TRS-220Trust & Assurance

M&A Cyber Diligence: Buy Side and Sell Side

Cyber problems found after an acquisition become the buyer's problems. Run cyber diligence on either side of a deal.

6 lessons About 3 hours 3 ALCs Certificate on completion

What you'll be able to do

  • Build a diligence request list that finds real issues
  • Score what you find in terms of deal risk
  • Prepare the sell side so diligence goes smoothly
  • Carry inherited risks into a post-close plan
You finish with

A cyber diligence kit

What's in it. A diligence request list, a scoring approach and an inherited-risk register for post-close.

You build it lesson by lesson, using your own organization, and submit it for your certificate. It's yours to keep and adapt.

Who it's for

Security leaders, corporate development and deal teams, and advisors on M&A.

What's inside

  1. Part 1Where the requirement comes from 18 min
  2. Part 2How small teams and enterprises meet it 17 min
  3. Part 3The method, step by step 20 min
  4. Part 4Hands-on lab: small team choose one 90 min
  5. Part 5Hands-on lab: enterprise choose one 120 min
  6. Part 6Finish and submit your deliverable 16 min

Built for your size

The requirement is the same everywhere. How you meet it depends on who you have. You pick the lab that matches your organization.

Small team or early-stageSell-side start-up: get your data room ready before the term sheet. Buy-side enterprise: portfolio diligence at PE cadence.
EnterpriseSee course

How you earn the certificate

Submit your finished deliverable, which is scored against a published rubric, and pass a short scenario quiz. Your certificate goes to your wallet and can be checked by anyone on the public register.

Ready to build a cyber diligence kit?6 lessons, about 3 hours. Start whenever you're ready.
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