Spirion (formerly Identity Finder) Stand Alone
Protecting sensitive information is important to Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech’s “Standard for Storing and Transmitting Personally Identifying Information” defines 6 data elements that must be protected with encryption.
- Social Security numbers
- Bank account numbers
- Driver’s license numbers
- Credit card numbers
- Debit card numbers
- Passport numbers
Finding these data elements can be challenging. To help find this sensitive information, Virginia Tech has purchased a site license for Spirion. Spirion is commercial software that searches for sensitive data such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, and a variety of other data elements. It is a powerful tool that faculty and staff can use to find sensitive data on their Virginia Tech owned machines and storage.
The IT Security Office strongly encourages faculty and staff to download and use the Windows or Mac version of Spirion at https://network.software.vt.edu. This is an important step to identity information that needs to be protected.
Spirion Console
Spirion Console is commercial software that searches for sensitive data such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, and a variety of other data elements. The Spirion DLP Console is available to university IT groups that have the need for central management and reporting. It is downloaded through Canvas. After requesting Spirion Console, a member of our team will contact you within two business days to discuss next steps.
Contact the IT Security Office at itso@vt.edu to find out more information about the Spirion Console.
For additional support on using the Spirion Console, you can visit the official Spirion Enterprise Console user guide HERE.
