Security in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Presented at BSides Austin 2018, March 8, 2018, 2:30 p.m. (60 minutes).

Mergers and Acquisitions are powerful drivers of business growth but bring a multitude of risks, including cybersecurity risk. When companies grow through acquisition, they often introduce weak links in the network that become entry points for hackers. This presentation will provide guidance on how to secure critical data and systems during the sometimes turbulent M&A process, including: • Perform a security and compliance gap analysis. • Coordinate incident response and handling. • Address the human factor with awareness and training activities.

Presenters:

• Miriam Levenstein - Senior Consultant - NTT Security
  * You can talk to me about gonkulators and honey badgers (both of which will be in my presentation.) Miriam Levenstein, CISSP, CISM, has 10+ years of experience in information security, ranging from ethical hacking to Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC). She has consulted on more than 20 M&A due diligence and integration projects for global corporations. She is a senior consultant with NTT Security and has previously worked with Denim Group and Dell. She currently performs assessments based on NIST, CIS Critical Security Controls, and other frameworks.

Links:

• https://bsidesaustin2018.sched.com/event/DuFw/security-in-mergers-and-acquisitions-ma

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