Cyber due diligence - do's and don'ts

Merger, demerger and insolvency transactions introduce material risks and often involve personal liabilities for companies and directors. Join this session to hear about emerging efforts to support cyber due diligence activities. What are the issues and risks? What can you do, and not do?

For some investors and transactions cyber due diligence is mandatory though this is far from common place. Activities that are carried out often fall short of providing appropriate levels of assurance. This session highlights what can be done to assist in carrying out cyber due diligence. Different transactions and operating environments necessitate different approaches; determining what ‘enough’ due diligence is comprised of is an ongoing challenge. The options directors and security leaders have available are discussed during this session.

This presentation will be co-presented by Wouter Veugelen and Lucas Roe who will provide examples of limited or non-existent due diligence resulting in adverse outcomes; offering strategies and approaches to actively prevent or identify risks faced by the various parties involved in risky transactions, such as mergers, acquisitions, divestments or insolvencies.