Case Study: SECMON1 helps an Australian retailer discover and protect sensitive data with Spirion

Implementing A Data Protection Strategy For An Australian Retailer

An Australian retailer with over 100 locations and two decades of accumulated data struggled to manage its sensitive information. Previous attempts to identify this data using other technologies resulted in high false positives, leaving the company without confidence in its data protection and compliance strategy. The retailer partnered with cybersecurity firm SECMON1, which recommended implementing Spirion's data discovery and classification technology to address the challenge.

Using Spirion, SECMON1 was able to accurately discover and classify vast amounts of unstructured data across the retailer's cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments. The solution immediately identified significant risks, including clear text passwords and exposed customer PII. The results enabled the retailer to deploy a successful remediation strategy, which included shredding old cache files and quarantining unused data, freeing up significant storage and improving their security posture. The retailer also integrated Spirion's classification tags with their DLP system, setting a course for better data management and compliance in the future.

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