Case Study: WSU Tech achieves simplified audit response and reduced data risk with Rubrik Sonar (Rubrik)

WSU Tech Simplifies Audit Response and Reduces Data Risk with Rubrik Sonar

Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech), a public community college in Wichita, faced time-consuming, manual audit preparation and limited visibility into sensitive student data — a critical concern under FERPA and regular audits. With a small IT team and no centralized system for tracking sensitive information, locating PII and responding to audit requests could take days or weeks.

By deploying Rubrik Sonar on top of its existing Rubrik backups, WSU Tech gained a single, continuously updated inventory of sensitive data, automated discovery and weekly reporting, and no additional infrastructure to manage. Sonar was deployed the same day and cut discovery and reporting time from days or weeks to minutes or hours, enabled archiving of stale data for storage savings, reduced compliance risk and potential fines, and helped lower the college’s insurance exposure.

WSU Tech

Blayne Beham

Director of Networking and Infrastructure