When Rovo Meets Reality
AI-powered search makes Atlassian smarter—but also riskier. Learn how Guard, Rovo, and Metomic work together to keep your Jira and Confluence data visible, compliant, and secure.
TL;DR
Atlassian Guard helps you monitor configurations and compliance across Jira and Confluence. Rovo makes that data instantly searchable across your Atlassian suite. But with visibility comes risk — if sensitive information exists in old tickets or archived spaces, Rovo will find it. That’s where Metomic comes in.
Metomic integrates directly into Atlassian to discover, classify, and remediate sensitive data exposure — whether it’s from yesterday or five years ago.
Together, Guard, Rovo, and Metomic deliver true control and confidence:
- Guard protects your perimeter.
- Rovo powers productivity.
- Metomic protects the content inside.
From Configuration Control to Data Control
Atlassian Guard lays a solid foundation for governance and compliance. It monitors authentication, user activity, and configuration drift - alerting you when someone adds an admin, alters a verified domain, or searches for sensitive terms like “payroll” or “crypto.”
But its visibility stops at the content layer. Guard doesn’t retroactively scan the years and years of Jira tickets, archived Confluence spaces, or attachments that often hold forgotten PII or credentials.
Metomic fills that gap.
It scans everything — historical and live content — to discover, classify, and remediate sensitive data exposure. Guard tells you who changed what. Metomic tells you what’s exposed, why it matters, and how to fix it.
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Why Rovo Changes Everything
Atlassian’s new Rovo feature transforms how teams find information — making every page, comment, and file instantly searchable through AI. It’s a leap in productivity, but also a new exposure vector.
Rovo doesn’t know the difference between “should” and “shouldn’t.”
If sensitive data lives anywhere in your workspace, say, a customer file from 2018 or an old API key buried in a ticket, Rovo can surface it in seconds.
Metomic ensures that doesn’t happen.
It classifies and labels sensitive content, applies visibility controls based on policy, and automates historical cleanup. When Rovo lights up your Atlassian suite with AI-driven search, Metomic makes sure it does so safely.
Guard vs. Metomic: Complementary Protection
Smarter Workflows, Less Work
Guard flags issues; Metomic fixes them.
Instead of routing every incident through security, Metomic automates triage and remediation through customizable workflows. You decide when to alert, who to involve, and what actions to take.
Better yet, Metomic assigns remediation to the file owner, not the security team — empowering users and reducing low-value noise. That means fewer false alarms and more time spent on real threats.
The New Security Equation
Together, Guard, Rovo, and Metomic form a layered defense model that’s fit for the AI era:
- Guard keeps your Atlassian environment compliant and monitored.
- Rovo makes your organization’s knowledge instantly discoverable.
- Metomic ensures that data discovery doesn’t turn into data exposure.
AI assistants like Rovo are only as safe as the data they can see. By combining these tools, you enable AI-powered productivity without compromising data protection.
For CISOs, that’s operational resilience.
Because when your people, platforms, and policies work together, AI becomes an enabler, not a risk multiplier.
Why This Matters to CISOs
A CISO’s question is simple:
“If this goes wrong, can I defend this decision to my CEO and Board?”
With Guard, Rovo, and Metomic together, the answer is yes.
You gain visibility, compliance, and defensibility, without slowing down the business.
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