Fireside Chat: Key Cybersecurity & ESG Considerations for PE Firms

ECI’s VP of Business Development and Partnerships, Jamie Smith, shared key cybersecurity and ESG considerations for private equity firms at a recent industry event. Catch the full replay of the fireside chat below. 

Points of discussion include:

• How firms should approach tabletop testing?

• Do PE firms spend enough time practising their incident response plans, to best prepare themselves for when-not if-they experience a cyber breach?

• What are the repercussions to PE firms who do not look at cybersecurity protection seriously enough in their portfolio companies? i.e. valuation impact. 

• Dangers of treating cyber risk as merely a box ticking exercise

• How is the cyber risk landscape evolving in respect to ESG?

• Cybersecurity and ESG converge most keenly when it comes to risk and reputation management. How should firms approach this?

• ESG is now commonly accepted as a value driver. How much does cybersecurity play a role in value creation?

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