Patent attributes
A gateway device includes a network interface connected to data sources, and computer instructions, that when executed cause a processor to access data portions from the data sources. The processor accesses classification rules, which are configured to classify a data portion of the plurality of data portions as sensitive data in response to the data portion satisfying the rule. Each rule is associated with a significance factor representative of an accuracy of the classification rule. The processor applies each of the set of classification rules to a data portion to obtain an output of whether the data is sensitive data. The output are weighed by significance factors to produce a set of weighted outputs. The processor determines if the data portion is sensitive data by aggregating the set of weighted outputs, and presents the determination in a user interface. Security operations may also be performed on the data portion.
