--- title: Identity Due Diligence: The Missing Piece of M&A Risk... description: Traditional M&A cybersecurity due diligence focuses on technical controls like vulnerability scans and compliance certifications, but largely ignores identity... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/identity-due-diligence-the-missing-piece-of-m-a-risk-assessment-cwsyvlajv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Identity Due Diligence: The Missing Piece of M&A Risk Assessment | daily.dev og:description: Traditional M&A cybersecurity due diligence focuses on technical controls like vulnerability scans and compliance certifications, but largely ignores identity... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/identity-due-diligence-the-missing-piece-of-m-a-risk-assessment-cwsyvlajv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/cWsyvLajv.png og:image:alt: Identity Due Diligence: The Missing Piece of M&A Risk Assessment og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Identity Due Diligence: The Missing Piece of M&A Risk Assessment **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Traditional M&A cybersecurity due diligence focuses on technical controls like vulnerability scans and compliance certifications, but largely ignores identity exposure. Every acquisition transfers employee, executive, contractor, and vendor identities — along with their associated breach history, dormant privileged accounts, and third-party access risks. Identity Intelligence can reveal which identities are already compromised, which privileged accounts need immediate review, and what remediation priorities exist before Day One. Incorporating identity due diligence alongside financial and technical assessments helps acquiring organizations reduce integration risk, avoid unexpected remediation costs, and make more informed valuation decisions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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