DFIN’s strategies to protect your company’s dark data

Dannie Combs contributed an article for Cyber Defense Magazine to highlight the risk that storing dark data (information that an organization collects, stores for compliance or other reasons, and then doesn’t use, through neglect, lack of interest, or need) poses to a company.

DFIN’s third quarter 2022 financial results, released this morning, demonstrate that our continuing transformation into a software-centric company is going strong.

In a difficult market, with IPO and M&A activity down significantly, we achieved higher margins and made solid progress toward our goal of software accounting for 55% to 60% of DFIN’s total revenue by 2026.

As companies and management look to re-organize and restructure, raise new capital and build long term value without the scrutiny of the public eye and pressure of public reporting cycles, they often will look to go private. Some companies may have been public for decades, while others have only been in the public markets a short time. Discover the advantages of being a private company instead of a public company, signs it might be a good idea, and the path to going private when you're a publicly owned company.

Many bankruptcy resources focus on the consumer side of debt relief. However, the process of declaring a business bankrupt has some important differences from consumer bankruptcy. Brush up on the 3 types of bankruptcies a business may declare and learn how to decide when bankruptcy may be the best decision for your business.

Donnelley Financial Solutions  Ranked as #59 Among U.S. Companies Recognized for Employee Sentiment and Satisfaction

This legacy of corporations' appetite for data is not worth the risk, leaders say, emphasizing the need to find, secure and redact records

Discover how DFIN helped McCarthy Stone execute complex financial transactions through Venue virtual data room.

Virtual data rooms (VDRs) are typically used for M&A transactions and the due diligence process, streamlining the collaboration and sharing of sensitive information. However, businesses slowly began using VDR software for other purposes, one of which includes fundraising for startups.

"The Insider by DFIN" is a series of video interviews featuring the latest trends, topics and key perspectives on the global capital markets.

Join DFIN's Director of Business Intelligence for Venue, Justin Nowicki, as he shares his insights on the advantages of utilizing virtual data rooms and how Venue ensures security, productivity and usability in this special podcast edition of The Insider by DFIN.