Case Study
Cranfield University Implements Rubrik Sensitive Data Discovery for Proactive Data Governance
Cranfield University adopted Rubrik Sensitive Data Discovery to strengthen proactive data governance and support GDPR, PCI-DSS, and UK PII requirements. Initial scans across its virtual server estate uncovered thousands of instances involving credit card data, national insurance numbers, and tax references, helping teams identify misplaced sensitive information and take corrective action. Rubrik enables repeatable investigation, remediation, and allow-list processes without impacting production because scans use existing backup data. Searches across 400 virtual machines that once took days or weeks can now be completed within one day. The university also uses Ransomware Investigation to monitor large-scale file changes and suspicious activity, improving visibility, compliance readiness, an
