1. In a computer system, a method of leveraging an information management system, the method comprising: automatically collecting information about data objects by an information management server, wherein the collected information is stored in a data repository; classifying the data objects using at least the collected information to assign categories to each data object by the information management server, wherein classifying the data objects includes applying rules to the data objects to generate at least metadata and assign at least some of the categories to each data object; storing results of the classification in the data repository by the information management server, the results stored separately from the data objects, wherein the results include at least one of the metadata, key words, and the assigned categories of each data object; and using the results stored in the data repository to identify the data objects and mitigate risks associated with the identified data objects.