Accelerating Technology
Our continuous engagement with Venture Capital, Private Equity and the buyers of strategics keeps us very current in the issues and actions to track in due diligence. And our continuous examination of the constantly changing world of enterprise technology keeps us current in the issues and actions that must be considered in a technology due diligence.
Crucial Point is now part of OODA LLC. OODA helps our clients identify, manage, and respond to global risks and uncertainties while exploring emerging opportunities and developing robust and adaptive strategies for the future. We are a global strategic advisory firm with deep DNA in … [Read more...] about OODA LLC: Put our team of experts on your side
We previously announced Crucial Point is now part of OODA. With this post we talk about why and how we were inspired by John Boyd, and hit on some topics around OODA as a strategy. Are you in business to succeed? Do you compete to win? You very likely already know the importance of getting into … [Read more...] about OODA: The consultancy inspired by the modern military’s greatest strategist
We have some exciting news to announce. We are now part of OODA LLC. If you have a background in cybersecurity or the military or are a student of decision theory you can probably tell our company name is meant to honor one of the greatest warrior thinkers of the modern age, Air Force Colonel … [Read more...] about Announcing OODA LLC: Helping clients identify, manage, and respond to global risks and uncertainties
Historically due diligence assessments before Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) transactions have focused on traditional risk areas that could pose a significant financial risk, like issues of tax, employment, compliance with regulatory environments, intellectual property protection, and of course … [Read more...] about Technology Due Diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions Now Requires Cybersecurity Assessment
Crucial Point founder and CTO Bob Gourley published a guest editorial at WhiteHawk.com on the topic of organizational cyber risk mitigation. This post, based on years of operational experience, begins: Over the last two decades I have participated in cyber risk assessments across many economic … [Read more...] about Guest Post At WhiteHawk: The Most Important Factor in Addressing your Organization’s Cyber Risk
Crucial Point founder and CTO Bob Gourley has been named one of the top data miners by Import.io, the platform for web data extraction and use. From the report: In the blossoming world of big data, the data miner is king. Although your own business may already see the value in data, it’s more … [Read more...] about Crucial Point LLC Founder and CTO Bob Gourley Named To List Of Top Data Miners
So much of the noise today seems to still focus on the adversary/hacker breaking the perimeter and accessing a network. While a huge problem, I wanted to shed more light on the insider threat problem and better understand some potential trends. I interviewed three experts providing perspective from … [Read more...] about Security experts talk insider threats
We were honored again to have our CTOvision blog named to FedTech's list of 50 must-read federal IT Blogs. From FedTech's intro to the list: It was a whirlwind year in the world of federal IT, with the White House, Office of Management and Budget, and many agencies focused on cybersecurity, IT … [Read more...] about CTOvision named to FedTech’s list of 50 Must-Read Federal IT Blogs