Glossary of Terms

Any Target with a SDP agent installed on it.

The on-premise agent interface that an end user can launch on an endpoint.

An Agent Policy is a set of rules for the agent to follow.

The action of applying a label to a file either within file metadata , or ADS or within matches database.

Settings that determine what is considered a match in a playbook.

An end-user provided list of terms SDE can use to look for.

The action of scanning a file system to find files and folders OR databases/blob stores to identify data locations.

An arbitrary and adjustable group of agents that are configured for a scan and collectively work to complete that scan.

An arbitrary and adjustable group of agents that are configured for a scan and collectively work to complete that scan.

Previous term used for Target.

A simple data type that is an exact case-sensitive match.

An end-user who is directly logged into a given computer (i.e. "At the keyboard" and not through Remote Desktop/RDP).

The discrete or atomic position of a match result such as "c:\temp\chat.docx". A Location can have one to many matches.

An element of Sensitive Data found in a Location. Each individual match is unique.

A set of rules used to define the action(s) taken when implementing a scan. For example: Refer specific matches to a specific department for review and remediation.

The administrative view for creating and defining a playbook.

The end user view for investigation and remediation of matches.

Settings that determine how an agent operates at its base state.

A common method of finding patterns within blocks of text.

Scans are the searches that agents perform on endpoints to find either the file locations (Discovery Scan) or find specific data types (Sensitive Data Scan) within the Files and Folders.

Scan - Discovery

This type of scan allows you to search for files and folders at different locations.

Scan Configuration

Settings that determine what is scanned, where scans occur, which agents perform the scan, and what configuration options are used during that scan. For Sensitive Data Scans this includes a Playbook.

Search

The action of scanning within a file, folder, database, or blob stores for specific data type matches.

Sensitive Data Scan

This type of scan allows you to search for files and folders at different locations and take actions on them based on the playbook rule defined for them.

Search engine logic created by end-users to find custom data types with accuracy.

Search engine used for classification comprised of various modules (RegEx, Dictionary, Keyword, etc).

Settings that are required but not configurable by the user.

Settings that are used until changed by a user.

Any data location that SDP can scan.

Job for the agent to do (Discovery, Classification, Remediation).

The logic and actions to be performed automatically when matches are validated.