by Ron Samson | | Cybersecurity, Managed Security, Network Security
Cybersecurity due diligence is a deal-value discipline Mergers and acquisitions teams are accustomed to testing financial statements, customer concentration, intellectual property, and legal exposure. Cybersecurity deserves the same rigor because it can create...
by Ron Samson | Aug 21, 2026 | Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity diligence is now a value-creation workstream For private equity firms, cybersecurity diligence cannot end when the purchase agreement closes. Pre-close reviews often identify obvious gaps, but limited access, compressed timelines, and management...
by Ron Samson | | Cybersecurity, Managed Security, Network Security
Cybersecurity tool sprawl is now an operations problem Security leaders rarely set out to build an unmanageable stack. Tool sprawl usually arrives through sensible decisions: a new EDR after an incident, a cloud scanner for a migration, a SIEM for compliance, an...
by Ron Samson | Jul 18, 2026 | Cybersecurity
Why alert fatigue is now a business risk Alert fatigue is not just an analyst morale problem. It is an operational failure mode that quietly increases dwell time, slows containment, and makes expensive security tools look ineffective. Lean IT teams feel it first...
by Ron Samson | Jul 2, 2026 | Cybersecurity
NIST 800-171 Matters Because Manufacturing Risk Is Contractual NIST Special Publication 800-171 is no longer a paperwork exercise for manufacturers in the defense industrial base. It is a business requirement tied to contracts, supply chain eligibility, cyber...
by Ron Samson | Jul 1, 2026 | Cybersecurity
CMMC Services for Manufacturers For manufacturers in the defense industrial base, CMMC is no longer a policy discussion. It is a contracting, revenue, and operational readiness issue. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program ties cybersecurity...
