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Spirion and Infolock Announce Strategic Partnership

Spirion and Infolock Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Comprehensive Managed DSPM.

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Spirion and Meditology Services Announce Strategic Partnership

Spirion and Meditology Services announce strategic partnership to strengthen data privacy and cybersecurity in healthcare.

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Spirion Opens Australia Data Center to Support SaaS Customers

Expansion allows Spirion customers to achieve automated data security outcomes while following national standards for data privacy.

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Spirion Announces User Level Remediation as Part of Sensitive Data Platform 13.2 Release

Spirion Announces User Level Remediation as Part of Sensitive Data Platform 13.2 Release

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Tampa Bay Times Names Spirion a Winner of the Tampa Bay Area Top Workplaces 2024 Award

Tampa Bay Times names Spirion a winner of the Tampa Bay area top workplaces 2024 award.

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Spirion Upholds Core Data Protection Disciplines Amidst GenAI Expansion

With the rise of GenAI, data integrity and security require core data protection. Spirion shares how it’s been safeguarding data integrity in its fundamentals for 18 years.

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Spirion Announces Advanced Scanning Technology to Accelerate Sensitive Data Governance

Enhancements to Sensitive Data Platform (SDP) now enable a greater level of visibility and control over business-critical data.

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Spirion Strengthens Cybersecurity Leadership with Appointment of Steve “Stitch” Hindle as Advisory CISO

Spirion proudly welcomes Steve Hindle, a seasoned cybersecurity leader, as the new Principal Chief Security & Compliance Advisor.

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Sensitive Data Finder Secures US Patent for Data Privacy Technology

Spirion, a leading data privacy and security company today announced the issuance of its groundbreaking patent, US Patent 11,809,593, granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Spirion Enhanced Analytics Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Spirion today announced the availability of Spirion Enhanced Analytics for the Spirion Sensitive Data Platform (SDP) in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Microsoft Azure. Spirion customers can now take advantage of the scalability, high availability, and security of Azure, with streamlined deployment and management. 

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IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Privacy Compliance

Spirion announced it has been positioned as a Major Player in the “IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Privacy Compliance Software 2023 Vendor Assessment.

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Spirion Sensitive Data Services Powered by Cloudrise Security Services: A Game-Changer in Data Governance 

Spirion, a pioneering force in data protection, and Cloudrise, a leader in security services, join hands to revolutionize data governance throughout its entire lifecycle.

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Spirion Adds Image Redaction Capabilities to its Sensitive Data Platform

New image redaction integrations with Private-AI ensures sensitive data elements contained in images, PDFS, and videos can be safeguarded against unauthorized views. 

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Spirion’s Marketplace Relaunch Revolutionizes Data Security Posture Management 

Newly revamped Spirion Marketplace delivers a robust Sensitive Data Governance framework and empowers its customers to extend the value of their platform. Learn how!

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Spirion Listed in Six 2023 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ Reports

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Spirion and Lepide Join Forces to Enhance Data Security Posture Management 

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Spirion Unveils Next-Generation Incident Response Data Impact Assessment for Swift and Accurate Data Breach Mitigation

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Spirion Unveils Custom Reports to Enhance Sensitive Data Governance

Get visibility into your sensitive data risks with newly released custom reports from Spirion. Easily track progress and make smart decisions about your company’s data security initiatives.

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Spirion Releases Cyber Risk Quantification Dashboard for Sensitive Data Platform

Spirion, a pioneer in sensitive data governance, today announced the availability of a new cyber risk quantification dashboard, SPIglass, for its Sensitive Data Platform. With cyberattacks becoming more frequent, costly, and sophisticated, the executive dashboard gives IT and security leaders an actionable view of their sensitive data estate and a common language for discussing cyber risks with stakeholders including executives, boards, regulators, investors and insurers.

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Spirion Launches New Data Warehouse to Help Enterprises Manage Sensitive Data Risk

Spirion, a pioneer in sensitive data governance, today announced the release of Spirion Enhanced Analytics (SEA), a new data warehouse environment to augment its Sensitive Data Platform (SDP).

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Marshall Heilman and Pieter De Leenheer Join Spirion Board of Directors

Spirion, a pioneer in sensitive data governance, today announced the appointments of internationally recognized cybersecurity and data technology visionaries Marshall Heilman and Pieter De Leenheer to the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.

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Spirion® Offers New Integration for ServiceNow IT Service Management

Spirion, a pioneer in sensitive data governance, today announced the availability of a new integration for ServiceNow IT Service Management (ITSM). The integration sends Spirion data discovery and regulatory compliance findings into privacy incident tickets in the ServiceNow ITSM platform. With the combined solution, IT professionals can efficiently prioritize and triage data and resolve sensitive data privacy and security issues from within the ticketing system widely used to manage IT operations.

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Spirion Recognized in Eight Gartner® Hype Cycle™ Reports

Spirion, a pioneer in sensitive data governance, today announced its inclusion in eight 2022 Gartner Hype Cycle reports. The analyst firm tracked Spirion’s data governance solutions across two different technology categories in this year’s Hype Cycle reports, including Data Discovery and Management and Data Classification. Accurate data discovery and classification are step one precursors for any effective sensitive data security or privacy initiative.

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Spirion and Spire Solutions Partner to Address Growing Data Privacy and Security Needs Across Middle East and Africa

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for its suite of sensitive data privacy, security and governance solutions with Dubai-based Spire Solutions, a top value-added distributor and preferred cybersecurity solutions provider servicing the Middle East and Africa.

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Spirion Releases Definitive Guide to 2021 Sensitive Data Breaches

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and privacy, today released its Definitive Guide to Sensitive Data Breaches: America’s Top Leaks, Attacks and Insider Hacks, which provides a detailed look at 2021’s sensitive data breaches derived from analysis conducted against the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) database of publicly reported data breaches in the United States.

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Spirion Enhances Depth and Breadth of Privacy-Grade Discovery, Classification and Remediation for Sensitive Data

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced the release of major new enhancements to its Sensitive Data Platform, providing enterprises greater flexibility in how they find, organize, understand and act upon sensitive information to bolster governance, security and privacy programs and meet obligations under California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other data privacy regulations.

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Spirion and OMNIA Partners Announce Strategic Partnership

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and privacy, today announced an agreement available nationwide through OMNIA Partners, the nation’s largest and most experienced cooperative purchasing organization. This cooperative contract for IT security tools will make Spirion’s data security and privacy solutions widely available to the public sector.

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Spirion CEO Identifies Top Data Protection and Privacy Predictions for 2022

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and privacy, today announced its top predictions for the cyber-related risks enterprises will face in 2022. Ransomware, data breaches and new privacy regulations, combined with a surge in data consumption, will increase the data protection and privacy risks around an organization’s sensitive data.

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Spirion Announces Availability of Executive Dashboard and Data Asset Inventory Functionality to Flagship Product Spirion Sensitive Data Platform

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and privacy, announced today the expansion of its flagship product: Spirion Sensitive Data Platform portfolio with new Executive Dashboard and Data Asset Inventory (DAI) capabilities. The new capabilities help organizations uncover, monitor and manage sensitive data to prevent costly breaches, maintain compliance and leverage data to make better business decisions across IT environments.

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Spirion Included in “Now Tech: Privacy Management Software, Q3 2021” Report

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and privacy, has been named in the Now Tech report from Forrester Research on Privacy Management Software, Q3 of 2021. The report is aimed at privacy, risk, and security professionals to help them understand the value organizations can expect from a privacy management software provider. Spirion is included among 33 privacy management software companies that were overviewed based on market presence and functionality.

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Spirion and HANDD Business Solutions Partner to Bring Data Protection and Data Classification Solutions to Chief Data Officers

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and privacy, and HANDD Business Solutions, an independent specialist in global data security, serving 700 clients in 27 countries, today announced a partnership that showcases the depth of Spirion’s proven data discovery and classification technology combined with HANDD’s specialization in data protection. Additionally, the two companies are Gold Sponsors at the upcoming UK Chief Data Officer Network Event, October 18-19, 2021, at Oxford Belfry Hotel & Spa, Oxfordshire, UK.

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Spirion Marks 15 Year Anniversary with Great Place to Work Certification™

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced it has earned a Great Place to Work Certification. The certification is the only award granted based entirely upon employee input about the quality of work experience and company culture. For Spirion, 79 percent of employees have reported that the company is a great place to work―20 points higher than the average U.S. company.

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Spirion Listed in Seven Gartner Hype Cycle Reports

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced its inclusion in seven 2021 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ reports. Gartner identified Spirion’s data protection capabilities across two different technology categories in this year’s Hype Cycle reports, including Data Classification and File Analysis.

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Spirion Appoints Billy VanCannon Head of Product Management

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced the appointment of Billy VanCannon as Head of Product Management. In this role, VanCannon, a seasoned product leader and fraud and cybercrime author, with more than 25 years of experience in data security and compliance, will be responsible for driving product strategy, roadmap development, and overall market success for Spirion’s suite of data privacy products and solutions.

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Spirion and Atakama Join Forces at Black Hat 2021 Conference to Automate Sensitive Data Vulnerability Remediation

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, and encryption software company Atakama today announced that they will demonstrate an integrated solution for classifying and protecting sensitive data through multi-factor file-level encryption at Black Hat USA 2021.

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Spirion’s General Counsel to Present at Black Hat USA 2021 Conference

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced its participation as a Silver Plus sponsor of Black Hat USA 2021, which will be held July 31–August 5 in Las Vegas. Now in its 24th year, Black Hat USA is a leading information security and training event, providing attendees with the latest security research, development, and trends.

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Spirion Expands Product Portfolio to Address Sensitive Data Protection Across Key Stages of Enterprise Readiness

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced the expansion of its flagship Sensitive Data Platform portfolio with new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution offerings that simplify the protection of sensitive data across the key stages of enterprise readiness—from data security and data privacy to broad data governance initiatives. The company’s new solution suite helps organizations automate and protect against data breaches, maintain consumer trust, and comply with ever-changing data privacy regulations.

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Spirion Wins Four Global InfoSec Awards During RSA Conference 2021 Including Next-Gen in Privacy Management Software

Today at the RSA Conference 2021 (#RSAC 2021), Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, announced it has won four coveted Global InfoSec Awards from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine.

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Spirion Positioned as a Major Player in the 2021 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Data Privacy Management Software

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced it has been positioned as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Privacy Management Software 2021 Vendor Assessment (doc #US46858221, April 2021). In addition to being recognized as a pioneer within the data discovery market, Spirion was highlighted for its depth, breadth, and accuracy of data discovery and subject rights management for personal, sensitive, and regulated information residing both on-premise and in the cloud.

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Spirion’s Melissa Murillo Featured in CRN 2021 Women of the Channel List

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Melissa Murillo, Senior Director of Business Development, to its esteemed Women of the Channel list for 2021.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Spirion Hosts Webinar with State Representative Walt Brooks on Utah’s New Safe Harbor Data Privacy Legislation

Spirion’s General Counsel Scott Giordano will host an exclusive webinar with Utah Representative Walt Brooks, whose Cybersecurity Affirmative Defense Act (CADA) was signed into law by Governor Spencer Cox on March 11.

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Spirion Appoints New Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced two new appointments to its executive leadership team, effective immediately. Chris Thomley recently joined Spirion as its new Chief Financial Officer. Scott Giordano has been promoted to General Counsel with responsibility for all legal affairs and functions.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Spirion Hosts Exclusive Webinar with Texas Representative Giovanni Capriglione on the Lonestar State’s Newest Data Privacy Legislation

Spirion’s Scott Giordano, VP and Sr. Counsel, Privacy and Compliance, will host an exclusive webinar with Texas Representative Giovanni Capriglione, who on March 11, introduced six bills that seek to increase the protection of consumer data.

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Spirion Recognized for Data Privacy Excellence in 2021 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards and Globee® Cyber Security Global Excellence Awards Programs

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced that it has received seven awards for excellence, innovation, and leadership in protecting what matters most—the personal data of colleagues, customers, and communities. The company won three gold awards in the 2021 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards and four Globee® Business Awards, including three gold and one silver, in the 2021 Cyber Security Global Excellence Awards.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Spirion Hosts Exclusive Webinar with Virginia Senator David W. Marsden to Discuss the Nation’s Newest State Data Protection Law

Spirion’s Scott Giordano, VP and Sr. Counsel, Privacy and Compliance, will host an exclusive webinar with Virginia Senator David W. Marsden to discuss the recent enactment of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), which was signed into law on March 2, 2021. Virginia is the nation’s second state to adopt a comprehensive data privacy protection law.

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Media Advisory: Spirion Hosts Exclusive Webinar with Florida State Representative Fiona McFarland on Significance of Data Privacy Legislation in the Sunshine State

Spirion will host an exclusive webinar with Florida State Representative Fiona McFarland who, on February 15, introduced House Bill 969, titled “Consumer Data Privacy,” in the Florida House of Representatives with support from Governor DeSantis and Speaker of the House Chris Sprowls.

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New Survey Signals Need for Smoother Implementation of Data Governance Technologies and Processes

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection today announced the release of Deliver Effective Sensitive Data Protection with 3 Must-Have Standards, in collaboration with 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Commissioned by Spirion, the report summarizes real-world feedback from 375 enterprise security professionals about their data privacy program’s organizational dynamics and the critical technological capabilities they rely on to support privacy programs amid increasingly complex regulations.

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Spirion Joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced its membership in the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA). MISA is an ecosystem of independent software vendors and managed security service providers that have integrated their solutions with Microsoft to better defend against a world of increasing threats.

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Tolly Group Benchmarks Spirion Data Discovery at 98.5% Accuracy

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today published the results of an independent test conducted by The Tolly Group, a premier third-party IT testing lab, that benchmarked Spirion’s effectiveness in discovering personal, sensitive, and regulated data at 98.5% accuracy.

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Spirion Launches Series of Virtual Events in Support of Data Privacy Day

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced that it will host a series of virtual events in support of #DataPrivacyDay.

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News HALOCK And Spirion Partner To Solve Vexing Privacy Compliance Issue

HALOCK, an information security professional services firm in the Chicago area, has partnered with an industry-leading data protection vendor, Spirion, to provide privacy attorneys the ability to contract out the business of finding data as a short-term engagement. HALOCK recently joined Spirion’s new Global Alliance Partner Program as an authorized Solution Provider.

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Spirion Enriches Customer Experience With New App Marketplace

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today introduced its Customer Marketplace, an online hub for third-party data privacy and security integrations, applications, best practices, and training information. The Customer Marketplace will enhance the customer experience and extend the value of Spirion’s platform through an open ecosystem of add-on solutions designed to reduce complexity and help enterprises achieve their data privacy goals faster and with greater effectiveness.

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Spirion Ranks as a Top Destination Workplace for Women

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced that it has received recognition for its diverse and impactful corporate culture. The company has ranked as one of the “Top 25 Companies Where Woman Want to Work” by #GirlsClub. It also recently received a 2020 Coronavirus Heroes Blazer Award by Tampa Bay Inno for an employee-led initiative to aid local restaurant workers impacted by the global pandemic.

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Spirion Included in Now Tech: Data Discovery and Classification, Q4 2020 Report

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced that it was included in Forrester’s Now Tech: Data Discovery and Classification, Q4 2020 report, subtitled, “Forrester’s Overview of 33 Data Discovery and Classification Providers.” The goal of the report is to enable security professionals to “understand the value they can expect from a data discovery and classification provider,” which they call, “a foundational capability to develop to optimize your efforts for security, privacy and compliance.”

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Spirion Partners with Seclore for Persistent Rights Management to Bolster Data Privacy Management Framework

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection solutions, today announced a technology alliance partnership agreement with Seclore for its industry-leading rights management technology. Spirion integrates Seclore Rights Management into its data protection solutions to provide security permissions and tracking to protect personal data being created and shared inside and outside the enterprise, and to maintain compliance with data privacy regulations.

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Spirion Recognized for Outstanding Achievements in Product, Customer Success and Employee Response Initiatives

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced that it has received four international awards for product, customer, and employee achievements. The company has been awarded three Globee International Awards and a One Planet Award.

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Spirion Named Outstanding Information Security Company in 2020 US Outstanding Security Performance Awards

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced it has received two awards for corporate performance. The company was named Outstanding Information Security Company in the 2020 US Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPA). It also received a Bronze Stevie Award for “Most Valuable Corporate Response” in the COVID- 19 Response category in the 2020 International Business Awards.

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Spirion Unveils Global Alliance Partner Program

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance solutions, today announced its Global Alliance Partner Program, a worldwide partner ecosystem committed to simplifying and strengthening the protection of personal data to reduce organizational risk and facilitate compliance with growing data protection regulations. The new program brings together a broad complement of software developers, technology providers, system integrators, and solution providers to extend the functionality of Spirion’s Data Privacy Management Framework, which provides an end-to-end approach to personal data lifecycle management by enabling enterprises to automatically detect and protect personal data based on five fundamentals: Discover, Classify, Understand, Control, and Comply.

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Spirion Launches New Products to Simplify Compliance With Expanding Privacy Laws and Regulations

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection and compliance, today announced new products to its award-winning Data Privacy Management portfolio – Spirion Compliance and Spirion Analytics. Both products are designed to help organizations manage risk and reduce costs associated with growing privacy regulations worldwide.

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Spirion Wins Two 2020 Tech Ascension Awards for Best SecOps and Best Compliance Solutions

Spirion, the leader in data protection solutions, today announced that its Data Privacy Manager platform has been named the Best SecOps Solution and Best Compliance Solution in the 2020 Tech Ascension Awards. The Tech Ascension Awards, now in its second year, recognize companies that possess cutting-edge, innovative technology that solve critical challenges in their respective markets.

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Spirion Executives Present a Mid-Year Review on Data Privacy and Compliance During Black Hat USA 2020 Conference

Spirion, a pioneer in data protection solutions, today announced its participation as a Platinum Sponsor of Black Hat USA 2020, held August 1-6. Now in its 23rd year, Black Hat USA is a leading information security and training event, providing attendees with the latest security research, development, and trends.

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Spirion Rated Highest Based on Overall Rating by Customers in New Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer:’ Enterprise Data Loss Prevention Report

Spirion, the leader in data protection solutions, today announced that it scored the highest average overall rating in the new Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Enterprise Data Loss Prevention report. Gartner defines the market for enterprise data loss prevention (EDLP) as offerings that provide visibility into data usage across an organization for a broad set of use cases and the dynamic application of policies based on the content and context at the time of an operation. EDLP seeks to address data-related threats, including the risks of inadvertent or accidental data loss, and the exposure of sensitive data using monitoring, filtering, blocking, and other remediation features.

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Spirion Wins EdTech Breakthrough Award for “Higher EdTech Deployment of the Year” at Illinois College

Spirion, the leader in data protection solutions, today announced that it has been awarded an EdTech Breakthrough Award for “Higher EdTech Deployment of the Year” at Illinois College. The EdTech Breakthrough Awards program, now in its second year, is organized by Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the industry leaders in today’s most competitive categories of technology.

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Spirion Helps TaxSlayer® Maintain Business Continuity During COVID-19 Work From Home Order and Height of Tax Season

Spirion, the leader in data protection solutions, today announced the successful deployment of its data protection platform at TaxSlayer. Spirion gave the cloud-based DIY tax preparation software company greater agility to rapidly and securely transition its staff to work from home (#WFH), helping them maintain business continuity during the country’s Coronavirus lockdown, which was also their busiest time of the year.

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Spirion Names Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Experts Marci McCarthy and Jennifer Mailander to Board of Directors

Spirion, a pioneer in building solutions that enable companies around the globe to take the critical first step towards data protection, today announced the appointments of Marci McCarthy, CEO and President of information security executive networking firm T.E.N., and Jennifer Mailander, Deputy General Counsel at Fannie Mae, to the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.

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Spirion Takes Home Two Gold and One Silver Stevie® Awards in 2020 American Business Awards®

Spirion, a pioneer in building solutions that enable companies around the globe to take the critical first step towards data protection, today announced that its Sensitive Data Manager platform won three Stevie® Awards in the 18th Annual American Business Awards®. The company was awarded two Gold Stevies for International Data Protection Solution and Postsecondary Enterprise Solution, and one Silver Stevie for Governance, Risk & Compliance Solution.

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Two Spirion Leaders Recognized in CRN 2020 Women of the Channel List

Spirion, a pioneer in building solutions that enable companies around the globe to take the critical first step towards data protection, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Elizabeth Carlin, Senior Channel Account Manager, and Akello Ragwar, Senior National Channel Manager, to its esteemed 2020 Women of the Channel list.

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Illinois College Makes Data Privacy Program Smarter with Spirion

Spirion, a pioneer in building solutions that enable companies around the globe to take the critical first step towards data security and privacy, today announced the successful roll-out of its Sensitive Data Manager solution at Illinois College, one of the nation’s top liberal arts schools. The 191-year old institution turned to Spirion to take its data privacy and compliance programs to the next level, effectively moving them beyond the manual identification and securement of sensitive student data to an automated and persistent approach. The resulting solution has given the college’s small IT staff greater agility, helping them to comply with new regulations, such as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which now requires auditing to ensure safeguards are in place to protect students’ personally identifiable information (PII).

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Spirion Introduces the Industry’s First Data Discovery Solution that Protects Sensitive Information Using Differential Privacy

Spirion, a pioneer in building solutions that enable companies around the globe to take the critical first step towards data security and privacy, today announced the integration of its platform with synthetic data provider, Tonic. The first-of-its-kind solution helps enterprises take data privacy to the next level to protect what matters most—the personally identifiable information of their employees, customers, and communities—by replacing sensitive data with high-quality synthetic data, a technique known as differential privacy.

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Spirion Offers No-Cost Data Privacy Tools to Safeguard Remote Workforce in Response to Global Health Crisis

Spirion, a pioneer in building solutions that enable companies around the globe to take the critical first step towards data security and privacy, today announced the availability of no-cost resources to help both remote employees and enterprises implement a ‘privacy-first’ work environment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company is offering data security teams a 60-day no-cost license for the essential functionality within its Sensitive Data Manager software. Spirion is also offering remote employees a no-cost Data Discovery Agent to discover personally identifiable information on their home computers.

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Spirion Sponsors Andretti Autosport’s RKM Racing 2020 Indy Lights Team

Spirion, a pioneer in building solutions that enable companies around the globe to take the critical first step towards data security and privacy, today announced the sponsorship of Robert Megennis’ No. 27 car for 14 races during Andretti Autosport’s 2020 IndyCar and Indy Lights season. In partnership, Spirion will also install its data privacy software on RKM Racing team computers to protect critical driver, car, and race performance engineering data, both on and off the track.

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Spirion Named Grand Trophy Winner in Info Security Products Guide 2020 Global Excellence Awards

Spirion, a pioneer in building solutions that enable companies around the globe to take the critical first step towards data security and privacy, today announced that its new Data Privacy Manager platform was recognized by Info Security Products Guide as a Grand Trophy Winner in its 16th Annual 2020 Global Excellence Awards®. The company also won six additional awards for its SaaS, cloud, and on-premise data discovery and classification product across multiple categories―from big data security to the most innovative compliance solution.

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Spirion Extends Proven Data Privacy Manager Platform to the Cloud

Today at RSA Conference 2020 (Booth #N-6459) Spirion, a pioneer in building solutions that enable companies around the globe to take the critical first step towards data security and privacy, announced the release of its new SaaS platform, Data Privacy Manager. The new cloud platform builds upon Spirion’s proven architecture implemented on-premise by thousands of businesses, agencies, and universities to protect the privacy of more than 50 million individuals.

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Spirion to Demonstrate New Data Privacy Manager SaaS Solution at RSA Conference 2020

Spirion, a pioneer in building solutions that enable companies around the globe to take the critical first step towards data security and privacy, today announced its participation as a Bronze Sponsor of RSA Conference 2020 (RSAC), held February 24-28 in San Francisco. During the conference, Spirion will showcase its new Data Privacy Manager solution for SaaS, cloud, and on-premise sensitive data discovery and classification. The company will also participate in a roundtable discussion on sensitive data discovery, privacy, and compliance that will be broadcast live as well as host a breakout session on what the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) means for organizations’ security programs.

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Spirion Expands Executive Team to Strengthen Position in Data Privacy Management Market

Spirion, a pioneer in building solutions that enable companies around the globe to take the critical first step towards data security and privacy, today announced that it has expanded its executive team, adding five senior data security and technology leaders to advance the development of its data privacy management framework. Spirion’s new executive leadership includes Michael Scott previously from The Wendy’s Company as Chief Privacy and Security Officer; Stanley Curtis from Pilgrim Quality Solutions as Executive Vice President of Development; Scott Giordano from Robert Half Legal as Vice President and Senior Counsel, Privacy and Compliance; Jennifer Holtvluwer from Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise as Vice President of Demand Marketing; and Tom Palomaki from LogRhythm as Senior Vice President of Sales.

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Spirion Receives Gold Cybersecurity Excellence Award for Data Classification

Spirion (www.spirion.com), the leader in rapid sensitive data protection, today announced it received the Gold Cybersecurity Excellence Product Award for Data Classification. This top industry recognition further supports Spirion’s excellence providing data discovery and classification, and helping its global customer base to find and secure all sensitive data and comply with increasingly complex regulations.

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Spirion and Bitglass Partner to Provide Intelligent Security for Cloud and Mobile

Spirion (https://www.spirion.com), the leader for rapid sensitive data protection, and Bitglass, the Next-Gen Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), today announced a partnership to extend the power of data classification to any cloud application and any device. Through the Bitglass CASB and Spirion’s rapid data discovery and classification engine, the joint solution helps customers protect data across all cloud applications and devices. Data privacy teams can now take advantage of enhanced data loss prevention (DLP) that leverages insights from employees who are handling data.

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Spirion Appoints VP of Customer Success to Accelerate Data Protection Time to Value and Partner Enablement

Spirion (www.spirion.com), the leader for rapid sensitive data protection, today announced it continues to strengthen its management team with the appointment of Dave Canelis as vice president of customer success. At Spirion, Canelis will help accelerate customer time to value, lead professional services, and manage support and training initiatives to ensure customer satisfaction and service partner enablement.

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Scott Giordano, Privacy And Data Protection Expert At Spirion, To Share GDPR Lessons Learned From Facebook, Uber And More At RSA 2019

Spirion (www.spirion.com), the leader in rapid sensitive data protection, today announced Scott Giordano, VP of data protection, will present, “GDPR Security Post-Mortems: Lessons Learned from Facebook, Uber and Others,” March 6 at RSA Conference 2019 as part of Spirion’s efforts to accelerate sensitive data protection across enterprise organizations. Giordano is Spirion’s subject matter expert on compliance and the legal aspects of information security and privacy.

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Spirion Appoints Ty Hurner as the Chief Financial Officer

Spirion (www.spirion.com), the leader for rapid sensitive data protection, recently expanded its executive team with the addition of Ty Hurner as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Hurner brings extensive financial and operational leadership experience to Spirion, having managed organizations in high-growth phases, including SaaS and cloud security companies. His most recent tenure was VP Global Finance at VIPRE Security, which was acquired by j2 Global (NASDAQ: JCOM) in January 2018. At Spirion, Hurner will lead financial strategies to support the company’s rapid growth as the company expands its US and international operations.

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Spirion Adds Gabriel Gumbs as VP of Product Management

Spirion (www.spirion.com), the leader for rapid sensitive data protection, recently expanded its executive team with the addition of Gabriel Gumbs as vice president of product management. Gumbs brings expert knowledge in information security management, data loss prevention and strategic security and vulnerability management solutions. Gumbs will help guide the delivery of innovative products that meet the data protection needs of Spirion’s growing customer base.

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Spirion Adds New CTO to Lead Product Advancement and Delivery Strategy

Spirion (www.spirion.com), the leader for rapid sensitive data protection, today expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Abey Joseph as CTO. Joseph offers extensive experience in SaaS, agile and bringing new products and capabilities to market for successful B2B technology companies. At Spirion, Joseph will lead the effort to advance product and technology capabilities, using agile transformation efforts, as the company rapidly scales its R&D program.

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Spirion Adds Scott M. Giordano as VP to Accelerate Sensitive Data Protection

Spirion (www.spirion.com), the leader for rapid sensitive data protection, today announced it has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Scott M. Giordano as vice president of data protection. Giordano will serve as the company’s subject matter expert on compliance and legal aspects of information security and privacy to help customers accelerate protection of their sensitive data.