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Acquisitions can change ownership of security teams, systems, and data, creating risks around access, integration, compliance, and incident response.

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An acquisition is the purchase of a company, business unit, or technology by another organization, transferring control of its people, systems, and data. In information security, the event matters because the buyer may inherit unfamiliar networks, cloud services, software, credentials, suppliers, and unresolved security issues.

Before integration, security due diligence should identify exposed systems, critical vulnerabilities, active threats, prior incidents, and obligations governing personal or regulated data. After closing, teams must control access between environments, remove unnecessary accounts, verify asset ownership and logging, and bring inherited systems into vulnerability-management and monitoring processes. Connecting legacy infrastructure too quickly can create new attack paths, while poorly planned changes can hinder detection or incident response. Privacy and compliance reviews should confirm that data use, retention, and cross-border transfers remain lawful under the combined organization.

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Bank Info Security 2 years, 8 months ago

Proof of Concept: Assessing the US Executive Order on AI

Also: Improving Security Review Processes, AI Talent Acquisition ChallengesIn the latest "Proof of Concept," Zscaler's Sam Curry and Venable's Heather West join ISMG editors to discuss the implications of President Biden's executive order on AI, how AI enhances security review processes, the potential for AI to spot software flaws, and challenges of AI talent acquisition.

More from Bank Info Security 18 Nov 2023, 6:30 a.m. Acquisition Artificial Intelligence Flaw President Zscaler
Bank Info Security 2 years, 8 months ago

SonicWall Buys Solutions Granted to Offer MSPs More Services

Buying Master MSSP Will Bring MDR, SOC and Vulnerability Management to MSPs, MSSPsSonicWall acquired a longtime master MSSP partner to bring MDR, SOC and vulnerability management capabilities to its managed service providers. Buying Solutions Granted will help SonicWall detect and respond to endpoint or cloud-based threat activity on behalf of its MSP and MSSP partners.

More from Bank Info Security 17 Nov 2023, 2:00 p.m. Acquisition Cloud Endpoint Security Service Provider Vulnerability Vulnerability Management