Case Study: Spelman College achieves secure collaboration and persistent data protection with Virtru

Spelman College secures student data with one-click encryption using Virtru

Spelman College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU), needed to secure sensitive student, financial, and research data that was shared daily with external partners. Their challenge was finding a security solution strong enough for compliance yet simple enough to prevent users from seeking insecure workarounds for collaboration. They selected Virtru and its products for Gmail, Outlook, and Google Drive to apply data-centric protection without disrupting workflows.

The solution from Virtru provided persistent, data-centric encryption that traveled with emails and files beyond the college's network. This allowed for frictionless external collaboration, as recipients could access protected content through a browser without creating an account. As a result, Spelman College secured its diverse data workflows, enabled secure external sharing, and achieved compliance without a major infrastructure overhaul or user disruption.

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