From the course: Managing Your Cybersecurity Program through a Merger or Acquisition
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Business benefits of cybersecurity due diligence in M&A deal
From the course: Managing Your Cybersecurity Program through a Merger or Acquisition
Business benefits of cybersecurity due diligence in M&A deal
- [Instructor] Yes, there are cybersecurity risks involved in the M&A deals. However, if proper cybersecurity due diligence is performed during this process, it can have various benefits for you as the buying company. Once the risks and liabilities have been assessed, this data-backed cybersecurity due diligence will help a company confidently negotiate a better deal at a good price with favorable terms. Having the knowledge of cybersecurity challenges upfront can be truly useful in helping to develop a secure and cost-effective plan to support strategic objectives. This can then optimize integration plans well ahead of time, adding a level of agility to any implementations needed to make the merger more secure. Cybersecurity due diligence can also help you focus on the value creation once this transaction has been completed. By gaining the knowledge and addressing cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities during the M&A…
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