System and method for classifying data

An information handling system comprising:

• a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is operable to implement a method comprising:
• providing a plurality of distinct data classification engines, wherein the plurality of distinct data classification engines comprising an a priori classification engine, a posteriori classification engine, and a heuristics engine;
• wherein the a priori classification engine is operable to perform an a priori classification, the a priori classification comprising utilization of a set of user-specified classification rules;
• wherein the a posteriori classification engine is operable to perform an a posteriori classification, the a posteriori classification comprises utilization of one or more probabilistic algorithms;
• wherein the heuristics engine is operable to perform a heuristics classification, the heuristics classification comprising analysis of at least one of a number and a percentage of characteristics of particular data that match a profile of a particular classification;
• accessing data from at least one source;
• responsive to an indication that the a priori classification should be performed, performing, via the priori classification engine, the a priori classification on the data to classify the data;
• responsive to an indication that the a posteriori classification should be performed, performing, via the a posteriori classification engine, the a posteriori classification on the data to classify the data;
• verifying whether the previously classified data has been correctly classified;
• responsive to a determination that the previously classified data has not been correctly classified, the posteriori classification reclassifies the previously classified data and updates the one or more probabilistic algorithms used for classifying the data;
• and
• responsive to an indication that the heuristics classification should be performed, performing, via the heuristics engine, the heuristics classification on the data to classify the data.

A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method comprising:

• providing a plurality of distinct data classification engines, wherein the plurality of distinct data classification engines comprising an a priori classification engine, a posteriori classification engine, and a heuristics engine;
• wherein the a priori classification engine is operable to perform an a priori classification, the a priori classification comprising utilization of a set of user-specified classification rules;
• wherein the a posteriori classification engine is operable to perform an a posteriori classification, the a posteriori classification comprises utilization of one or more probabilistic algorithms;
• wherein the heuristics engine is operable to perform a heuristics classification, the heuristics classification comprising analysis of at least one of a number and a percentage of characteristics of particular data that match a profile of a particular classification;
• accessing data from at least one source;
• responsive to an indication that the a priori classification should be performed, performing, via the priori classification engine, the a priori classification on the data to classify the data;
• responsive to an indication that the a posteriori classification should be performed, performing, via the a posteriori classification engine, the a posteriori classification on the data to classify the data;
• verifying whether the previously classified data has been correctly classified;
• responsive to a determination that the previously classified data has not been correctly classified, the posteriori classification reclassifies the previously classified data and updates the one or more probabilistic algorithms used for classifying the data;
• and
• responsive to an indication that the heuristics classification should be performed, performing, via the heuristics engine, the heuristics classification on the data to classify the data.