Higher Education

Higher education institutions are consistently in the headlines, incurring data thefts that result in devastating monetary losses and damaged reputations. As these organizations look to address compliance initiatives and combat data theft, the mandate for data encryption is growing increasingly urgent. Ingrian enables higher education institutions to intelligently harness encryption so they can meet their compliance, security, and business objectives.

The Challenge

Because they manage financial, student, and human resources data, higher education institutions are consistently the target of data thieves. Given the data they manage, they must also contend with a host of mandates, such as card issuer security policies like the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard and regional privacy legislation like California’s SB 1386.

Today, comprehensive measures need to be taken to ensure data is secured inside the organization, which is where the bulk of personal information resides, and where the most devastating thefts occur. To address these threats and comply with PCI, SB 1386, and a host of other mandates, colleges and universities must ensure data privacy by implementing encryption.

The Solution

With its market-leading encryption solutions, Ingrian Networks enables colleges and universities to intelligently implement encryption of sensitive data and address these critical security and compliance issues. Featuring a dedicated security appliance and specialized software, Ingrian DataSecure Platforms enable organizations to encrypt data in applications and databases. As a result, organizations can ensure that critical data—such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, and other personally identifiable information—is always secured. 

DataSecure® platforms are the only appliance-based encryption solutions available today that feature granular, field-level encryption capabilities and that can be integrated at the Web server, application server, or database layer. In addition, DataSecure platforms centralize cryptographic processing, key and policy management, and security administration, which yields tremendous advantages in terms of security, scalability, and manageability.

For more information, download the solution brief entitled, "Achieving Data Privacy in Higher Education."