Know What Personal Data You Have and Where It Lives
Neostra’s Data Discovery module helps you scan, identify, and classify personal data across your systems giving your teams the visibility needed for compliance, governance, and user trust.
Why Data Discovery Matters
Privacy compliance begins with knowing your data. Whether it’s fulfilling access requests, managing risk, or proving accountability - you can’t protect what you can’t see.
Neostra goes beyond surface-level scanning, helping you locate sensitive personal data across structured, semi-structured, and unstructured sources through deep, automated discovery that evolves with your systems.
Automated Data Scanning
Scan structured (e.g., SQL), semi-structured (e.g., JSON, XML), and unstructured (e.g., files, emails) sources across cloud and on-prem systems.
Scheduled & On-Demand Scans
Run full or incremental scans on your schedule or trigger them as needed.
Personal Data Detection & Tagging
Detects identifiers like name, email, Aadhaar, PAN, phone, biometric, and more using pre-defined and custom pattern matching.
Data Classification
Categorize data into sensitivity tiers (e.g., sensitive personal data vs general personal data) to inform downstream controls.
Data Lineage & Mapping
Visualize where personal data resides, how it flows, and which systems it connects - enabling privacy impact analysis and governance.
Privacy Control Triggers
Automatically flag sensitive or high-risk data for review, retention enforcement, or minimization actions before issues arise.
Built for Compliance and Operational Visibility
Scales across all kinds of data environments, whether big, small or growing fast
Achieve Deep Visibility into your Data Estate
Seamlessly assign tasks, track progress, and collaborate across departments to handle requests efficiently.
Bring Clarity to your Data
Discover personal data with precision using Neostra.
Questions about the Data Discovery? We’ve got you covered
What is data discovery in the context of privacy compliance?
Data discovery is the process of locating and identifying personal data across your organization’s systems. It’s essential for fulfilling privacy rights, enforcing policies, and staying compliant with global privacy laws like GDPR, DPDPA, and CCPA. Neostra helps you discover where personal data resides across databases, files, and platforms.
Can Neostra detect personal and sensitive personal data?
Yes. Neostra identifies various data types such as names, emails, Aadhaar numbers, PANs, phone numbers, IP addresses, biometric data, and other global identifiers. You can also configure your own custom data patterns.
How does Neostra map data lineage and relationships?
Neostra builds a visual map of where personal data is stored, how it flows across systems, and what processes or teams are involved giving you full transparency into your data ecosystem.
Can I schedule recurring data discovery scans?
Yes. Neostra allows you to set up recurring (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly) scans to keep your data visibility up-to-date essential for ongoing compliance and audits.
How can I view discovery results and insights?
All scan results are visualized in a dashboard where you can filter by data type, system, classification level, and location. You can also export reports for audits or internal reviews.
What types of data sources can Neostra scan?
Neostra supports scanning of:
Structured data (e.g., SQL databases)
Semi-structured formats (e.g., JSON, XML)
Unstructured data (e.g., documents, email files)
You can schedule scans or run them on demand depending on your data inventory needs.
Does Neostra support data classification?
Yes. After scanning, Neostra classifies data by sensitivity levels (e.g., personal vs. sensitive personal data that’s set up by you), which helps enforce appropriate controls and retention policies.
Is the discovery process customizable per data source or department?
Yes. You can set different rules for different teams, systems, or business units ensuring the scan respects your internal structures and regulatory boundaries.
Is any personal data stored during or after scanning?
No. Neostra stores only metadata and tagged information from the scan, not the raw personal data itself ensuring your data remains secure and under your control.
Is Neostra’s Data Discovery module compliant with global privacy laws?
Yes. It’s designed to support global privacy obligations under GDPR, DPDPA, and CCPA etc., helping you enforce data minimization, fulfill rights requests, and maintain audit-readiness.