Systems and methods for data management using zero-touch tagging

A method for data handling comprising:

• receiving, over a wired or wireless network, data at a data ingest module via data receiving hardware circuitry, the data comprising at least one of a data file and a data object;
• comparing the data to a stored tag rule via a tag rules engine using tag rule hardware circuitry to determine if the data should be tagged with a tag;
• tagging the data by storing, as non-transitory computer readable media, an association between the data and the tag;
• and
• comparing the tag to a stored policy via a policy engine using policy hardware circuitry to determine if a policy operation should be performed with respect to the data.

A data handling system comprising:

• a data ingest module comprising data receiving hardware circuitry for receiving data comprising at least one of a data file and a data object
• a tag rules engine comprising tag rules hardware circuitry for comparing the received data to a stored tag rule to determine if the data should be tagged with a tag;
• a policy engine comprising policy hardware circuitry for comparing the tag to a stored policy to determine if a policy operation should be performed with respect to the data;
• and
• a mapping database storing, as non-transitory computer readable media, associations between data and tags.