Secure M&A process using Business Software
One of the greatest challenges of any M&A is integrating a significant number of new employees and getting them up and running with minimal disruption. Ineffective onboarding practices can lead to a decline in productivity and lead to a high rate of turnover after M&A. It’s also critical for the company acquiring it to get the employees onboarded quickly to reap the synergies of the deal.
During the M&A process, IT teams must integrate users from both systems in a timely way without introducing security holes and compromising the data integrity of the acquired company. Incorporating acquired workers using their own devices, or third-party apps such as social media and cloud-based services is a major challenge.
Cybersecurity professionals must tackle these challenges, by integrating themselves into M&A processes from the beginning, and ensuring they have visibility over all moving components. This includes the due diligence assessment and post-merger integration stages. It is essential that CISOs approach M&As with a servant-like attitude and present cybersecurity risk in a manner that executive teams understand. This means avoiding technical jargon and using metrics executives can understand, such as financial impact or reputational damage.
Our M&A software solution allows you to manage and monitor the M&A process through a single dashboard that displays all the activities, targets, emails, conversations, documents and issues in real time. You can also create lists, fields and reports to adapt it to your specific needs. Plus, we’ve included built-in features such as two-factor authentication and audit logs to help you maintain security controls and ensure compliance with policies.