About the Company
A county water utility authority in the U.S. was challenged with gaining visibility and control over sensitive data across internal systems, with a goal of reducing risk and increasing scanning coverage across servers. Spirion’s Sensitive Data Platform provided precise scanning and classification across structured and unstructured data—enabling their team to gain a firm grasp on sensitive data protection and improve their overall data security posture.
Challenge
A county water utility faced a growing challenge: as internal teams expanded and data dispersed across numerous servers, maintaining visibility into sensitive data and who had access to it became increasingly difficult. Their Cyber Security Engineer (CSE), was tasked with improving oversight and control over these disparate data environments.
Their main concern was the need to broaden scanning coverage across additional internal servers while ensuring the data remained secure. This was part of a broader objective to align with best practices in data privacy and meet compliance expectations—without introducing complexity or disrupting operations.
Solution
To address these challenges, they turned to Spirion’s Sensitive Data Platform (SDP), a core solution for Data Security Posture Management (DSPM). The platform enabled comprehensive discovery and classification of sensitive data across both cloud and on-premises environments.
With the expert support of Spirion’s Technical Account Manager (TAM), the Water Utility was able to implement data scans, fine-tune results, and expand their scanning coverage incrementally and effectively. Spirion’s unmatched accuracy in locating structured AND unstructured data allowed them to focus on real risks and reduce false positives.
“It’s gotten us to a really good spot,” said the CSE, noting the success of the initial rollout and their intent to scale the solution further.
Results
By the end of the initial engagement, the team had made significant progress:
- Comprehensive Scanning: Successfully launched scans across high-priority data environments, with plans underway to expand scanning to more servers.
- Improved Visibility: Gained visibility into the sensitive data landscape, giving the security team the confidence to manage risk proactively.
- Operational Confidence: With Spirion’s guidance, the team now has “a really good grasp on everything,” according to the CSE.
- High Satisfaction: When asked how likely they were to recommend Spirion, the CSE responded without hesitation, “Absolutely.”
The smooth collaboration and clear results reflect the power of Spirion’s platform and the value of its expert-led services. The team is well positioned to maintain and grow their data protection program, with ongoing check-ins and support from Spirion. “It’s working out very well,” the CSE concluded.
