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Spider scans your hard drive, web site, or other collection of files to identify confidential data such as social security, credit card, or bank account and routing numbers. When the scan is complete, Spider produces a list of files that may potentially contain confidential data.

You can then use Spider to:

• Securely move or erase files.
• Move files to the Recycle bin.
• Mark the file, but retain it.
• Mark the file as a false positive.

Choosing the correct protection strategy is a combination of business needs, local policy and technology, user education, and other factors. Cornell community members using Spider can contact the Security group with questions. Read more

Note: It is against University policy to store sensitive data on an unsecured machine. See the Security Requirements page for information.

See Also:

• Protecting University Data
• Security Requirements
• Policy 5.10 Security of Electronic University Administrative Information