Data Security
File Watchdog: Automated Guardrails for File-Based Data Flows
Every day, millions of files flow through your organization-between applications, across departments, from on-premises systems to the cloud. Hidden within these files is sensitive data that can expose your business to regulatory penalties, reputational damage, and security breaches. Manual review cannot scale with modern file volumes, and scheduled scans leave dangerous gaps where unprotected data can slip through.
File Watchdog solves this challenge by monitoring your file servers and cloud storage in real-time, detecting sensitive data the moment files arrive, and automatically applying protection before they reach downstream systems. Configure a source folder or cloud bucket, and File Watchdog takes over-scanning for PII, PHI, PCI data, and custom patterns, then masking sensitive information and delivering clean files to your destination. Deploy on-premises, in the cloud, or across hybrid environments-File Watchdog works at the infrastructure layer where your critical data actually flows.
Key Capabilities
File Watchdog Overview
Real-Time File Monitoring
Monitor file servers (Windows, Linux) and cloud storage (Amazon S3, Azure Data Lake, SharePoint Online) with sub-100ms detection latency, intelligent event handling to prevent duplicate processing, and recursive monitoring that automatically watches new subdirectories.
Sensitive Data Discovery
Detect PII, PHI, PCI, and financial data across CSV, JSON, XML, Parquet, Excel, PDF, and plain text files using proven detection patterns and semantic analysis.
Data Masking and Transformation
Protect sensitive data while preserving utility through format-preserving encryption, tokenization for reversible protection, redaction, and consistent masking that maintains referential integrity.
Automated File Routing
Deliver protected files to designated folders or cloud buckets based on risk level, with options to quarantine or secure-delete original files and apply metadata tags.
Centralized Management & Monitoring
Single control plane visibility across all agents, real-time health monitoring, hot configuration reload without restarts, and integration with Slack or email for automated alerting.