M&A Cybersecurity
Due Diligence
Pre-deal diligence and post-close integration planning that protects valuation, eliminates surprises, and accelerates synergies.
Three Stages of
Cyber Due Diligence
From initial risk screening through post-close integration, we embed cybersecurity intelligence into every phase of your deal lifecycle.
- Target risk profiling and threat exposure assessment
- Public-facing vulnerability and exposure scan
- Regulatory compliance preliminary review
- Deal-risk flag identification
- Deep security architecture and controls review
- Compliance gap analysis across all frameworks
- Third-party and supply chain risk evaluation
- Remediation cost estimation and timeline
- Control harmonization and policy alignment
- Identity and access consolidation
- 90-day integration roadmap execution
Cyber Risk Surfaced Before You Sign
Six capabilities that protect valuation, surface hidden risk, and accelerate safe integration across every transaction phase.
A full evaluation of the target's security architecture, tooling, and operational maturity. We assess endpoint protection, network segmentation, identity management, encryption posture, and incident response against industry benchmarks.
Gap analysis across every applicable regulatory framework — HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, NIST CSF, and sector-specific requirements. We quantify remediation effort and map it to post-close integration timelines.
Detailed financial estimates for remediating identified security gaps, including tooling investments, personnel requirements, and timeline projections. These figures feed directly into valuation models and deal term negotiations.
Early identification of deal-breakers and high-severity risks including active breaches, unpatched critical vulnerabilities, regulatory investigations, or material compliance gaps that could impact valuation or create post-close liability.
A phased 90-day post-close integration playbook that sequences security control harmonization, identity consolidation, network integration, and compliance alignment. Each milestone includes success criteria and rollback procedures.
Assessment and alignment of security teams, operational processes, and technology stacks between acquirer and target. We identify redundancies, skill gaps, and tooling rationalization opportunities to drive synergies and reduce operational risk.
Your Due Diligence Deliverables
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