Cyber Due Diligence: The New Frontier of Security in M&A Deals

Every complex business transaction revolves around a central issue: understanding what you are really buying. For decades, due diligence has focused on financial statements, contracts, and disputes. Today, there is a missing piece, and it is often what derails a deal at the last moment: the cybersecurity posture of the target. Cyber due diligence is no longer an ancillary check to be relegated to IT. It has become the new frontier of security in M&A deals, and those who treat it as a formality usually find out too late.