Innovator Spotlight: Normalyze

In today’s fast-paced digital world, data breaches have become the norm, not the exception. With data sprawled across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments, organizations face critical challenges in maintaining visibility and control. Recent statistics are alarming—according to IBM’s 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report, the average breach now costs $4.45 million, with public cloud breaches being even more expensive. As regulations tighten, like the SEC’s mandate to disclose “material breaches” within four days, businesses are under increasing pressure to maintain a proactive data security posture.

As a seasoned vCISO my ever-growing concern is: “It’s no longer just about plugging the holes as they appear; it’s about understanding the full scope of your data environment. If you don’t know where your critical data is, who’s accessing it, or how it’s being used, you’re running blind—an unacceptable risk in today’s landscape.”

Normalyze answers these challenges head-on, providing a Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) platform that offers deep visibility, classification, and control over all data assets, ensuring companies stay ahead of emerging threats and maintain compliance.

What we do at Normalyze:

Normalyze’s DSPM platform is a game-changer for organizations looking to secure their most sensitive data across complex, distributed environments. Through its One-Pass Scanner and Data Access Graphs™, Normalyze enables comprehensive discovery, classification, and monitoring of data wherever it resides—whether in SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, or on-prem environments. By providing real-time insights into data access, risk profiles, and potential breach paths, Normalyze equips security teams to enforce least privilege access, ensuring that sensitive data remains protected, and compliance is maintained.

The platform’s integration capabilities set it apart, allowing seamless connectivity with existing security stacks while enhancing governance and risk management processes. Normalyze’s AI-driven recommendations guide teams through effective remediation strategies, reducing manual intervention and accelerating response times.

The platform’s robust automation features ensure continuous data protection, even as new assets are introduced, or environments evolve.

For organizations embarking on AI-driven projects or large-scale data migrations, Normalyze provides critical visibility and control, mitigating risks before they materialize. By continuously scanning and classifying data, Normalyze enables security teams to focus their efforts on what matters most…securing the assets that are essential to business success.

“At Normalyze, we ask: ‘It’s 2 a.m. Do you know where your data is?’ This question highlights the ever-present challenge that keeps many hard-working security teams up at night,” said Amer Deeba, CEO at Normalyze. “Normalyze DSPM helps data and security teams understand what sensitive or valuable data they have, wherever it lives, then provides insights on who is accessing it, how it’s being used, and what the impact would be if the data were misused.”

“With Normalyze, we can implement more granular governance controls and have a better understanding of our data landscape,” said Sandeep Chandana, Director of Data Science & Analytics at Snowflake. “We selected Normalyze for its reliable and comprehensive sensitive data identification, which is the basis to enforce least privilege access and eliminate potential data risks.”

Value Proposition

Normalyze is redefining how organizations manage and secure their data, offering the visibility and control needed to stay ahead in a rapidly changing cybersecurity landscape. By leveraging its DSPM platform, businesses can ensure continuous protection, maintain regulatory compliance, and unlock the full potential of their data without compromising security.   Get started with Normalyze today by visiting https://normalyze.ai for a demo and discover how to strengthen your data security posture.  Find us on Twitter(X): @NormalyzeAI #cybersecurity #datasecurity #DSPM

About the Author

Dan Anderson is a winner of the Top Global CISO of the Year for 2023 and currently serves as a vCISO and On-Call Roving reporter for Cyber Defense Magazine.  BSEE, MS Computer Science, MBA Entrepreneurial focus, CISA, CRISC, CBCLA, C|EH, PCIP, and ITIL v3.  Dan’s work includes consulting premier teaching hospitals such as Stanford Medical Center, Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital, University of Utah Hospital, and large Integrated Delivery Networks such as Sutter Health, Catholic Healthcare West, Kaiser Permanente, Veteran’s Health Administration, Intermountain Healthcare and Banner Health.  Dan has served in positions as President, CEO, CIO, CISO, CTO, and Director, is currently CEO and Co-Founder of Mark V Security, and Cyber Advisor Board member for Graphite Health.  Dan is a USA Hockey level 5 Master Coach.  Current volunteering by building the future of Cyber Security professionals through University Board work, the local hacking scene, and mentoring students, co-workers, and CISO’s.  Dan lives in Littleton, Colorado.  Find him online at linkedin.com/in/dankanderson.