Cybersecurity and Risk Insights and Alerts
Cyber risks and threats continue to evolve, and firms are under pressure to meet SEC and FCA expectations for operational resilience as well as their own internal and client expectations for cybersecurity and privacy. Stay current on the latest cybersecurity, privacy, and risk threat and regulatory alerts, and build your cybersecurity and privacy knowledge with insights from our cybersecurity and technology risk experts.
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Cyber alerts and insights
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National Counterintelligence and Security Center Warns Against Use of Investments by Foreign Adversaries
The U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center published a bulletin warning that foreign threat actors may use private investments – such as venture capital and private equity – to exploit tech startups, presenting a potential threat to economic and national security. Learn more about how to navigate this concern.
- AML and Financial Crime
- Cybersecurity
- Portfolio Company Risk Management
- Private Fund
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Building a Value-Generating Cybersecurity Portfolio Oversight Program
It has become imperative that private equity firms institute a programmatic approach to portfolio oversight, meaning oversight that is formally governed, applied consistently, and grows valuations.
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Resources
- Portfolio Company Risk Management
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CrowdStrike Outage and Options for Remediation
An automated update released by CrowdStrike overnight had a technical issue that caused Windows devices receiving the update to crash.
- Cybersecurity
- Compliance
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Case Study: Building a Cybersecurity Portfolio Company Oversight Program
This case study outlines how ACA Aponix helped Ara partners gain visibility to monitor and oversee its portfolio companies’ cyber health to drive value and reduce risk.
- Cybersecurity
- Portfolio Company Risk Management
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Navigating the Future of Data Governance: Insights from ACA on Nasdaq TradeTalks
Carlo di Florio, Global Advisory Leader at ACA Group, recently joined a panel for Nasdaq TradeTalks to share his expertise on the critical role of data governance in the financial services industry.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Compliance
- Cybersecurity
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OpenSSH Vulnerability Requires Immediate Action
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in OpenSSH, a widely used suite of secure networking utilities that provide encrypted communications over an unsecured network.
- Cybersecurity