Managing Cybersecurity In M&A Transactions: How To Mitigate Risk Through Due Diligence

As companies have become increasingly technology-driven in recent years, a target's cybersecurity posture has become a key focal point in the diligence process. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this concern particularly acute: notwithstanding that an increasingly large number of people have returned to the office in recent months, there remains a sizeable remote workforce in many sectors. Combined with the rise of motivated cybercriminals and the ever-increasing value and importance of data, there is an undeniable requirement to place additional focus and resources on cybersecurity due diligence during M&A transactions, from both a technical security perspective and a legal perspective.