“The number of transistors in a microchip doubles roughly every two years, whilst the cost of computers is cut in half”
Gordon Moore, Co-Founder of Intel circa 1965
The threat landscape exponentially expands and evolves at the same pace as technology, so Moore’s law must be applied to our businesses too. We need to consistently review our businesses to ensure we’re staying one step ahead of the competition and malicious actors.
Investors are making a risk-adjusted view of your business’s value, so if you’re thinking of releasing equity, being able to evidence a pragmatic approach to continually improving your cyber posture and ensuring the correct safeguards and data protection policies are in place will give your buyer the peace of mind they’re looking for and help you maximise the value of your shareholding.
With the mid-market firms we work with, an annual cyber security review will usually suffice, but it’s worth noting that in higher risk sectors such as healthcare, financial services, critical infrastructure supply chain and consumer facing markets with sensitive data, a more frequent review may be required.
Our fractional CISOs and DPOs are experts at systematically reviewing the current Cyber Security & Data Protection foundations and providing a risk rated gap analysis with remediation recommendations. We listen first and then make our recommendations that focus on value add based on your risk appetite and those of your prospective investors.
We work closely with our expert network to monitor progress and validate this is being maintained in line with expectations. Our service is personal and hands on.
Typically, areas that we cover include
Fractional CISO making strategic, incremental and value protecting change happen at an organisational level that improves security posture.
Fractional DPO to enable commercial teams to accelerate their productivity and sales conversions in a compliant and brutally effective way.
Audit and Certification Services, this can involve supporting Private Equity firms with due diligence by giving a security maturity assessment on a deal target. Or taking organisations through their GDPR Audit, DSPT Toolkit or ISO 27001 with the help of a tool used to accelerate and integrate the changes. This tool dramatically cuts the human and capital cost of your audit and compliance requirements and sits under the ISMS umbrella (Information Security Management System).
If you’re a business owner looking at investment or exit options, a partner in a Private Equity firm looking for some support with due diligence or an individual after some free advice please email me today to book a 15 minute consultation.
Best,
Alex
Co-Founder | Director of Investor Relations & Partnerships
