaps grow silently. You can't protect what you can't see.
DataSunrise Now Scans Microsoft 365 Storage
DataSunrise Data Discovery now connects directly to OneDrive and SharePoint, scanning files for sensitive content using the same detection engine that protects your databases:
- Documents — Word files, PDFs, and text documents
- Spreadsheets — Excel files with structured and unstructured data
- Shared folders — Team sites, document libraries, and personal drives
- Nested content — Files within folders, subfolders, and shared spaces
Unified Detection Across Your Ecosystem
The same Information Types and detection rules you've configured for database discovery apply automatically to cloud storage scans:
- Credit card numbers in a spreadsheet? Detected.
- Social Security Numbers in a shared document? Flagged.
- Email addresses in a PDF attachment? Found.
No need to maintain separate policies. One configuration protects everything.
AI-Enhanced Accuracy
Cloud file scans benefit from DataSunrise AI Score, our machine learning layer that reduces false positives:
- Context-aware analysis distinguishes real sensitive data from look-alikes
- Confidence scores help prioritize remediation efforts
- Vertical analysis examines patterns across similar files
How It Works
- Connect — Authenticate DataSunrise with your Microsoft 365 tenant
- Configure — Select OneDrive accounts and SharePoint sites to scan
- Discover — Run scans on demand or schedule periodic discovery
- Review — Examine results in unified discovery reports alongside database findings
Complete Cloud Visibility
With OneDrive and SharePoint support, DataSunrise now provides sensitive data discovery across:
| Data Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| SQL Databases | Full discovery and protection |
| NoSQL Databases | Full discovery and protection |
| Cloud Object Storage (S3, Azure Blob) | Discovery support |
| Microsoft OneDrive | Discovery support |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Discovery support |
Key Benefits
- Close compliance gaps — Find sensitive data wherever it lives
- Unified reporting — Single view across databases and cloud storage
- Consistent policies — Same detection rules everywhere
- Reduced risk — No more shadow data in file shares
Get Started
OneDrive and SharePoint discovery is available now. Configure your Microsoft 365 connection in DataSunrise and start scanning your cloud storage today.
For setup instructions, see the Data Discovery documentation in our User Guide.
