
Digital Security Management
1 - Objective
To establish guidelines to ensure the security of corporate information, seeking a balance between performance and reliability, aiming at the permanence of the Almaviva Group's business in Brazil, based on the following items:
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Alignment of strategic Information Security and Privacy objectives with the business objectives of the companies
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Reduction of impacts resulting from Information Security events.
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Identification of the main information security and privacy risks applicable to the business.
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Dissemination of information security and privacy standards and guidelines to all professionals of the Almaviva Group in Brazil, applicable third parties and any person related to the expansion of the Almaviva Group's business in Brazil.
The Presidency, Executive Board, and Information Security and Privacy Committee are committed to effective Information Security management in the Almaviva Group in Brazil. Therefore, they adopt all necessary measures to ensure that this policy is adequately communicated, understood, and followed at all levels of the organization.
Periodic reviews will be carried out to ensure its continued relevance and adequacy to the company's needs.
2 - Scope
This policy applies to all users of information from the Almaviva Group in Brazil, including any individual or organization that has or had a link with Almaviva, such as employees, former employees, service providers, former service providers, collaborators, former collaborators, who have had, have, or will have access to Almaviva's information and/or have used, are using, or will use computational resources included in the infrastructure of the Almaviva Group in Brazil.
3 - References
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NBR ISO/IEC 27001:2022 - Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Information security management systems — Requirements.
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NBR ISO/IEC 27002:2022 - Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Information security controls.
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NBR ISO/IEC 27701:2019 - Security techniques - Extension of ABNT NBR ISO/IEC 27002 for information privacy management - Requirements and guidelines
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Almaviva Group's Privacy Policy in Brazil.
4 - Definitions
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Information Security (IS): Protection against unauthorized use or access to information, as well as protection against denial of service to authorized users, while the integrity and confidentiality of that information are preserved. IS is not confined to computer systems, nor to information in electronic format. It applies to all aspects of information or data protection, in any form. The level of protection must, in any situation, correspond to the value of this information and the damages that could result from its improper use. IS also covers all the infrastructure that allows its use, such as processes, systems, services, technologies, and others.
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Privacy: Data privacy is the right to manage how your personal information is collected and used.
5 - Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of the Executive Board:
It is the responsibility of the Information Security and Privacy Committee:
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To conduct a periodic assessment of Information Security
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To ensure the availability of the resources necessary for effective information security management
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To disseminate the culture of Information Security and Privacy
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To align strategic Information Security and Privacy objectives with the business objectives of the Almaviva Group in Brazil
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To support and approve continuous improvement activities of the Information Security and Privacy Management System
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To decide on the application of sanctions when non-compliance with this policy and other policies established by the Information Security and Privacy area is observed.
It is the responsibility of Employees, Third Parties, Suppliers, and other relevant stakeholders:
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To comply with the guidelines of this policy and other policies established by the Information Security and Privacy area
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To safeguard the security of company information, reporting any perceived anomalies to the Information Security and Privacy area.
It is the responsibility of the Information Security and Privacy area:
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To establish information security and privacy guidelines
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To raise awareness among relevant stakeholders about information security
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To identify and report risks related to information security and privacy
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To establish controls for risk mitigation
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To continuously maintain and improve the information security management system.
6 - Guidelines
6.1 - General guidelines
This policy demonstrates our ability and integrity in dealing with all stakeholders. Therefore, this policy ensures that:
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Information is protected against unauthorized access
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The confidentiality of information is maintained
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Information is not disclosed to unauthorized entities through deliberate or careless actions
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The integrity of information is maintained to prevent unauthorized modifications
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Information is available to authorized users, when necessary
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Whenever there are legal, regulatory, normative, or contractual changes that impact the Almaviva Group's business in Brazil, a critical analysis is carried out so that adjustments, if necessary, are made
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Each individual has adequate knowledge of the management controls, operational and technical controls that help protect the information technology resources and assets of the Almaviva Group in Brazil
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Goals and objectives are disclosed to the stakeholders involved, so that each individual has an adequate understanding of their role and responsibility regarding information security and privacy and the mission of the Almaviva Group in Brazil
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Policies, procedures, and practices are communicated to the stakeholders involved in the Almaviva Group in Brazil.
6.2 - Regulation
The Almaviva Group in Brazil and the stakeholders involved undertake to fully comply with the applicable information security and privacy requirements or those required by regulations, statutes, laws and/or contractual clauses.
6.3 - Risks and threats
All information and associated assets must be periodically assessed and the respective risks to the Almaviva Group's business in Brazil must be mapped.
The risks and threats inherent to information security and privacy must be addressed through the implementation of specific controls and must be periodically reassessed.
The acceptance of residual risks must be approved by the manager and reassessed periodically.
6.4 - Suppliers
The Almaviva Group in Brazil has a risk assessment process for critical suppliers.
This methodology aims to detect, assess, and manage risks in the services or products provided by suppliers that may directly impact the Almaviva Group's business in Brazil.
All third parties must commit to acting in accordance with the Information Security Policy, and it is essential that the contract signed between the companies includes a clause that ensures the confidentiality of information and adherence to the Information Security Policy.
6.5 - Audits
Audits are periodically carried out to ensure the effectiveness of the Information Security and Privacy Management System and its controls, as well as to guarantee its effective implementation and maintenance.
6.6 - Business continuity
Business continuity plans are produced, maintained, and tested in accordance with management expectations.
6.7 - Information classification
The information classification process established by the Almaviva Group in Brazil aims to protect information against disclosure. To this end, any and all types of information created and/or stored within the company's facilities must be classified by one of the following options:
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Public
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Internal
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Restricted
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Confidential
6.8 - Training and awareness
The Almaviva Group in Brazil has a communications and training program for all employees and appropriate stakeholders.
6.9 - Incident handling
Security incidents that occur in the Almaviva Group in Brazil must be reported to the Information Security area through the company's official channels, e-mail for Information Security and Privacy: sip@almavivadobrasil.com.br, especially cases of system unavailability and customer information leakage.
An Information Security incident is considered any Information Security event that has an impact on the Almaviva Group in Brazil, leading to the need for response and recovery. The following occurrences are considered Information Security and Privacy incidents:
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Loss, theft, or robbery of equipment containing corporate information
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System malfunction or overload due to internal or external attacks
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Unauthorized use or access to information systems
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Non-compliance with Information Security and Privacy policies and guidelines
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Deviation from Information Security controls implemented at Almaviva
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Violation of access to critical areas containing corporate information or systems.
Incidents must be prioritized according to the impact and criticality classification recorded. In this way, it is possible to decide when it is necessary to activate the incident response group, which in turn will decide on the activation of the business continuity plan.
6.10 - Information Security in project management
Information Security is an integral participant in the development and delivery of any special or non-special project that alters the standard of the infrastructure of the Almaviva Group's environment in Brazil.
Being responsible for evaluating the requirements or needs requested, whether they are in accordance with the objectives and guidelines of Information Security and are being followed in all phases of the projects.
Information security is responsible for evaluating and identifying risks and proposing the best solution to meet the objectives of Information Security and Privacy and the objectives of the project and/or business.
6.11 - Secure system development
Secure development is a requirement for building secure services, architecture, software, and systems in the Almaviva Group in Brazil. To this end, the following aspects must be considered at a minimum:
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Separation of development, testing, and production environments
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Security in the software development lifecycle
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Security requirements in the specification and design phase
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Security checkpoints in projects
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Secure repositories for source code and configuration
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Security in version control
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Necessary knowledge and training in application security
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Developers' ability to prevent, find, and fix vulnerabilities.
For system testing, select, protect, and manage information, considering:
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Do not copy sensitive information into the system's development and testing environments unless equivalent controls are provided for the development and testing systems
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Protect sensitive information by removing or masking it if used for testing.
If development is outsourced, it is necessary to analyze the guarantee that the supplier complies with the Almaviva Group's rules in Brazil for secure development.
6.12 - Communication security
All communications between the Almaviva Group's technological environments in Brazil and the relevant stakeholders must use encrypted communication channels, using recognized secure ciphers and algorithms.
6.13 - Backups
Copies of information, software, and system configurations must be maintained and tested regularly according to specific backup policies, allowing for data or system recovery if necessary.
To prevent data leakage, measures such as encryption, access control, and physical protection of storage media must be used when applicable.
6.14 - Protection and privacy of personal data
All existing processes in the Almaviva Group in Brazil that involve the processing of personal data in any database must follow the guidelines established in the Privacy Policy.
6.15 - Critical analysis of information security
Annually, or whenever a significant change occurs in the business model, a formal critical analysis process of the information security policy must be carried out.
6.16 - Continuous improvement
The continuous improvement of the Information Security and Privacy Management System is a commitment of everyone in the Almaviva Group in Brazil and stakeholders.
7 - Final provisions
Any need for action contrary to the rules established in the Information Security Policy and the Privacy Policy and its complementary policies must be directed to Information Security for risk analysis, registration, and submission for consideration by the competent authority and/or the Information Security and Privacy Committee.
Any employee who makes improper or unauthorized use of company resources, violates security controls, or in any way acts contrary to the terms of this policy, is subject to the application of legally foreseen disciplinary measures, and may be subject to criminal, civil and/or administrative liability, in accordance with current legislation.