| Data Security: Balancing security & transparency in the digital age Thu | 23 Apr 2020, 13:48 Private equity firms are having to double down on cyber risks in the current climate, as hackers exploit the chaos caused by Covid-19 to target PE-backed companies with ransomware attacks.
As they lean on technology partners and cyber specialists to keep sensitive deal information as watertight as possible, PE groups should themselves make cyber risk a board-level agenda item; not just in their own management companies, but their portfolio companies as well.
In this latest PE Wire special report, readers will find out how leading industry practitioners are advising their PE clients on the evolving threat landscape, the importance of vendor risk, and the need to employ best practices in cloud-enabled data environments.
C5 Capital, Pantheon Group, RFA, DFIN and EY provide a range of expert insights on why data security needs to remain a high priority item; especially as global businesses continue with remote working over the coming weeks and months.
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