Carbide –Embedding Security and Privacy into the DNA of Every Organization

The Silicon Review

The security of business collateral is a lot more than just password management. It has to be detailed at every level. In the era of cloud storage and BYOD trends, implementing the business data security policies is even more challenging. While IT administrators have to focus on the security of enterprise data, the non-technical employees only worry about completing their routine tasks within stringent deadlines. Enterprise security has become increasingly vital for businesses. When customers do business with any organization, they entrust that company with many pieces of private information about themselves. In return, they expect the business to keep those details safe and protected. Depending on the type of work a company does, they may collect customer information such as credit card numbers, banking information, Social Security numbers, addresses, health information and more. The accounting and finance fields are two areas where enterprise system security becomes especially crucial.

Carbide, formerly known as Securicy, makes enterprise-class security and privacy accessible to fast-growing companies. Unlike “checkbox”-style compliance solutions, their information security and privacy management platform is based on universal best practices to enable customers to create, promote, and prove their commitment to security no matter which security framework or privacy regulation they wish to comply with. By making it easy to embed security and privacy into the DNA of your organization, Carbide can help sharpen your competitive edge and accelerate your company’s growth trajectory.

The Carbide Platform: Enterprise-Class Security for Fast-Growing Organizations

Navigating the controls and requirements of any given security framework or privacy regulation can seem overwhelming — a feeling that multiplies with each region and industry you target. That’s why they built the Carbide Platform. Anchored around security and privacy best practices, broken down into plain English, the platform makes enterprise-class security – and compliance – accessible to organizations of all sizes. Whether you’re new to building a robust security and privacy program or you’re evolving an existing one, the Carbide Platform helps you get started, understand your gaps, and create an action plan for closing them. The Carbide Platform provides you with a clear plan and the tools you need to meet your security and privacy goals, tracking progress so you can meet your target timeline. Carbide’s technical integrations automatically collect evidence from your environment and save proof of other security controls and completed tasks in their Evidence Collection module.

You already know security and privacy are important to your prospects and customers. But those vendor questionnaires keep piling up with questions you don’t have good answers to. The Carbide platform breaks down best practices, industry frameworks, and government regulations into clear, digestible tasks within an actionable project plan. Get a head start on your security and privacy program with more than 20 customized policies generated by Carbide’s Automated Policy Builder. Keep to your timeline with an automatically generated plan that breaks down framework & regulatory requirements into clear, discrete tasks that can be assigned owners, due dates, and priorities. Even if you don’t pursue a formal audit or certification, Carbide’s Reporting Center and Security Dashboard gives both internal and external stakeholders a clear view of your security posture. With Carbide’s Audit Connect, you save time and eliminate back-and-forth with auditors by giving them a read-only view of your evidence and how you’re achieving compliance. It breaks down framework & regulatory requirements and controls, showing you percentage of completed policies, tasks, and training courses so you know where you risk falling short in an audit – and how you can fix it before you do.

The Pre-Eminent Leader

Darren Gallop is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Carbide and drives the strategic vision and direction of the company. An atypical tech startup founder, Darren started his career as a professional musician touring with his band(s) throughout Canada. That experience fueled an interest in the music’s business side, leading him to found his own record label, and eventually Marcato, a successful startup whose innovative technology platform was used to manage music and cultural events around the world prior to its acquisition.

While at Marcato, Darren developed a deep interest in security and privacy, prompting him to secure his Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) designation and to serve as the company’s Chief Information Security Officer – a role he now holds at Carbide today. Darren has since also become a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM).