24% of executives worry about recent breaches when eyeing acquisitions — 6 statistics

Executives are most concerned about healthcare acquisition targets lacking personnel with deep knowledge of cybersecurity issues, according to a West Monroe Partners and Mergermarket report.

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Mergermarket surveyed 100 senior corporate and private equity executives from U.S. firms that had completed at least one healthcare deal in the past two years.

Here are six statistics:

1. Lack of personnel with deep knowledge of cybersecurity issues: 54 percent
2. Vulnerability to insider breaches: 48 percent
3. Lack of robust cybersecurity policies and procedures: 36 percent
4. Lack of encryption on some devices: 29 percent
5. Recent history of breaches: 24 percent
6. Vulnerability to ransomware: 9 percent

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