Data Access Governance (DAG)
Govern access to unstructured data before risk spreads.
Condrey helps organizations discover who has access to file-based data, correct risky permissions, and continuously enforce identity-aligned governance across Windows, Microsoft 365, and hybrid repositories.
The Governance Loop
Discover
Map exposure of sensitive, high-value, misplaced, orphaned, risky, and exposed data.
Validate
Bring business data owners into the access review and stewardship process.
Correct
Remediate over-permissioned folders, ownership gaps, and policy exceptions.
Govern
Keep access aligned as people, roles, and storage environments change.
Refine
Improve governance by repeating the process with granularity.
Your data never leaves your environment.
Galileo and Senergy install and run inside your own infrastructure. The software, the file data, and the metadata describing that data all stay within your perimeter. Nothing is copied to a vendor-operated cloud to be processed, indexed, or stored.
For organizations working under data residency requirements, sovereignty constraints, or agency hosting mandates, this is a structural property of the architecture rather than a configuration option. Many governance products run collectors on-premises but forward the resulting metadata to vendor-controlled infrastructure. Condrey does not.
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Software runs inside your infrastructure · File data never leaves your storage · Metadata stays in your database, on your servers
WHAT IS DATA ACCESS GOVERNANCE?
Data Access Governance ensures the right people have access to the right data—and no one else does.
It extends identity governance beyond applications and into the unstructured data where sensitive business information often lives.
Condrey combines discovery, business ownership, policy automation, and continuous enforcement so organizations can reduce exposure without slowing collaboration.
Extend your identity investment to the data your IAM system can’t see.
Identity and access management governs applications. It rarely governs the output of those applications and where they are stored. Condrey closes that gap: when a user is onboarded, transferred, or offboarded, storage permissions move with them. Application access and file access stay consistent across on-premises storage.
COMMON CHALLENGES
Why unstructured data access becomes hard to control
Most organizations do not lack security tools. They lack a reliable operating model for connecting identity, ownership, policy, and file-based data.
Orphaned ownership
Folders and shares continue to grow after owners change roles, leave the organization, or stop actively managing data.
Manual reviews
Access audits are often spreadsheet-driven, inconsistent, and disconnected from the people who understand the data.
Security drift
Even after cleanup, permissions can drift as projects change, exceptions are granted, and new repositories appear.
CONDREY APPROACH
A practical framework for sustainable access governance
Data Access Governance is not a one-time cleanup. It is a repeatable process that discovers risk, applies context, remediates access, and keeps permissions aligned over time.
Step 1: Discover and Understand
Gain a clear picture of what data you have, where it resides, and who can access it.
- Use Galileo to identify exposure of sensitive and valuable information across your storage ecosystem.
- Collaborate with Line-of-Business Data Owners to add business context.
- Build the foundation for informed decisions and audit-ready visibility.
Step 2: Correct and Secure
Identify and remediate excessive or incorrect permissions.
- Remediate excessive or incorrect access.
- Move or re-secure files in high-risk locations.
- Eliminate ROT (Redundant, Outdated, Trivial) and MORE (Misplaced, Orphaned, Risky, Exposed) data.
- Automate fixes using Senergy, ensuring accuracy and repeatability.
Step 3: Govern Continuously
Define and enforce ongoing policy for each data domain.
- Automatically detect and respond to permission or ownership changes.
- Keep Data Owners informed and ensure compliance is sustained over time.
BUSINESS OUTCOMES
Governance that reduces risk and improves accountability
The goal is not just cleaner permissions. It is a stronger data security posture that business and IT teams can actually sustain.
Reduce Risk
Mitigate data loss and ransomware propagation across shares and sites.
Simplify compliance
Align with HIPAA, GDPR, CJIS, and internal policies without manual drudgery.
Streamline IT
Automate audits and cleanups; focus teams on higher‑value work.
Empower Data Owners
Give business stakeholders visibility and accountability.
Enhance posture
Apply Zero Trust and PoLP principles to file‑based data.
Enable collaboration
Maintain access for those who need it—block those who don’t.
What Challenges Does DAG Solve?
Tying Active Data Governance Directly to Data
Senergy and Galileo deliver active, data-centric governance by applying automated policies directly to files and shares. Galileo identifies risks and informs remediation, while Senergy cleans, moves, secures, and monitors data. Together, they prevent permission drift, enforce security baselines, and transform manual oversight into consistent, automated control.
Reducing Your Data Footprint
Reducing your data footprint starts with understanding what data you have and what no longer provides value. Galileo identifies redundant, outdated, trivial, and high-risk data, while Senergy automates cleanup, archiving, and lifecycle management. Together, they reduce storage costs, improve performance, strengthen security, and simplify ongoing data governance.
Ransomware Protection for File Data
Ransomware protection requires identifying risks before an attack. Galileo discovers vulnerable and compromised files, while Senergy enforces least-privilege access and secures critical data. Together, they help organizations reduce ransomware risk and limit its impact.
Engaging Line-of-Business Data Owners in Data Management
Effective data governance depends on involving the people who know the data best. Galileo provides data owners with visibility into file content, ownership, and access, while Senergy automates policy enforcement and remediation. Together, they empower business users and IT to collaborate on securing, managing, and governing unstructured data more effectively.
Data Access Governance
Protecting sensitive unstructured data requires more than reporting—it demands continuous governance. Galileo identifies sensitive files, permissions, and high-value data locations, while Senergy automates remediation by securing access, correcting permissions, and enforcing policy. Together, they help organizations achieve least-privilege access, strengthen compliance, and reduce the risk of unauthorized data exposure.
Beyond ROT: Misplaced, Orphaned & Exposed Data
Cleaning up ROT (Redundant, Outdated, Trivial data) isn’t enough — organizations must also address “MORE” risks: Misplaced, Orphaned, Risky, and Exposed data. Real security and governance depends on ensuring data is stored properly, owned correctly, and accessible only by authorized individuals — beyond just deleting junk.
Customer Success Stories
“We Secured All of Our Sensitive Files Quickly.”​
A U.S. insurance company used Galileo to locate files containing sensitive personal information stored across unstructured data, then used Senergy to automatically secure, relocate, or remove them. Together, the solutions quickly protected sensitive files, enforced data governance policies, and gave the organization confidence that only authorized users could access critical information.
Multi-National Media Conglomerate Keeping Tens of Thousands of Groups Up to Date​
A global advertising conglomerate used GroupSymmetry to automate the management of tens of thousands of Active Directory groups across a complex IT environment. By synchronizing group memberships with authoritative business data, the organization reduced manual administration, improved accuracy, strengthened security, and ensured users always had the appropriate access.
Ransomware File Recovery: K-12 Case Study
A school district used Galileo to quickly identify every file corrupted by a ransomware attack after restoring its systems from backups. With a custom query, IT staff located encrypted files across the enterprise, removed the compromised versions, and accelerated recovery—minimizing disruption while avoiding the cost of paying the ransom.
Financial Privacy Compliance: Bank Case Study
A large U.S. bank strengthened its compliance with financial privacy regulations by using Senergy's Target-Driven Security policies to protect sensitive consumer data. Automated Lockdown policies continuously restored approved permissions, prevented unauthorized access, and ensured critical files remained secure—giving the bank confidence in its ongoing data governance and regulatory compliance.
Which Products Enable DAG?
Condrey’s integrated DAG solution combines two proven technologies:
Galileo
Galileo delivers discovery, insight, and analysis of data and permissions.
Senergy
Senergy enforces policies and automates corrective actions across your storage environment.
Together, Galileo and Senergy create a closed-loop governance system: discover risk, prioritize remediation, automate corrective action, and keep access aligned.
Ready to bring order to unstructured data access?
Begin with a focused assessment of your highest-value data areas, then expand into a repeatable governance model backed by discovery, automation, and business ownership.