Transcript Identity Finder Presentation

IDENTITY FINDER TRAINING
What is Identity Finder?

Identity Finder is a program that is installed on your
desktop, laptop, or server to locate personally
identifiable information, including social security
numbers, credit card numbers, bank account
numbers, and driver license numbers.
Why Should I Install Identity
Finder?


In order to reduce the risk to the University, we
need all faculty and staff to locate where sensitive
data lives and eliminate all instances that do not
need to be maintained.
Often times we don’t think we store sensitive data.
However, after scanning we find that data lives in
unexpected places and many times there are high
thresholds of this data.
How Often Should I Scan?

You can scan as often as you like. However, at
least one scan should be completed every six
months and all sensitive data found that does not
need to be maintained by the University should be
digitally shredded using Identity Finder.
Who Should Use Identity Finder?

ITS strongly urges that all faculty and staff that
have been provisioned Pace University computers
should install and scan using Identity Finder.
What Files Does Identity Finder
Scan?

Identity Finder will scan all user files that are
located on your local computer. If you have
Microsoft Outlook installed on your computer, it will
search all email that has been downloaded locally.
Review Your Scan

Next, click on the “Advanced” option to review your
results.
Save and Close Identity Finder


Please make sure that after you have completed
deleting items to save your work.
After saving your work, please close the Identity
Finder program.