Cyber Risk Assessment
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Cyber Risk Intelligence: Turning Data into Resilience for Alternative Investments
By Eric Bernstein, CEO, Drawbridge Why intelligence-led approaches are essential to meet rising threats, regulatory demands and investor expectations The alternative investment industry is entering a new era of scrutiny. Regulators, investors and counterparties are paying closer attention to how firms manage operational risk, and cybersecurity sits at the heart of that conversation. Threat actors…
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Linedata Breach – August 11th, 2025
Linedata’s Icon was targeted in a cyber attack on 11th August, 2025. The attack has resulted in reported outages of Icon while the investigation and recovery process are in progress. Their official statement is available here. The attack highlights that firms should always remain vigilant to an often-quoted phrase, “It’s a matter of when you’ll…
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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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One Strategy That Could Cut Your Cyber Insurance Costs by 15–20%
We’re entering uncharted waters in the cyberspace, and hackers are ready to rock the boat. Alternative investment markets are overcrowded with providers, each offering a unique kind of expertise and service, and each just as important as the next. With so many different providers to choose from, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to pinpoint risks. The…
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The Interplay of AI, Vendor Risk, and Human Error in Cybersecurity
An effective cyber program must have the ability to continuously evaluate your critically important vendors and train your team members on the most up-to-date cybersecurity standards. Drawbridge’s CEO William Haney was recently joined by our CISO Simon Eyre and Spencer Wilson, SS&C Technologies’ Director of Strategy and Operations for a webinar all about the increasing…
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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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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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Why Cyber Risk Assessments are crucial for Private Equity firms & their Portfolio Companies
A successful cyber breach threatens Private Equity assets, reputation, and Portfolio Company (PortCo) valuation. What you should know –An undetected and unaddressed breach can lead to: Tarnished business reputations for you and your PortCo’s. Material financial losses from ransom to theft. Legal ramifications for non-compliance with current cybersecurity standards. Operational disruptions impacting the PortCo clients…
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The Importance of Independence
Investors and Allocators that are committed to independent operational due diligence and financial audits, are insisting on the importance of applying independence to cybersecurity. What should you know – Investors and Allocators view cybersecurity as following the footsteps of business financials and they expect independence in the assessment of your cybersecurity. They have identified…
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How Family Offices can preserve assets and mitigate cyber risk in 2024
Rising inflation interest rate hikes weren’t the only challenges that Family Offices faced in 2023. As Family Offices look to preserve asset values and safeguard their reputation, a lack of adequate cyber controls remains as one of the most significant financial and operational risks. Why you should care – Family Office assets and investments are…
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SEC Cyber Rule – Get Ready Webinar Series
Join Drawbridge as we host a series of webinars on proposed Cyber Requirements for Rule 206(4)-9, Rule 38a-2, and Amendments of 204-2. Through the course of five webinars, Drawbridge will discuss what firms can accomplish now despite the extended comment period until May 22, 2023. These webinars will be hosted each Wednesday at 12pm EDT…
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Drawbridge Releases Latest Version of Cybersecurity Program Management Platform
Latest release continues focus on quality-of-life and functional enhancements. Drawbridge is pleased to report another smooth production release for the Drawbridge cybersecurity program management platform. We completed QA last week and promoted the latest version to production on Wednesday, May 11. This release focused on quality-of-life enhancements for both Drawbridge and client users, including several functional enhancements.…
