Case Study: Barry University reduces sensitive data risk with Spirion

Spirion automates data privacy and protection at Barry University

Barry University, a private institution in Florida, faced a significant challenge in protecting student and faculty privacy. They were unable to determine the amount, type, and location of personal data across their many campuses, which posed a major risk for a breach and non-compliance with regulations like FERPA and GLBA. Following a data breach scare, they turned to vendor Spirion to help discover and manage this sensitive information.

Spirion provided its data privacy and protection solution to automatically discover, classify, and remediate data. The implementation identified over 8 million unprotected personal records. Using Spirion's tools to protect, shred, redact, and quarantine files, Barry University reduced its sensitive data footprint by 75% to just 2 million records within three months. This automation saved the small security team a significant amount of time and provided the visibility needed to maintain compliance and protect the university's reputation.

Barry University

Hernan Londono

Chief Security Officer