According to a recent assessment by AV-TEST, Kaspersky
Endpoint Security Cloud shows 100% efficiency in detecting files
floating in Microsoft 365 applications that contain German Personal
Identifiable Information (PII) or bank card details. This information allows
security managers to see who has access to PII and ensures that customer data
isn't at risk of being exposed. The test's positive results scored higher than
the in-built security solution in Microsoft 365 E5.
Companies of all sizes need to be compliant with data
regulation laws to protect sensitive customer information such as passport or
driving license numbers. Failure to comply with such laws results in costly
fines for businesses, which can break bottom lines for smaller ones. While
larger enterprises can employ all-encompassing best practices to ensure
sensitive data discovery and protection and avoid the impact of fines, smaller
companies need quick assistance and easy-to-implement solutions instead.
Therefore, the performance of these solutions is critical.
In its study, AV-TEST carried out a Sensitive Data Discovery
test with Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud and Microsoft Office 365 E5. The
aim was to see which of the two would independently detect German PII and bank
card numbers in documents uploaded to an Office 365 account and if they would
flag these potential security issues to the system admin. The set of cases
created in the test lab included six different types of German PII numbers:
identity card, passport, social insurance, tax identification, residence permit,
driving license, and three different types of banking cards.
Kaspersky's solution performed perfectly during the test,
with a 100% detection rate for all seven PII types and didn't flag any false
positives. Part of the testing also included making appropriate changes to the
PII delimiters and customizing file extensions to ensure the solutions covered
all possible real-world scenarios. The solution proved to be agnostic to any
alterations and managed to detect all the files.
"The test found Kaspersky to be the comprehensive
and protective solution to protect a company's personal and sensitive data,"
said David Walkiewicz, Director Test Research, AV-TEST.
"The built-in ease of a solution can often seem like a
convenient option, however the performance of a product specifically designed
for the purpose often achieves better results, as has been proven by this
AV-TEST study," comments Andrey Dankevich, Senior Product Marketing
Manager at Kaspersky.
"Kaspersky's solution performed well when detecting PIIs
in structured and unstructured data formats. It allows IT security admins to
ensure that sensitive data is stored securely or take necessary measures if
there is a risk of leakage."
The full report, "Personal Identifiable Information
Protection: Sensitive Data Discovery test," commissioned by Kaspersky and
performed by AV-TEST GmbH can be found here.
For more information about Kaspersky Endpoint Security
Cloud, please visit its product page here.