Podcast

The Silent Risk in M&A: Cyber Security Oversights That Cost Millions

Steve Durbin
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When companies merge or acquire (M&A), financial due diligence is a given—but what about cyber security?

Overlooking cyber risks can lead to serious financial and reputational damage. Steve Durbin and Tavia Gilbert unpack how cyber reviews fit into mergers and acquisitions, why they matter, and what can go wrong without them. Gain valuable insights into how cyber security can be effectively integrated into your M&A process—from identifying key risk areas and aligning stakeholders, to ensuring regulatory compliance and ultimately protecting long-term business value.​

M&A is a team game… it would be a mistake for somebody to think that they could do this kind of work solo… with cyber maturing, it now touches so many different parts of the organisation…

Tune in to hear more about:

  1. Who should be responsible for conducting the cyber review (4:34)
  2. How organisations can build cyber into their due diligence process (14:05)
  3. Examples of where insufficient cyber due diligence proved costly (19:05)