Improving Cybersecurity: Ocean Carrier Logistics Acquisition
TRANSACTION ADVISORY CLIENT SUCCESS
CHALLENGE
A PE backed client, specializing in air freight was looking to acquire a leading ocean carrier logistics agency (the Target) that specializes in placing qualified individuals to operate ocean vessels on behalf of other companies providing ocean freight services. The challenge was the PE firm had recently required that all portfolio companies adopt the Center for Internet Security (CIS) CSAT risk assessment tool.
SOLUTION
The team performed a review of the 18 primary security controls used in the CSAT assessment tool to gauge level of risk and assign a score, which the client could use to gauge against the score of their own company.
