Your ChallengeYour organization needs to conduct a cybersecurity due diligence process to assess a target company’s security posture and identify potential vulnerabilities. Yet, you lack both time and resources to be as thorough as you want to be in the timeline you have.
Our SolutionGain comprehensive insight during a thorough evaluation of the target company’s security policies, procedures, and controls, and proactively identify any potential security risks or liabilities that could impact the value of the acquisition. Extend your team with our adversarial experts, who will do the following:Evaluate the target’s network and application infrastructure to identify gapsAssess cyber program maturity to ascertain areas of weaknessConduct adversarial-focused penetration testingReview impact & remediation of any disclosed, historical breachesSearch for indicators of an active or prior compromise
Your ChallengeEnsuring that the target company’s security posture meets your organization’s standards is critical to protecting the value of the acquisition. Security due diligence during the execution phase therefore is essential to informing how your organization negotiates the terms of the acquisition.
Our SolutionReview and assess any security-related warranties or indemnities the target company offers, and evaluate any additional vulnerabilities that came to light during the pre-acquisition phase. Leverage our adversarial experts to advise your team through the following activities during the deal execution phase:Determine whether any material risks uncovered are deal breakersRenegotiate deal value based on risks uncoveredNegotiate any security-related reps & warrantiesNegotiate any security-related escrows, indemnities and future liabilities
Your ChallengeSecurity due diligence does not simply stop once your organization acquires a company. In fact, your team knows the challenge of integrating the two organizations can be incredibly complex, and represents the single largest threat to recognizing the value of the investment.
Our SolutionIntegrate the target company’s security policies, procedures, and controls into your organization’s overall security program, and identify and address any gaps or weaknesses that did not come to light during earlier phases of the acquisition process. Some specific actions our adversarial engineers can help you take during this phase include the following:Plan security ecosystem integrationDesign a zero-trust blueprint and implement the solutionInstitute detection and response monitoring and managementProvide recommendations for secure, timely integration of the company or product.
How Praetorian can help you avoid the hidden costs of M&ABenefit from a cybersecurity partnership that has a meaningful impact on M&A due to our understanding of how an attacker views a target company. With the velocity, depth, and coverage our adversarial experts bring, your organization will gain invaluable leverage for short-term decision making on the deal itself, as well as long-term integration planning.
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