https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/unity-catalog-new-abac-amp-data-classification-tools-now-ga/m-p/157231#M812 <P><STRONG>Databricks</STRONG><SPAN> has announced general availability for </SPAN><STRONG>ABAC row</STRONG><SPAN> filtering and column masking, governed tags, and data classification in Unity Catalog, bringing policy, tagging, and sensitive-data discovery into one governance framework for protecting data at scale.</SPAN></P> <P><FONT size="4"><STRONG>What’s new</STRONG></FONT></P> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>Define access rules once: </STRONG><SPAN>ABAC uses governed tags to apply row filters and column masks dynamically, so one policy can protect many matching tables across a </SPAN><STRONG>catalog or schema</STRONG><SPAN> instead of being configured table by table.</SPAN></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>Standardize tags across the account: </STRONG><SPAN>Governed tags create a controlled, account-level tagging system with allowed values and permissions, helping teams keep classification and metadata consistent across workspaces.</SPAN></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>Automatically detect sensitive data: </STRONG><SPAN>Data Classification uses an AI agent to classify and tag sensitive data in Unity Catalog, helping teams discover PII and other regulated data without relying on manual review.</SPAN></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>Support compliance with less overhead: </STRONG><SPAN>Supported classification tags cover common frameworks and data types, including </SPAN><STRONG>PII, GDPR, HIPAA, GLBA, and DPDPA</STRONG><SPAN>, so governance teams can build broader protection with less manual work.</SPAN></LI> </UL> <P class="p8i6j01 paragraph"><A style="background-color: #ff3621; color: white; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block;" href="https://www.databricks.com/blog/abac-row-filtering-and-column-masking-policies-governed-tags-and-data-classification-are-now" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":link:">🔗</span>&nbsp;Read the full post here&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":backhand_index_pointing_left:">👈</span></A>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 19 May 2026 08:37:34 GMT Tushar_Parekar 2026-05-19T08:37:34Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/unity-catalog-new-abac-amp-data-classification-tools-now-ga/m-p/157231#M812 <P><STRONG>Databricks</STRONG><SPAN> has announced general availability for </SPAN><STRONG>ABAC row</STRONG><SPAN> filtering and column masking, governed tags, and data classification in Unity Catalog, bringing policy, tagging, and sensitive-data discovery into one governance framework for protecting data at scale.</SPAN></P> <P><FONT size="4"><STRONG>What’s new</STRONG></FONT></P> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>Define access rules once: </STRONG><SPAN>ABAC uses governed tags to apply row filters and column masks dynamically, so one policy can protect many matching tables across a </SPAN><STRONG>catalog or schema</STRONG><SPAN> instead of being configured table by table.</SPAN></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>Standardize tags across the account: </STRONG><SPAN>Governed tags create a controlled, account-level tagging system with allowed values and permissions, helping teams keep classification and metadata consistent across workspaces.</SPAN></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>Automatically detect sensitive data: </STRONG><SPAN>Data Classification uses an AI agent to classify and tag sensitive data in Unity Catalog, helping teams discover PII and other regulated data without relying on manual review.</SPAN></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>Support compliance with less overhead: </STRONG><SPAN>Supported classification tags cover common frameworks and data types, including </SPAN><STRONG>PII, GDPR, HIPAA, GLBA, and DPDPA</STRONG><SPAN>, so governance teams can build broader protection with less manual work.</SPAN></LI> </UL> <P class="p8i6j01 paragraph"><A style="background-color: #ff3621; color: white; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block;" href="https://www.databricks.com/blog/abac-row-filtering-and-column-masking-policies-governed-tags-and-data-classification-are-now" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":link:">🔗</span>&nbsp;Read the full post here&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":backhand_index_pointing_left:">👈</span></A>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 19 May 2026 08:37:34 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/unity-catalog-new-abac-amp-data-classification-tools-now-ga/m-p/157231#M812 Tushar_Parekar 2026-05-19T08:37:34Z