Active Cypher Cypher Cloud is a commercial data loss prevention tool by Active Cypher. Strac PII Scanner is a commercial data loss prevention tool by Strac. Compare features, ratings, integrations, and community reviews side by side to find the best data loss prevention fit for your security stack.
CST VerdictBased on our analysis of NIST CSF 2.0 coverage, core features, integrations, company size fit, here is our conclusion:
Startups and mid-market teams with loose file-sharing habits need Active Cypher Cypher Cloud because it kills the damage from over-shared documents without forcing users into new workflows. The ability to revoke access or recall files after delivery, combined with view-only sharing that blocks downloads and printing, maps directly to NIST PR.DS asset management,your sensitive data stays encrypted and controllable even after it leaves your perimeter. Skip this if your risk profile demands zero-trust architecture across compute; Cypher Cloud solves the file-sharing problem, not network access control.
SMB and mid-market teams drowning in unstructured data across SaaS and cloud will see immediate ROI from Strac PII Scanner; its OCR and ML detection catches sensitive data in PDFs and images that regex-only tools consistently miss. The tool scans 100+ file types across Office 365, Google Workspace, and S3 simultaneously, then automates remediation via masking or deletion rather than just alerting. Skip this if your priority is behavioral monitoring of data exfiltration; Strac excels at finding and fixing what's already exposed, not preventing the act of stealing it.
Asset-level file encryption with remote access control across cloud & sharing platforms.
Scans & remediates PII, PHI, PCI data across SaaS, cloud, endpoints & databases
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Active Cypher Cypher Cloud: Asset-level file encryption with remote access control across cloud & sharing platforms. built by Active Cypher. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include Asset-level encryption for new and existing files, View-only file sharing mode preventing download, print, or modification, Remote access revocation at any time post-delivery..
Strac PII Scanner: Scans & remediates PII, PHI, PCI data across SaaS, cloud, endpoints & databases. built by Strac. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include Automated PII, PHI, and PCI data discovery and classification, Real-time scanning across SaaS, cloud, endpoints, and databases, OCR and machine learning-based detection in unstructured documents..
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