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FireEye now helps cos identify risks in M&A

FireEye along with its law firm partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has launched Risk Assessment to identify threats earlier in the M&A process

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BANGALORE, INDIA: FireEye along with its law firm partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has launched Mandiant Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Risk Assessment to identify threats earlier in the M&A process.

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It is a week-long service evaluating key security components utilizing sector specific best practices and global control frameworks.

"As attackers have already utilized M&A activity to gain access to other organizations, it is critical that teams take an intelligence-led approach to evaluating and advising on the risks a target organization can introduce earlier in the process and in lock-step with legal and other partners," said Holly Ridgeway, director, information security programs, FireEye.

Mandiant consultants generate risk ratings of target security areas and develop recommendations that customers, their legal partners, and other M&A partners can use for decision making.

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Mandiant consultants have developed a unique methodology for M&A Risk Assessment that evaluates four core security areas:

Threat Detection & Response to evaluate the maturity and thoroughness of a target organization's response processes and technologies

Access Controls to identify whether proactive controls have been established to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data

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Infrastructure Security to ensure that effective controls are in place from network to endpoints to prevent compromise

Data Safeguards to determine if proper capabilities exist to identify, monitor and protect high-value information assets

Another key component of M&A Risk Assessment is partnership with legal firms to ensure that allows their customers to be ahead of the curve prior to a breach or security event.

"FireEye Cyber Risk team partners with law firms that specialize in M&A. Our law firm partners recognize and support the need and solution for a cyber security due diligence that is embedded into their legal process," said Karen Kukoda, director of cyber risk partnerships.

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