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Nearly Half of Portfolio Companies Skip Critical Cyber Testing. What Does That Mean for Your Portfolio?
In an evaluation of 1,000 cyber risk assessments, 48% of firms performed external penetration testing less than once a year, if at all. That’s a staggering gap, especially in an industry where timing and risk precision are everything. For private equity firms, this is more than a cybersecurity concern. It’s a portfolio-level business risk. One…
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Shifting Cyber Readiness into the Front Office
Cybersecurity has transformed from a once-a-year process to an ongoing effort. Managing risk has become increasingly digital and complex within alternative investment environments. Nowadays, it’s not just regulators you need to impress but your investors as well. In our latest webinar, Drawbridge’s Simon Eyre (CISO) and Louis Cordone (Head of Client Success) sat down together…
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ON DEMAND: Cyber Risk & Investments | Why It Matters in 2025
Part I – Why Cyber Risk is Now a Material Factor in Investment Decisions 2024 marked a pivotal shift—cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue; it’s a material investment risk. Cyber incidents now directly impact investment returns, making cybersecurity a critical factor in due diligence, portfolio management, and exit strategies. Learn from Lauri Haas,…
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ON-DEMAND: Cyber Readiness Redefined: Building Confidence for Investors and Managers
Gone are the days of annual cybersecurity reviews. As investor expectations evolve, cybersecurity readiness has become a critical component of risk management and protecting returns. In this webinar, our CISO, Simon Eyre, and Head of Client Success, Louis Cordone, share actionable strategies for mitigating cyber risks in today’s dynamic investment landscape. Key takeaways: Practical methods…
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Executive Snapshot: Give LPs Real-Time Insight Into Your Cyber Posture
Can you easily demonstrate and explain your compliance needs to executives? If not, you need to make such capabilities a priority, particularly when it comes to cybersecurity. According to the 2024 Investment Management Compliance Testing Survey of 595 industry participants, more than 57% of investment adviser firms reported an increase in the scope and frequency…
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Approaching Your GPs and LPs About Cybersecurity
We all know that a strong cyber program plays a vital role in meeting regulator expectations, but what about when you need to bring the conversation to your firm’s LPs? Handling cyber discussions with executives requires you to speak their language. Drawbridge’s CISO Simon Eyre recently sat down with Peter Christodoulo of Francisco Partners to…
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How to Protect Your Firm from AI Misuse?
Earlier this month, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) officially announced new guidance for addressing and mitigating AI-related cybersecurity risks. In its industry letter, the regulator highlights four specific risks to pay special attention to: AI-enabled social engineering AI-enhanced cybersecurity attacks Exposure or theft of vast amounts of non-public information Increased vulnerabilities due…
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Drawbridge Debuts Real-time View of Cyber Risk for Alternative Investors
Simplifies cyber governance for executives at alternative investment managers with an on-demand, actionable summary of cyber readiness New York, November 7, 2024—Drawbridge is debuting a real-time executive summary of a manager’s cyber risk program. The aim is to enable alternative investment managers (alts managers) to strengthen executive confidence in their firm’s cyber posture by working…
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ON DEMAND: 5 Quick Cyber Wins for Alternative Investment Firms
Alternative investment firms encounter an average of 200,000 cyber threats each day, resulting in approximately $100 billion in annual losses. How prepared are you to respond to third-party breaches, phishing attacks, and insider threats? In his latest webinar Greg Masino, Cybersecurity Advisor at Drawbridge, shares his five quick wins to help you reduce your cyber…
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Drawbridge Scores Two New Award Wins for its Market-leading Cybersecurity Software
Company named ‘Best Firmwide Security Solution’ at the 2022 Private Asset Management Awards and ‘Best Cyber-Security Solution’ at the 2022 With Intelligence HFM US Technology Awards NEW YORK, NY AND LONDON, March 1, 2022 – Drawbridge, a premier provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, today announced it has added two new award…
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Cyber Risk Continues to Plague Financial Services
Originally Published in Corporate Compliance Insights. The eventuality of a cyber attack is cause for concern for all kinds of organizations, but lately the financial services industry has been especially afflicted. Drawbridge’s Martin Passante explores the growing cybersecurity threat in financial services and how firms can proactively prepare. Cybersecurity is a growing concern for firms in…
