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GuardWare DISCOVER Training

Live DISCOVER instructor-led training.

Join a live DISCOVER session with a GuardWare instructor. The course includes demonstrations and interactive Q&A.

Upcoming Sessions

Session no.
Session Title
Duration
Date
Time and Timezone
Status

Session 1

Product Overview and Configure the Scanning Server and M365

30 minutes

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Session 2

Data Governance

30 minutes

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Session 3

Target Discovery & Scanning

1 hour

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Session 4

Results, Dashboard, Investigation & Remediation

1 hour

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Meet your trainers

Rushmi Bhuju

Senior Technical Writer /

Knowledge Engineer

Grishm Devkota

Technical Writer /

Knowledge Engineer

Training Overview

GuardWare DISCOVER enables organisations to locate, classify, investigate, and remediate sensitive information across on-premises and cloud environments.

DISCOVER forms the first stage of GuardWare's data-centric security platform by identifying where sensitive information resides before monitoring its movement with INSIGHT or protecting it with PROTECT.

Learning outcomes

After completing this training, participants can:

  • Identify sensitive information using Data Types.

  • Configure discovery targets across on-premises and cloud environments.

  • Run data discovery scans and review their results.

  • Investigate sensitive findings and apply remediation actions.

  • Monitor discovery activity through reports and dashboards.

Course Information

Field
Value

Duration

3 hours

Format

Instructor-led live training

Audience

Customers, Partners, Administrators

Prerequisites

Basic system administration knowledge

Session 1: Product Overview and Understanding Data Governance

Duration: 30 Minutes

This session introduces GuardWare DISCOVER and its role in identifying sensitive information across on-premises and cloud environments. Participants will learn how GuardWare integrates with Microsoft 365, deploy the Scanning Server, and prepare the environment for data discovery.

Topics covered:

  • DISCOVER overview

  • How to integrate with Microsoft 365

  • How to download the agent

  • How to configure the Scanning Server

Session 2: Data Governance

Duration: 30 Minutes

This session focuses on classifying sensitive information using Data Types. Participants will learn how to create and manage custom Data Types, synchronise Microsoft Purview classifications, define data owners, and apply ownership to improve data governance.

Topics covered:

  • What are built-in data types

  • How to create a custom data type with Sensitive Words

  • How to create a custom data type with Regular Expressions

  • How to create a custom data type with Filename Expressions

  • How to sync Purview classifications

  • How to create a data owner

  • How to assign a data owner to a data type

Session 3: Target Discovery and Scanning

Duration: 1 Hour

This session covers discovering data sources and scanning them for sensitive information. Participants will learn how to configure discovery targets, run and monitor scans, and review scan progress to ensure successful identification of sensitive data.

Topics covered:

  • Configuring discovery targets

  • Running and monitoring scans

  • Reviewing scan outputs

Session 4: Results, Dashboard, Investigation and Remediation

Duration: 1 Hour

This session demonstrates how to analyse scan results and take action to reduce data risk. Participants will learn how to review dashboards, investigate sensitive findings, apply remediation actions, and track remediation progress to strengthen their organisation's data security posture.

Topics covered:

  • Reviewing results and dashboards

  • Investigating sensitive findings

  • Applying and tracking remediation actions

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