Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is any piece of information which can potentially be used to uniquely identify, contact, or locate a person. Now more than ever, the security of one's PII has become important as information technology and the Internet have made it easier for hackers to collect PII, which can lead to identity theft or other heinous crimes. Examples of PII include, but are not limited to, a person's telephone number, home address, IP address, e-mail address, credit card number, and social security number.

IT Security and Policy Office offers various ways through which an individual can determine if there is any sensitive information present on their workstation or server.

• Asarium service: Proventsure’s Asarium is a product acquired by IT Security and Policy Office to assist departments in determining if there is any PII located on their servers. The software runs as a service and reports back to a server located at ITS and managed by IT Security and Policy Office personnel. If you would like to use this service please contact us at lsu-itsecurity@lsu.edu.
• Individual Client: Proventsure’s My ID Protector is a stand-alone client that faculty and staff can download on their workstations and search them for PII. The software can be downloaded here and additional information can be found here.
• Spider: Spider is tool created by Cornell University and is available as free software. Information about Spider can be found in this GROK Article.