The upshot, for busy people:

  • Realizing value and managing risk in investments and acquisitions of digital assets businesses means understanding several key areas of the target’s business—among them, cybersecurity, data privacy and regulatory positions.
  • This is particularly challenging in light of the pace of innovation in these technologies and the intersecting, evolving regulations that apply

Whether it comes in the form of a cyber attack to your network or a consumer privacy enforcement action brought by a state regulator, no organization is immune from the risks that come from processing and securing sensitive personal and commercial data. Conducting a due diligence process that addresses privacy and security risks is necessary