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# What is LightBeam?

[LightBeam.ai](http://www.lightbeam.ai/) converges data security, privacy, and governance, enabling businesses to secure their data, remediate access risks, and comply with regulations with a single sensitive data platform. LightBeam ties together sensitive data across cloud, SaaS and on-prem locations covering structured (databases), unstructured (file repositories), and semi-structured applications. LightBeam enables you to start down the road of your zero trust data protection journey.

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## :mag: Spectra

The Spectra engine co-references all data fragments and uses AI to build an identity-centric PII graph for each entity.

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## LightBeam PrivacyOps

[<mark style="color:blue;">**PrivacyOps**</mark>](/lxqobxw6ak7CTnsQjikH/core-features/privacyops/cookie-consent.md) provides workflows for assisting organizations in efforts to comply with state, national & international privacy regulations like **GDPR**, **CPRA**, **Quebec Law 25, India DPDP**, and so on.

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## :handshake: Data Governance

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