A system and method for managing unstructured data that includes identifying at least one unstructured data environment with unstructured data, identifying mitigating controls in each of the unstructured data environments, the mitigating controls reducing a security risk associated with each of the unstructured data environments, and generating at least one process for managing the unstructured data in each of the unstructured data environments, the process including defining mitigating controls for managing the unstructured data in each of the unstructured data environments.