Varonis Data Security Platform Features
Administration (8)
Dashboards and Visualizations
Based on 14 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Presents information and analytics in a digestible, intuitive, and visually appealing way.
Data Management
Based on 12 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Administrators can access and organize data related to incidents to produce reports or make data more navigable.
Incident Logs
13 reviewers of Varonis Data Security Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Information on each incident is stored in databases for user reference and analytics.
Reporting
As reported in 15 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Produces reports detailing trends and vulnerabilities related to bot management and performance.
Policy, User, and Role Management
Creates access requirements and standards and establishes user, roles, and access rights.
Approval Workflows
Allows administrators to approve or reject access changes to using defined workflows.
Bulk Changes
Reduces manual administrative work.
Centralized Management
Manages identity information from on-premise and cloud applications.
Compliance (6)
Sensitive Data Compliance
12 reviewers of Varonis Data Security Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Supports compliance with PII, GDPR, HIPPA, PCI, and other regulatory standards.
Training and Guidelines
This feature was mentioned in 10 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Provides guidelines or training related to sensitive data compliance requirements,
Policy Enforcement
This feature was mentioned in 10 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Allows administrators to set policies for security and data governance
Compliance Monitoring
Based on 11 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Monitors data quality and send alerts based on violations or misuse
At-Risk Analysis
This feature was mentioned in 30 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Uses machine learning to identify at-risk data.
DLP Configuration
29 reviewers of Varonis Data Security Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Offers data loss prevention tools to protect data from leaving the environments it is allowed to.
Governance (3)
Access Control
13 reviewers of Varonis Data Security Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Supports LDAP Protocol to enable access control and governance.
Compliance
This feature was mentioned in 14 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Supports compliance with PII, GDPR, HIPPA, PCI, and other regulatory standards.
Data Visibility
As reported in 16 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Similifies data identification to increase visibility and management capabilities
Security (11)
Encryption
14 reviewers of Varonis Data Security Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Protects data with within and as it leaves your secure or local network.
Endpoint Intelligence
Based on 12 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Analysis for users to examine threat intelligence data specific to their endpoint devices.
Activity Monitoring
Based on 13 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Documents the actions from endpoints within a network. Alerts users of incidents and abnormal activities and documents the access point.
Breach Detection
As reported in 14 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Provides incident alerts for leaks or breaches and provides capabilities to inform administrators of attacks.
Access Control
Based on 13 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Authenticates and authorizes individuals to access the data they are allowed to see and use.
Roles Management
As reported in 14 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Helps identify and manage the roles of owners and stewards of data.
Compliance Management
As reported in 12 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Helps adhere to data privacy regulations and norms.
Sensitive Data Discovery
Discovers where sensitive data resides in SaaS environments and identifies users with access to it
Data Movement Monitoring
Monitors how sensitive data moves across different applications
Automatic Remediation
Automatically determines the best set of actions to be taken upon detecting SaaS security issues.
Dashboard
Offers dashboards that show information about unauthorized users, potential threats, and remediation actions
Data Protection (7)
Sensitive Data Discovery
Based on 32 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Includes funcationality to automatically discover and classify sensitive and other defined data.
Structured and Unstructured Data
This feature was mentioned in 31 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Can protect both structured and unstructured data using automated discovery tools.
Encryption
Based on 30 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Includes encryption methods to protect data.
Persistent Protection
As reported in 30 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Protects data at rest, in transit, and in use.
Data Masking
Based on 29 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Provides data masking functionality that hides specific data within a dataset based on the data's specific use policies.
Data Governance and Access Management
Based on 31 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Provides policies and access controls to ensure the data is only handled by permisssioned users and processes.
Audit and Reporting
31 reviewers of Varonis Data Security Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Includes audit and reporting functions to know exactly what actions have been taken on data, such as who has accessed it and when.
Usability (3)
Visualization
This feature was mentioned in 29 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Offers tools to help administrators visualize the flow of data, whether that be processes or data flows.
AI Algorithyms
As reported in 29 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Offers machine learning to locate data security risks and make recommendations on how to mitigate those risks.
Cross-Platforms
31 reviewers of Varonis Data Security Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows data to move across multiple platform types and remain protected.
Functionality (19)
Role-based security
Allows privileges based on roles, such as business unit or other factors.
Live notifications
Configure which events will trigger a notification to prevent privileged access abuse in real-time.
Temporary, time-limited privilege
Allows for temporary privileges for a defined task or period of time, to reduce the risk of credential abuse.
Structure type
As reported in 15 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Searches structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data for sensitive data.
Contextual search
Based on 17 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Offers contextual search functions to understand factors such as file type, sensitivity, user type, location, and other metadata.
Template algorithms
Based on 17 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Has template rules and pattern matching algorithms (PII, PCI, PHI and more)
Custom algorithms
This feature was mentioned in 16 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Offers the option to create custom templates and rules based on department, user type and data type.
False-positive management
This feature was mentioned in 15 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Offers false-positive management functions
Multiple file and location types
Based on 15 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Search multiple file types (images, PDFs, etc.) and repository locations (such as on-premise databases, cloud storage, email servers, websites, etc.)
Real-time monitoring
Based on 14 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Monitors data stores in real-time searching for newly created sensitive data.
Dashboard
17 reviewers of Varonis Data Security Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Offers a dashboard showing specific location of sensitive data.
Compliance
As reported in 14 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Facilitates compliance and enables adherence to common industry regulatory standards such as GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO, and others.
Reporting
As reported in 17 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Offers reporting functionality.
Silent Deploy
As reported in 10 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Silently deploys on endpoints without alerting users.
Detect Data Movement
Detects data movement to external USBs or external drives or uploaded to cloud storage or emails and excessive printer-usage.
File and Application Activity
Tracks activities taken on files or in applications, including save, print, or delete actions.
Trigger Alerts
10 reviewers of Varonis Data Security Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Sends alerts to administrators when users take insider threat actions .
Searchable Evidence
Maintains active and historical evidence in a searchable format.
Risk Scoring
Provides risk scoring for suspicious activity.
Monitoring (7)
Audit Logging
Provides audit logs for compliance reasons.
Activity Logging
Monitors, records, and logs both real-time and post-event activity.
Anomaly Detection
Detects abnormal user behavior to mitigate risks.
Sentiment Analysis
Analyzes user writing patterns to determine sentiment changes to identify disgruntled workers.
Automatic Misconfiguration Discovery
Continuously monitors misconfigurations in SaaS applications environment
User Permission Monitoring
Monitors user permissions settings and flags excessive permissions
Compliance Risk Monitoring
Detects and fixes compliance issues with regard to different security frameworks
Analysis (4)
Continuous Analysis
Constantly monitors traffic and activity. Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering.
Behavioral Analysis
Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns and fraud indicators.
Data Context
Provide insights into why trends are occurring and what issues could be related.
Activity Logging
Monitors, records, and logs both real-time and post-event activity.
Detection (3)
Anomaly Detection
Constantly monitors activity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns.
Incident Alerts
Gives alerts when incidents arise. Some responses may be automated, but users will still be informed.
Activity Monitoring
Monitors the actions from endpoints within a network. Alerts users of incidents and abnormal activities and documents the access point.
Reporting (2)
Audit log
Creates a comprehnsive log of all activities when utilizing Privileged Access Management Software software.
Reporting
Includes reporting functionality.
Management (4)
Data Discovery
This feature was mentioned in 12 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Provides a built-in integrated data catalog that allows users to easily locate data across multiple sources.
Data Profililng
This feature was mentioned in 12 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Monitors and cleanses data with the help of business rules and analytical algorithms.
Reporting and Visualization
This feature was mentioned in 14 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Visualize data flows and lineage that demonstrates compliance with reports and dashboards through a single console.
Data Lineage
This feature was mentioned in 11 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Provides an automated data lineage functionality which provides visibility over the entire data movement journey from data origination to destination.
Maintainence (1)
Policy Management
10 reviewers of Varonis Data Security Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows users to create and review data policies to make them consistent across the organization.
Generative AI (2)
AI Text Generation
This feature was mentioned in 10 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
This feature was mentioned in 10 Varonis Data Security Platform reviews.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Agentic AI - Sensitive Data Discovery (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Solutions Features (2)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Agentic AI - Data Governance (6)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Discovery & Classification - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (3)
Continuous real‑time monitoring
Provide real‑time visibility into data exposures and activities.
Discover & classify sensitive data
Automatically scan across cloud, SaaS, on‑prem environments to locate and tag sensitive data.
Custom classification support
Allow business‑specific or regulatory data labels beyond default frameworks.
Risk Prioritization - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (3)
Detect excessive entitlements & toxic combinations
Identify over‑permissioned users, roles, or accounts in combination with misconfigurations.
Compliance posture assessment
Assess data risks against regulatory frameworks and internal policies.
Risk‑based exposure scoring
Prioritize findings based on data sensitivity, exploitability, and business impact.
Remediation & Governance - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (3)
Guided remediation actions
Provide context‑aware recommendations for fixing exposures (e.g., revoke access, encrypt, misconfiguration remediation).
Integration with enforcement tools
Integrate with CSPM, CIEM, SOAR, SIEM for automated policy enforcement.
Track remediation progress & trends
Monitor posture over time and track remediation efforts.
Functionality - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools (5)
Security Ecosystem Integration
Integrate with existing security infrastructure (SIEM, CASB, IAM, DSPM/CSPM/SSPM) to bring AI‑SPM into the wider security ecosystem.
AI Asset Discovery
Discover AI applications, agents, chatbots and integrations across SaaS, APIs and other environments.
Adaptive Policy Updates
Support continuous updates to policies and controls as AI‑tool usage evolves and new threats emerge.
Access and Permissions Monitoring
Monitor data flows, permissions and resource access associated with AI integrations and tools.
Policy Enforcement
Enforce AI‑specific security policies in real time, such as limiting agent permissions and blocking unauthorized AI activity.
Risk Assessment - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools (2)
AI Risk Assessment
Continuously assess AI integration risks including misconfigurations, policy violations and exposure to external AI services.
AI Asset Posture Scoring
Provide dashboards, risk scores and prioritisation for remediation across the AI‑asset estate.
Governance & Compliance - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools (2)
AI‑Generated Content Controls
Monitor AI‑generated content for sensitive/regulated information and apply remediation or blocking controls.
Audit Trails
Maintain audit logs, governance controls and reporting tied specifically to AI assets, agent behaviours and integrations.






