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Private Equity Has a Cyber Risk Blind Spot
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Private Equity Has a Cyber Risk Blind Spot

Private equity has become much better at assessing cyber risk, but it may be looking in the wrong place.

Fool me once: What the Apollo breach tells private equity about the threats it now faces
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Fool me once: What the Apollo breach tells private equity about the threats it now faces

Apollo’s August breach was one data point in a five-week campaign mapping 200+ private capital firms. What it means for fund-level cyber risk.

From Red Flag to Redline: How Cyber Findings Actually Change Deal Terms
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From Red Flag to Redline: How Cyber Findings Actually Change Deal Terms

A cyber finding rarely kills a deal, it can and does, however what it does far more often, is move it: from a line in a due diligence report to a redline in the SPA.

Why Summer is a Blind Spot in Private Equity Risk Oversight
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Why Summer is a Blind Spot in Private Equity Risk Oversight

Threat levels don't take annual leave. Why PE firms need continuous cyber oversight of portfolio companies, not seasonal assessment.

The keys held, the instruction didn't: what Bitget's $351.6m breach means for supplier risk
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The keys held, the instruction didn't: what Bitget's $351.6m breach means for supplier risk

Bitget's $351.6m breach shows how a compromised supplier can move institutional assets without a single private key being stolen.

Why Private Equity Has Underinvested in Asset Safety, And Why the Window Is Closing
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Why Private Equity Has Underinvested in Asset Safety, and Why the Window Is Closing

Half of PE portfolio companies carry elevated cybersecurity risk. Here's why asset safety has been underinvested, and why that's changing fast.

5 Ways Cybersecurity Reduces Exit Valuations
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5 Ways Cybersecurity Reduces Exit Valuations

Cyber weaknesses quietly erode deal value. Discover five ways they reduce exit valuations and how to increase exit valuations across your portfolio.

Missing Security Provisions: 10 Key Questions every Private Equity firm should ask their MSP 
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Missing Security Provisions: 10 Key Questions every Private Equity firm should ask their MSP

Most private equity firms assume their MSP is handling cyber security. Most are wrong.

M&A Cybersecurity Red Flags: A practical checklist for deal teams
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M&A Cybersecurity Red Flags: A practical checklist for deal teams

Find out about the hidden liabilities that kill deals

AI Has Moved the Asset Safety Goalposts
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AI Has Moved the Asset Safety Goalposts

The AI threat era has changed the meaning of asset safety for financial institutions.