Spreadsheet Sentry - real spreadsheet security

If you have Microsoft Excel® spreadsheets containing confidential data or trade secret formulas, and

• you want to prevent unauthorized people from using the spreadsheets, and/or
• you want to prevent even authorized users from viewing, copying or changing certain data or formulas

then keep reading...

Perhaps you need to distribute your spreadsheet-based financial model for others to use, but don't want them to be able to change the way it operates.  Or you need your employees to use your complex technical design spreadsheet, but you don't want to run the risk of your competitors obtaining your valuable spreadsheet IP.  Or you want several other organizations to enter some data into your spreadsheet, but you only want them to see the summary data in the spreadsheet, not the confidential detail data.  Or you want to make sure that your sales people are not using an out of date version of your cash flow projection spreadsheet.

Poor spreadsheet security

Our studies and surveys have shown that while many organizations are concerned about spreadsheet security, most rely on a combination of file access restrictions and Excel's own password-based protection.  The reality is that both of these methods have major problems:

• Most theft of intellectual property and confidential data originates from internal sources.  This means that simply restricting file access to only authorized users is not sufficient to prevent loss of spreadsheet IP.
• Excel's password-based protection is very weak - it is more aimed at preventing accidental changes to critical data and formulas rather than providing real spreadsheet security.

Real spreadsheet security

Well, what about a solution that solves these problems?  Spreadsheet Sentry is a software product which integrates seamlessly with Excel to provide comprehensive and robust security for your valuable spreadsheets.  A simple wizard tool helps you to create encoded versions of your spreadsheets, providing:

• location security, meaning only authorized users are able to use your spreadsheets; and
• content security, meaning not even authorized users can edit or view your confidential data or trade secret spreadsheet formulas; and
• persistent security, meaning that the security remains in place even if the spreadsheet file is copied away from its original secure location.

Spreadsheet Sentry employs innovative technology to achieve a new and unique solution which:

• is simple to use
• prevents unauthorized users from using your spreadsheet at all, yet allows authorized users to use your spreadsheet as normal
• provides persistent security wherever and whenever the spreadsheet is used
• incorporates strong encryption (essentially unbreakable)
• is independent of Excel's native spreadsheet 'protection'
• individually encrypts the spreadsheet formulas
• offers multiple authorization modes
• provides affordable rights management capabilities

More details

Theft of spreadsheet IP
Limitations of native Excel protection
Benefits of using Spreadsheet Sentry
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