Case Study: Large U.S. University reduces data security risk and modernizes data infrastructure with Protecto

Reducing Data Security Risk and Modernizing Data Infrastructure

Protecto worked with a large U.S. university that was preparing to migrate data from warehouses to a cloud-based data lake in Snowflake. The university’s CISO needed to reduce cyberattack and ransomware risk, protect student and research data, and avoid moving existing security and data management problems into the cloud.

Protecto implemented a solution using AI pattern recognition, privacy engineering, and risk modeling to assess and improve the university’s data security before and during migration. The platform helped identify sensitive data, prioritize the highest-risk assets, strengthen governance, and improve security hygiene, which reduced exposure to breaches and modernized the university’s security operations.