Discover, triage, and remediate sensitive data issues at scale with Sensitive Data Scanner
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Discover, triage, and remediate sensitive data issues at scale with Sensitive Data Scanner


Summary

The Google Cloud Sensitive Data Scanner now utilizes machine learning to identify human names within logs, enhancing its ability to detect Personally Identifiable Information (PII). This new capability improves accuracy in finding names even without pre-defined dictionaries, and reduces false positives compared to traditional methods. It helps organizations better protect sensitive data and meet compliance requirements by automatically flagging potential PII within their log data.
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