IRI CellShield is a data masking tool for Microsoft Excel that finds, classifies, and protects sensitive information like PII and PHI in spreadsheets.

CellShield is available in Personal and Enterprise Editions. The EE version supports LAN-wide discovery, masking, and auditing.

CellShield protects personally identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI), and other sensitive data in Excel cells.

CellShield supports encryption, redaction, pseudonymization, and hashing, with reversible and non-reversible options.

Yes. CellShield EE can scan and mask sensitive data across multiple Excel workbooks throughout a network.

Yes. CellShield EE supports Excel versions from 2010 through 2019 and Office 365.

Yes. CellShield shares some masking functions with FieldShield (and DarkShield), allowing reversible protection across platforms.

Yes. CellShield helps meet GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and other data privacy regulations by securing sensitive Excel data and providing audit trails.

Yes. CellShield EE logs all masking actions, including user, timestamp, and affected cells, to support compliance and internal controls.

Yes. CellShield includes classification tools to identify and categorize sensitive data before applying protection, using pattern matching and dictionaries.

Yes. CellShield provides intuitive graphical dialogs and wizards for point-and-click protection, with no scripting required.

Yes. CellShield is designed for business users and IT professionals alike, with simple interfaces and built-in help.

Yes. CellShield 2 includes support for UTF-8 encoded data in Excel cells, ensuring compatibility with international character sets.

Yes. By masking sensitive data at rest in Excel files, CellShield reduces the risk and impact of unauthorized access or data loss.

CellShield is developed and supported by Innovative Routines International (IRI), with documentation, training, and technical assistance.

CellShield is licensed per hostname, whether in the consumer-priced PE or in Voracity data management platform tiers..