4 TECH TIPS FOR ORGANIZATIONS PLANNING A MERGER
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures require special handling when bringing together two distinct organizations or separating a business from the remaining IT infrastructure. The technical environment can be rife with unsecure access points, un-patched servers, and incorrectly configured firewall settings. Information on the acquired company technical environment may be non-existent or incomplete and depending on the nature of the merger, it may be difficult to work with people during the transition. The idea of bringing together two organizations under one leadership requires understanding the risks. This risk analysis requires multiple tasks to uncover any underlying vulnerabilities in the architecture. So where do you start to untangle the colliding technical environments? 1. Vulnerability Scanning 2. Firewalls 3. Remote Access 4. Compliance Audits We