Navigating DOJ’s New Data Security Program (DSP): How Spirion’s DSPM Solution Safeguards National Security Data

On April 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division (NSD) issued pivotal new guidance aimed at helping organizations understand and comply with the Department’s Data Security Program (DSP). The message is clear: if your organization operates in sectors tied to national security—such as defense, telecommunications, cloud hosting, AI, semiconductors, or fintech—you are likely to be held to new, higher standards for sensitive data protection. 

As this landscape evolves, companies face urgent questions: 

• Where is our sensitive data? 

• Who has access to it? 

• Is it at risk from insider threats or misconfigurations? 

The answers to these questions are now a matter of national interest. 

High-risk industries flagged by the DOJ—particularly those under export controls, FISMA, or national security compliance frameworks—store massive volumes of sensitive unstructured data. Think design blueprints, contract proposals, R&D documents, source code, and communications. Much of this data is stored across cloud, on-premises, and endpoint environments—and too often, it’s untracked, overshared, and vulnerable. 

These organizations face two core challenges: 

1. Visibility and Governance: Most lack a centralized, unified view of where their sensitive data resides and who can access it—especially when that data lives in silos across hybrid environments. 

2. Risk Prioritization and Response: Even with visibility, many struggle to assess risk contextually, enforce protections, and respond to policy violations or insider threats in real time. 

With the DOJ’s DSP elevating these concerns from operational risk to national security liability, organizations must act fast—and intelligently. 

To align with the DOJ’s guidance, organizations need a comprehensive, scalable, and data-centric security posture management solution. Specifically, they must: 

• Discover and classify sensitive data across structured and unstructured environments. 

• Map access permissions and highlight oversharing and entitlement risks. 

• Continuously monitor data movement and user behavior. 

• Apply persistent data protection controls, like encryption and digital rights management. 

• Establish a unified governance model to support compliance with DSP, export control laws, and evolving national security standards. 

Spirion’s Sensitive Data Platform (SDP) provides the exact foundation organizations need to operationalize DOJ DSP compliance with unmatched accuracy and depth. Unlike other DSPM vendors that focus narrowly on cloud environments or structured data, Spirion delivers true hybrid visibility—finding sensitive data wherever it resides: on-prem, cloud, endpoints, SaaS, or file shares. 

• Unmatched Data Discovery and Classification 
  Spirion leverages high-fidelity scanning and proprietary algorithms to identify PII, PHI, IP, and sensitive records—structured and unstructured—across all environments. This aligns directly with Gartner’s recommendation for unified data discovery and cataloging as the foundation for world-class security. 
   

• Context-Aware Monitoring and Response 
  Spirion’s Sensitive Data Watcher tracks access to sensitive files in real time. Combined with Data Detection and Response (DDR) capabilities, it empowers organizations to detect unauthorized access, mitigate insider threats, and respond to data misuse—before it becomes a breach. 
   

• Playbook-Driven Controls and IRM Integration 
  Spirion goes beyond discovery. Our platform enables automated, playbook-driven remediation—including encryption, redaction, quarantine, and deletion. We also integrate with IRM solutions like Microsoft and Seclore to enforce persistent data protection, even after files leave the enterprise boundary. 
   

• Support for Regulatory Readiness 
  Spirion SDP supports readiness for DSP evaluations, export controls, ITAR, EAR, FISMA, and other compliance mandates by delivering centralized reporting, audit trails, and role-based governance over sensitive data flows. 

Organizations in defense, telecom, biotech, AI, and fintech can’t afford to wait. With threats increasing and DOJ scrutiny intensifying, Spirion delivers actionable intelligence and controls aligned to national security priorities. 

Whether your sensitive assets include advanced weapon system data, proprietary algorithms, or genomic datasets, Spirion ensures they are discovered, governed, and protected—consistently and defensibly. 

The DOJ’s latest guidance is not just a compliance checkbox—it’s a call for transformation. Spirion’s DSPM solution helps you shift from a reactive security stance to a resilient data-centric posture. In a world where data is weaponized and sensitive IP is a national asset, Spirion gives you the tools to protect it. 

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