CISO Checklist: What to Look for in a DSPM

Your DSPM platform sits at the center of your data security strategy — scanning your most sensitive data, governing access, and uncovering and remediating data and AI risk. Getting that choice right is critical to a strong, future-proof security program.

Before you evaluate vendors, you need to know the right questions to ask, and what the answers should tell you about a platform's architecture, maturity, and enterprise readiness.

This checklist — created with CISOs in mind — outlines 12 critical areas every security team should evaluate, plus 5 key validation questions to ask any vendor during a POC.