Venue's Data Privacy Assessment Tool Sets New Standard for Automated VDR Risk Detection

The data privacy landscape is tightening at an unprecedented pace. Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has just unveiled a breakthrough approach to address this challenge: an automated Data Privacy Assessment tool integrated into Venue, their virtual data room platform. This marks the first market solution to eliminate manual PII scanning—a process that historically consumed hours of compliance work.

How the Tool Transforms Privacy Compliance

The mechanics are straightforward but powerful. Venue’s system automatically scans data room content to identify Personally Identifiable Information (PII) that could expose organizations to regulatory and reputational risk. Once detected, the platform visualizes this exposure, allowing teams to instantly redact sensitive data 91%+ faster than traditional manual approaches. This two-step automation—detect and redact—happens without requiring tedious manual intervention.

For compliance professionals drowning in regulatory requirements, this efficiency gain is transformative. What once required days of careful line-by-line review now completes in hours, freeing resources for higher-value compliance strategy.

Why Automation Matters Now

Organizations face an avalanche of evolving data protection regulations globally. Manual redaction processes create bottlenecks, increase human error risk, and leave companies vulnerable during the most critical deal phases. DFIN’s approach flips this problem: professionals gain deeper visibility into their liability exposure, then immediately mitigate it from anywhere in the world.

As Dannie Combs, CISO at DFIN, emphasizes, security and data privacy have become non-negotiable business imperatives. Companies that can minimize privacy risk while maintaining deal velocity gain competitive advantage—and that’s precisely what Venue’s Data Privacy Assessment tool enables.

The Market Opportunity

This announcement underscores how enterprise software is evolving to address compliance through automation rather than process overhead. VDR platforms like Venue are shifting from passive storage solutions to active risk management systems, embedding intelligence that helps organizations work smarter in high-stakes transactions.

For deal teams, legal departments, and compliance officers, this represents a meaningful step toward making privacy protection scalable and sustainable.