Raising a round can be daunting. How do you stand out in the crowd? What are the essential elements to get your financial model right? How should you choose your investors to support your business’ next phase of growth?

Cyber Defense Magazine Honors Top Global CISOs at Cyber Defense Conference 2023 in Orlando, Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. October 26, 2023 —DFIN, a leading risk and compliance company, today announced that its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and SVP Dannie Combs received the Cyber Defense Magazine award as one of the Top Global CISOs in the World for 2023. The award will be presented at the Cyber Defense Conference, held in Orlando, Florida on October 26 and 27, 2023.

Data security is a hot-button issue in the news. It's only natural that businesses would be wondering about data room security best practices and whether their information is being handled securely to protect it from data breaches. Keep reading to discover how secure the typical data room is and what features to look for to know that you have best-in-class protection.

The Importance of Data Room Security

Virtual data rooms are where teams exchange confidential business data and perform due diligence in advance of deals. A lot of sensitive information changes hands.

Personally identifiable information (PII) is used by companies every day to track trends and respond to customer needs. PII is extremely valuable, which is why so many hackers attempt to gain access. Businesses are turning to artificial intelligence and data protection efforts to keep financial data and other types of PII from falling into the wrong hands. Discover the ways artificial intelligence can protect PII and assist with data compliance measures mandated by laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Since we are in the business of helping organizations securely manage, share, and transmit sensitive information, there’s no better time than Cybersecurity Awareness Month to share information, resources, and mitigation strategies to help you better understand the latest cyberthreats, best protect your sensitive information, and help you strengthen your cybersecurity posture.

With a multitude of cybersecurity resources available, we curated some of the best, from A to Z:

As Cybersecurity Awareness season continues, we are shedding light on the importance of safeguarding financial data and information.

Whether your company is preparing for an acquisition or an IPO or filing the multitude of forms required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the process of sending, disclosing, reporting, and filing sensitive financial information requires robust security at every step of the process.

Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness season, where we hope to shed light on the latest cybersecurity threats and offer several resources that organizations can use to mitigate or prevent them.

The use of ChatGPT in corporate markets may have made headlines about the adoption of artificial intelligence, or AI. However, it's not the first AI tool to find widespread use in business applications. Businesses have been using AI assistants for years, particularly when it comes to large data sets. AI is more efficient than even the most diligent employee, capable of analyzing large data sets quickly and with greater accuracy than a human.

Companies need a secure way to share financial reports, contracts and other important documents without the worry of information being accessed by the wrong party. A virtual data room meets the needs for security and privacy while offering many benefits for their users.

When you begin looking into virtual data rooms, one of the first things you may notice is the wide array of features on offer.

When it comes to generative language models and AI, most of the talk centers around tools like ChatGPT. It's only a matter of time before higher-level applications of AI tools are upon us, such as using AI in deal sourcing. AI tools can help teams identify deal targets and stay on top of trends, providing them with the all-important first mover advantage when it comes to deals.