Security flaws often overlooked during M&A due diligence

Anytime organizations agree to initiate a merger or acquisition, both parties are responsible for a rigorous due diligence process. However, a new report finds software and network security flaws often go unnoticed, according to a report from AsTech Consulting Firm, a San Francisco-based information security services company.

Advertisement

The report indicates most companies do not include a cybersecurity assessment in their due diligence plan.

“A few years ago security audits were just for ‘tech’ companies but today almost every business is dependent on increasingly vulnerable, interconnected technology. Buyers no longer see this as an isolated ‘IT’ issue, it’s become a boardroom issue,” said David Fox, managing director of Strategic Value Advisors.

More articles on health IT:
Pager use in hospitals racks up unexpected costs: 4 things to know
Cyberattack on Maine hospital shakes loose private physician, employee data
6 vendors opening data access for Precision Medicine Initiative

Normal
0

false
false
false

EN-US
X-NONE
X-NONE

University of Kansas Hospital selects Cerner’s population health platform

st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }

/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:”Table Normal”;
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-qformat:yes;
mso-style-parent:””;
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:”Calibri”,”sans-serif”;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:”Times New Roman”;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}

Advertisement

Next Up in Health IT

Advertisement

Comments are closed.