42% of Deals See Value Reductions From Cyber Risk
I am not an M&A guy. I am a cyber risk guy. I have spent 24 years conducting independent cybersecurity assessments for organizations of every size, in every industry. Our…
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They Got Breached Too.
What Mid-Market Sellers Don’t Understand About the Other Side of the Table I had dinner last month with a partner at a PE firm. Mid-market deals, mostly manufacturing and services.…
The Due Diligence Playbook You Used Six Months Ago May Already Be Outdated
Last week, the Cloud Security Alliance, SANS Institute, and OWASP published a joint strategy briefing called “The AI Vulnerability Storm.” The authors include some of the most respected names in…
The Day the Rules Changed
A few days ago, I called a friend. He is a CISO at one of the largest financial services enterprises in the country. Not someone who trades in drama. Twenty-plus…
You Already Turned Off the Alarm. You Just Don’t Know It Yet.
If someone walked into your building right now and said they were there to fix something, how long before anyone questioned them? Take a moment with that. Don’t answer it…
You Didn’t Get Hacked. You Got Fooled.
Most business owners think about cyber risk in a very specific way. Did someone break into our systems? Did we get hit with ransomware? Did something go down? That’s been…
Cyber Risk and Your Exit Number
Let’s start with a simple question that most owners never get asked. If a buyer’s diligence team walked in tomorrow and asked for proof that cyber risk is under control,…
The Vendor That Didn’t Lose the Contract
It Just Watched It Walk Out the Door The Renewal That Felt Routine A friend of mine runs a company with roughly 1,500 employees. It’s not fragile. It’s not experimental.…
The Week AI Agents Started Acting on Their Own
It is January 31, 2026. Most executives still think AI is a smarter search box. It is not. We just crossed a line where AI systems are starting to behave…
Comfortable Ignorance Protected by Process
Why Smart CEOs Lose Control of Cyber Risk Without Realizing It Happy New Year. It’s good to be back. As we head into 2026, I’ve been thinking a lot about…
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