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• Data Protect Solutions automate the finding and redacting of PII.
• Venue virtual data room secures the M&A process — which typically involves sharing thousands
of documents — with an integrated auto-redaction software tool powered by AI and machine
learning.
• eBrevia contract review software has AI engines for scanning contract language to ensure that
expected controls are embedded in supply chain agreements.

Cyber-attacks are on the rise for a very good reason: they are very lucrative for the criminals who
perpetrate the crimes. In the months and years ahead, we expect that these bad actors will increasingly
target dark data. If you take appropriate steps now, your company can avoid becoming a victim.

About the Author
As Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer,
Dannie Combs has overall responsibility for cybersecurity,
global data privacy, and IT Governance, Risk, and
Compliance for Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN).

Prior to joining DFIN, Dannie was senior leader responsible
for overall network security for U.S. Cellular, the fifth-largest
U.S.-based wireless operator supporting over 20 million
mobile subscribers. Before this, he held several senior
leadership and consulting roles with a number of
organizations to build and mature technology security
programs and organizations as interim CISO, security
architect, and more.

Most notably, Dannie is 10-year veteran of the United States
Air Force where he served as a cyber threat specialist. During his time serving his country, he managed
cybersecurity operations and information risk activities for military and governmental organizations as a
member of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, National Security Agency, and Air
Intelligence Agency, participating in missions ranging from homeland defense to offensive operations
around the world. He served in the Balkans during the Yugoslav conflict, assisted with national defense
efforts in South Korea and supported intelligence and counterterrorism missions around the globe,
including working in conflict zones such as Iraq and post-9/11 Afghanistan.

Dannie an advisory board member of ReliaQuest, FishtechGroup, and the Boy Scouts of America. He
is based in Chicago. Dannie can be reached at [email protected], through LinkedIn at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danniecombs, and at our company website https://www.dfinsolutions.com/

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