GlobalSign becomes the first Certification Authority in the world to open a full service office in Brazil

Press release

By GlobalSign

Boston, USA, and Belo Horizonte, Brazil, November 16, 2021 -

GlobalSign, a global certificate authority (CA) and a leading provider of digital signature, identity and security solutions for IoT, today announced a workshop in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The new GlobalSign workshop is a complete service facility, equipped to provide faster response to customers, interaction in the local language and business development in local currency, attractive strengths for Brazilian companies. The new location will allow GlobalSign to offer complete support in solutions for the automation of certificates, digital signature, SSL and all the solutions related to the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI, Public Key Infrastructure) and the management of the life cycle of the certificates, as required by Brazilian government regulations. .

The CEO of GlobalSign in Brazil, Luiza Dias, will be in charge of operations. As part of the company since 2016, Dias previously served as sales manager in Brazil. GlobalSign has hired 15 identity professionals to support the various opportunities presented by the Brazilian market.

This is an ideal time to invest in Brazil, considering the country's economic recovery to pandemic levels - which has led major financial institutions to increase their 2021 growth prospects for the country by more than 5% in June - and the new legislation against cybercrime passed in May.

“We are firmly convinced that raising a flag in Brazil was the next step for us, but we are waiting for the right moment. Everything was aligned this year, which allowed us to move forward with each machine, ”says Lila Kee, General Manager for the Americas at GlobalSign. "We are extremely optimistic in this region and look forward to growing our customer base and positively impacting the identity security of this important market."

About GMO GlobalSign

GlobalSign, one of the most established Certification Authorities in the world, is the leading provider of reliable digital security and identity solutions that enable small and large companies around the world, as well as service providers in the world and innovative companies in the world. . Internet of Things (IoT) area, secures online communications, manages millions of verified digital identities and automatic authentication and encryption. Its scalable public key infrastructure (PKI) and identity solutions support the thousands upon thousands of services, devices, people and things that make up the Internet of Things (IoT). GMO GlobalSign is a subsidiary of the Japanese companies GMO GlobalSign Holdings KK and GMO Internet Group, with workshops in America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit: https://www.globalsign.com/es