The privacy market is becoming increasingly stronger, driven by the entry into force of the LGPD (General Data Protection Law) in 2020. Since last year, all companies that process personal data must implement protection and privacy measures to comply with the law.
A Privacy Tools, a privacy startup that emerged in 2019, is part of this universe and helps companies in all segments to better manage data and incorporate a data protection culture within their business. Through an online platform, the startup enables companies to identify the data they process and visualize risks in order to minimize them.
Startups recommend partners on the compliance journey.
As a solution for compliance with the LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law), Privacy Tools has a network of partners that can help clients comply with the law through other services and products. The startup's newest partnership is... GAT InfoSec, a cybersecurity company. Sao Paulo.
The partnership will be based on referrals, where clients of one company will receive personalized recommendations about the services of the other. GAT InfoSec provides information security solutions for identifying and managing threats to technologies, people, and processes, as well as information security governance and compliance with laws. regulations and frameworks.
With the company's platforms, it's possible to manage the Security Program and reduce the risk of attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and third-party risks. The company's target audience is... organizations that have at least one person responsible for Information Security.
Leonardo Militelli, founder and CEO of GAT InfoSec, believes that the biggest challenge for companies today is...To have continuous visibility into the actual security status of technologies, processes, and people, while maintaining compliance with laws, regulations, frameworks, and security best practices.
Ransomware attacks are a concern for businesses.
The problem becomes even greater when dealing with business-critical information, or even sensitive customer information. The greatest risk lies in data leaks and the unavailability of that information, as well as critical systems, with the main security threat being ransomware attacks.
“It’s a type of attack that takes advantage of the lack of patches and/or updates in operating systems and allows for the hijacking of company data, with the criminal blackmailing the institution into paying a ransom in exchange for releasing the data,” explains Militelli.
In addition to cybersecurity efforts to prevent leaks and intrusions, there's the journey of compliance, not only to protect data but also to ensure consent for its collection and use. Therefore, it's advisable for each company to have a partner specializing in security and a partner specializing in compliance.
To best manage privacy and increase compliance with the LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law), Privacy Tools offers modules such as Cookie Management, Privacy Policy creation, Data Subject Support, and Incident Management.
Other partners of Privacy Tools are Privacy Academy and Security Culture, startups focused on training and educating professionals about the importance of privacy and compliance with the LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law).
