Transaction Due Diligence - Privacy and Security Review
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July 20, 2023
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Driven by strict global privacy regulations and increased severity of data breaches, many businesses today are prioritising privacy and security of their data. As more transactions involve valuable data assets, privacy and security are now critical components in due diligence. But unaddressed data risks can significantly impact valuations, deal value and risk allocation profiles.
Building Privacy and Security Into your Due Diligence
Combining expertise in global privacy and security, transactions and valuations, FTI Consulting can help protect your deal by assessing and documenting key data assets and addressing privacy risks during your transaction due diligence.
Understand the data risks in a transaction
We can help you quickly and defensibly identify and document data risks in transaction due diligence by:
- addressing the compliance landscape, and assessing applicability of cybersecurity and data protection laws around the globe
- reviewing and assessing adequacy of cybersecurity, privacy and data
- governance frameworks, policies and procedures
- mapping data flows, and identifying critical IP and key risk areas
- conducting a penetration test to assess the effectiveness of
- cybersecurity controls
- valuing information assets to support negotiations
- assessing key third-party arrangements and third-party risk
- researching and draft due diligence memoranda
- planning and implementing post-acquisition integration and
- remediation work
- conducting a compromise assessment to identify any past or ongoing malicious activities.
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July 20, 2023
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Senior Managing Director, Head of Australia Cybersecurity
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