Cyber Security Checklist for Private Equity

Cyber security is no longer an operational issue — it’s a material risk to valuation, exit strategy, and LP trust. Left unchecked, it creates blind spots that erode enterprise value and increase liability across a portfolio. The average breach in financial services costs £3.2 million before reputational damage, legal fees, and operational disruption are factored in.

For private equity partners and portfolio managers focused on value creation, understanding and mitigating cyber security risk is critical. This 10-step checklist demonstrates how to identify and quantify cyber risk at both portfolio and company levels—turning an intangible threat into measurable financial value.

You will learn how to:

• Integrate cyber risk into pre-deal due diligence.
• Establish fund-wide security baselines that protect valuation.
• Build board-level governance for ongoing risk oversight.
• Reduce third-party exposure without slowing operations.
• Use cyber maturity to strengthen exit readiness.

This checklist is designed for:

• General Partners and Managing Partners seeking to protect fund performance.
• Operating Partners responsible for portfolio operations and governance.
• Investment Committees making acquisition and exit decisions.