Mergers and acquisitions are high-impact business events that unite new teams, systems, and data, creating major growth opportunities but also introducing elevated security risks. During M&A activity, organizations face heightened exposure to intellectual property theft, misconfigured systems, IT sabotage, and data loss as different cultures, processes, and technologies converge. Periods of uncertainty can create security blind spots that malicious insiders, departing employees, or external attackers may exploit. Effective insider risk management during M&A is critical to maintaining visibility, protecting sensitive systems, and ensuring data security throughout the transition.

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