Forbes September 20, 2024
Ilia Sotnikov, Security Strategist and VP of User Experience at Netwrix, is a visionary and technology evangelist in cybersecurity.
Today, a merger or acquisition involves not just combining businesses, but legacy IT environments as well—along with all their risks and problems. Accordingly, in addition to a thorough financial and legal audit, due diligence in any M&A deal must include a comprehensive cybersecurity assessment.
Consider when Marriott acquired Starwood Hotels in 2016. Along with 11 new brands, Marriott inherited intruders lurking in Starwood’s network, which had been infiltrated two years earlier. Marriott didn’t discover the breach until 2018, by which time the intruders had compromised Marriott’s data as well.
To prevent situations like this, this article will explore the cybersecurity risks...
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