Millions of users were hit by the recent Cloudflare outage, resulting in massive blackouts for countless businesses. Yet, all PII Tools users remained untouched. This is how “going self-hosted” keeps you in the game. Cloudflare Outage On November 18, 2025, the global online world was suddenly struck with widespread disconnections. Thousands of popular websites were rendered useless, including everything from … Read More
PII and Its Many Forms
Sensitive data and personal information come in many shapes and sizes. And with so many different regulations around the globe, it’s easy to confuse one with another. These are the basics of PII and every form you’ll find it in. Let’s get into it. Understanding PII The world of sensitive data protection has its own terminology you’ll need to be … Read More
Beginner’s Guide to POPIA
Over the past two decades, the online world has experienced a true revolution in data protection. But each corner of the world handles PII differently, so put on your sunglasses and safari hat because we’re headed to South Africa!
CCPA & PII Discovery Requirements
The California Consumer Privacy Act puts consumers back in the driver’s seat of their own sensitive information, while also requiring a lot from businesses. Let’s discuss the details. CCPA In 2018, the State of California Department of Justice approved the implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act. In many ways, this data privacy regulation is similar to the GDPR, however, … Read More
HIPAA Complaint Detection
Identifying potential HIPAA violations is paramount to achieving and maintaining HIPAA compliance, avoiding potential fines, and protecting people’s data. Let’s learn how. HIPAA Compliance Because it deals with data subjects’ private health-related information, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, is one of the strictest regulations. Violations can result in fines upwards of $50,000 in a civil proceeding, … Read More
GDPR Compliance in 3 Easy Steps
Scan documents automatically, streamline DSAR handling, perform in-house audits, remediate at-risk data, and meet every other GDPR-specific requirement, all from the same Dashboard. GDPR & PII Tools The European Union’s GDPR shouldn’t require much of an introduction. It set the standard for private and sensitive data protection around the world. And since it applies to all EU data subjects, your … Read More
How the LGPD Affects Us All
Got clients in Brazil, or looking to take your company international? Then the LGPD applies to you, and it’s more than just another version of the GDPR. Let’s get into it. Intro to LGPD Brazil’s LGPD has been in effect since August 2020. In Portuguese, LGPD stands for “Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados”, which translates to the “Brazilian General … Read More
Securing Data Against AI Applications, Part II
AI Data Protector safeguards your sensitive data and company information from 3rd-party AI models. Increase efficiency AND keep your private data private!
Securing Data Against AI Applications, Part I
Use AI to discover and remediate at-risk information with an AI Data Protector. Increase security, raise efficiency, and avoid potential data disasters!
Elevated Sensitive Data Protection
As important as the fundamentals of PII protection are, many companies require a more enhanced solution for discovering and storing sensitive data. This is how PII Tools will take your system to the next level! Advanced Sensitive Data Protection The methods for discovering, storing, and safeguarding sensitive data and PII come in many shapes and sizes. Depending on the laws … Read More
