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Igor Pinzegher

Information security · Privacy · GRC

Between the contract
and the code.

IgorPinzegher

Igor Pinzegher in a blue blazer and black polo shirt, hands clasped in front of him.

I'm a lawyer and have worked in information security and data protection since 2019. Today I'm CIO and co-founder of Data Guide, and I teach privacy, security and AI.

200+ clients in data protection (LGPD) and security certifications, across Latin America, Europe and the United States.

About Law and security in the same work

I hold degrees in Law and in Cyber Defense, and a postgraduate degree in Offensive Security and Cyber Intelligence.

I have worked in data protection and information security since 2019. As a lawyer, I focused on contracts for technology, innovation and investment companies. I have also worked as a Security Engineer and as a DPO, implementing and maintaining ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2 and PCI DSS programs.

My work sits on the bridge between the technical and the legal: the vulnerability that becomes audit evidence, the incident that calls for response and communication, the LGPD rule that has to become a control in the system.

  • 200+
    clients served in data protection (LGPD) and security certifications
    • Latin America
    • Europe
    • United States
  • 2019when I started in data protection and information security
  • 10certifications in security, privacy and compliance
  • 3schools and companies where I teach today

Work Where I am today

Igor Pinzegher wearing a Data Guide T-shirt that reads Compliance, Protection, Security and Privacy.
CIO and co-founder · since 2021

Data Guide

A GRC consultancy based in Florianópolis, Brazil. There I'm responsible for improving, running and implementing its products: security as a service, DPO as a service, cyber insurance and certifications.

Day to day: incident response, vulnerability assessment, application and cloud security, LGPD and GDPR projects, and readiness for ISO 27001, ISO 27701 and SOC 2.

dataguide.com.br

I also work as

  • RocketSmart.iosince 2025

    Strategic Advisor in cybersecurity, infrastructure and AI governance

    Security across the development lifecycle, with SAST and code review; governance for the responsible use of AI, with guardrails for LLMs and LangChain; and infrastructure and cloud hardening.

  • Universidade da Privacidadesince 2026

    Privacy and data protection instructor

    At DPOnet's professional education brand: LGPD governance, preparation for the EXIN PDPF, PDPP and DPO certifications, and ISO/IEC 27001 fundamentals.

  • LAO Academysince 2026

    AI instructor for lawyers

    How to use AI in contract analysis, research and productivity.

  • Awtrasince 2023

    Cybersecurity training instructor

    Programs on cybersecurity, information security, LGPD, GDPR, secure development, cyber defense and compliance.

Before

  • Silva Schütz Advogados2019 to 2021

    Lawyer

    Legal counsel for technology, innovation and investment companies, focused on contracts such as NDAs and data processing agreements (DPAs).

Certifications Implementation and audit

The certifications behind the work of implementing and auditing security, privacy and compliance programs.

  • 2026

    CompTIA Security+

    CompTIA

  • 2026

    Lead: Auditing ISO/IEC 27701:2025

    QMS Certification Brasil

  • 2025

    AI Governance Manager (AIGM)

    TIexames

  • 2025

    Lead Auditor ISO 37001 and ISO 37301

    TIexames

  • 2025

    PCI DSS Lead Implementer

    TIexames

  • 2025

    ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer

    TIexames

  • 2025

    SOC 2 Lead Implementer

    TIexames

  • 2023

    Lead Auditor ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 27701:2019

    QMS Certification Brasil

  • 2022

    CIPM

    IAPP

  • 2022

    DPO

    IAPP

Education Law first, then Cyber Defense

And I keep studying.

  1. 2026

    Course

    DevOps Professional

  2. 2025 to 2026

    MBA

    Governance, Compliance and Risk

  3. 2023 to 2024

    Postgraduate degree

    Offensive Security and Cyber Intelligence

  4. 2021 to 2024

    Undergraduate degree

    Cyber Defense

  5. 2020 to 2021

    Postgraduate specialization

    Law

  6. 2015 to 2019

    Undergraduate degree

    Law

Books Chapters I wrote

  • Cover of the book Temas Atuais de Direito Digital, published by Revista dos Tribunais.
    Revista dos Tribunais · 2023

    Temas Atuais de Direito Digital

    Current topics in digital law, in Portuguese. Edited by Felipe Palhares and Denise de Souza Luiz Francoski.

    Chapter 21: using open source tools to comply with the LGPD security principle.

    See at Livraria RT
  • Cover of the book Desenvolvimento de Tecnologias em Pesquisa e Saúde: da teoria à prática, published by Editora Científica Digital.
    Editora Científica Digital · 2022

    Desenvolvimento de Tecnologias em Pesquisa e Saúde

    Technology development in research and health, from theory to practice. In Portuguese.

    Chapter 9, with Taynara Rodrigues Bernardo and Patrícia Ilha Schuelter: data protection law in health care, protecting health, the user and the professional.

    Read the chapter

Courses Courses and content

Online course in Portuguese · Hotmart

Privacy Engineer

For IT, Law, Information Security and Systems Management professionals and students, and people in related fields, who want to apply privacy from system design all the way to LGPD and GDPR compliance.

On social media

I post content in Portuguese about information security, privacy and GRC on Instagram and YouTube, as @dadossegurosbr, and on LinkedIn.

Contact Let's talk

To talk about a project or an idea, send me an email. If you prefer, I'm on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Igor Pinzegher smiling, in a blue blazer and black polo shirt.