Your Cyber Posture Is Now Part of Your Business Valuation

The uncomfortable truth about what investors, acquirers and boards are now looking for, from a former FTSE-250 CISO For years, cybersecurity was treated as an IT problem. Something to manage, budget for, and hand off to a provider. A cost of doing business rather than a driver of it. That is no longer true. In this episode of Outside the Perimeter, David is joined by Amy Lemberger, fractional CISO. Amy has spent 18 years in cybersecurity, including CISO roles inside FTSE-250 organisations, and now works with investors, boards and growing businesses on the side of security that most people do not think about until it is too late. When carrying out due diligence investors or those looking to acquire assess cyber security maturity, they use specialists like Amy to do this. Failure to show adequate maturity or worse finding an ongoing incident can (and has) paused deals. The investors consider it a material ‘flag’. The process then pauses, gets extended by months while warranties are put in place and revaluations occur. All of which is avoidable. If you are building a business, seeking investment, or planning an exit, this episode is not optional listening. What You Will Take Away • Why poor cyber hygiene is now a direct risk to your business valuation, not just your IT infrastructure • What investors and acquirers are actually looking for during due diligence, and the questions most businesses cannot answer • When a growing business should bring in proper security leadership, and what good looks like at different stages of growth • How to hold your MSP or IT provider accountable for the security they claim to be delivering No waffle. No jargon. Just the stuff you actually need to know.