Cybersecurity breaches often result in financial and operational losses to the targeted portfolio company as well as their sponsors and investors. For several years, private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds have been dipping their toe in the water with narrow cybersecurity efforts  and instituting minimum expectations for cybersecurity controls across the portfolio. 

However, this is no longer considered sufficient to protect investments from cybersecurity threats and reassure investors. It has become imperative that firms institute formal and more far-reaching cybersecurity portfolio oversight programs to meet investor expectations about cybersecurity as well as safeguard and grow the valuation of investments.

In this white paper, we debunk four of the most common myths we come across when working with firms to create an effective cyber portfolio oversight program. We also provide a path forward to build a successful cyber oversight program that can avoid value destruction, meet investor expectations, and increase valuations of your portfolio while retaining the flexibility to customize your oversight program to align with your investment strategy.