Patent ID: 9614826
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for protecting sensitive data, comprising: identifying data within a first file stored at a first storage system, a portion of the identified data being classified as sensitive data and being configured in an original file format; copying the portion of the identified data classified as sensitive data from the first storage system; transferring the copied portion of the identified data from the first storage system to a second file stored at a second storage system; deleting the copied portion of the identified data from within the first file stored at the first storage system; and replacing the deleted portion with a virtual symbolic link within the first file stored at the first storage system, the virtual symbolic link being configured in a proprietary file format and comprising an active link to the second file stored at the second storage system, wherein selecting the active link provides access to the second file stored at the second storage system.