Ground Labs has launched Data Recon, a Personally Identifiable Information (PII) discovery tool designed to address the new Australian Privacy Principles.
Data Recon, which starts at $199, gives companies a full audit of any PII and other sensitive information held within their corporate systems. They can use this information to permanently delete, quarantine or mask certain data types that are at-risk so that it can no longer be stolen in the event of a security breach. The software searches hundreds of different file-types - including scanned images - and across multiple computing platforms.
Although most companies expect that PII is stored securely, there are instances when it leaks from centrally controlled repositories. Data Recon can be used to find that data on end-user workstations, servers and other computers on the network.
It can also scan cloud systems such as Google Apps and Amazon's S3.
Data Recon uses Ground Labs advanced search algorithms coupled with an easy to use interface. It can be used to find Medicare and health insurance identifiers, Tax file Numbers, bank account details, personal names, home addresses and phone numbers, dates of birth and passport numbers.