1. A system, comprising: a) means for discovering one or more databases on a computer network by running a network crawler configured to identify said one or more databases on said computer network, b) means for adding said one or more databases discovered by said network crawler on said computer network to one or more electronic storage devices, c) means for defining a pattern for a database data discovery, d) means for discovering one or more qualifying records in said one or more databases by matching said pattern with field names or record values in said one or more databases, e) means for adding said one or more qualifying records discovered by matching said pattern to said one or more electronic storage devices, f) means for sending an electronic notification to a database administrator managing a qualifying database, wherein said qualifying database is a database containing said one or more qualifying records discovered by matching said pattern with field names or record values in said one or more databases, wherein said electronic notification contains a link to a web-based graphical user interface comprising a summary of said one or more qualifying records found on said qualifying database and a selector for assigning a status to said one or more qualifying records, g) means for receiving a selection choice to said selector from said database administrator managing said qualifying database, wherein said selection choice identifies said status for said one or more qualifying records, and h) means for updating said one or more electronic storage devices with said selection choice provided by said database administrator identifying said status for said one or more qualifying records.