{"id":3645,"date":"2025-04-30T16:39:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enthec.com\/?p=3645"},"modified":"2025-04-30T16:39:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:39:53","slug":"due-diligence-in-cybersecurity-how-to-protect-your-company-during-an-audit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enthec.com\/en\/due-diligence-in-cybersecurity-how-to-protect-your-company-during-an-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"Due Diligence in cybersecurity: How to protect your company during an audit?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The word<\/span> ‘audit’<\/span><\/i> usually causes some tension in any company. Whether for legal, financial, or technical reasons, any external review necessitates a critical examination of our processes. <\/span><\/p>\n

And when we discuss<\/span> cybersecurity audits,<\/b>the tension escalates. Are we protected? Do we know where our weaknesses are? What if the auditor finds an open door? <\/span><\/p>\n

This is where<\/span> cybersecurity due diligence <\/b>comes into playan essential process to prepare your company for this type of evaluation. Beyond legal compliance, it is about protecting critical assets, reputation, and, above all, the trust of your clients and partners. <\/span><\/p>\n

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What is cybersecurity due diligence?<\/b><\/h2>\n

When a company undergoes a due diligence audit, whether for an investment, a merger, or to comply with regulations, one of the key aspects that is analyzed is the state of its<\/span> cybersecurity.<\/b>. Internal policies, incident response protocols, network configurations, and the storage of sensitive data are reviewed, among other relevant aspects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Due diligence seeks<\/span> to identify risks before they become problems.<\/b>. In the digital context, this means detecting <\/span>web vulnerabilities<\/span><\/a> before an attacker does.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example,<\/span> typical examples of <\/b>due diligence<\/b> may include reviewing the security of connected devices (IoT), analyzing remote access, protecting personal data, or ensuring the company’s visibility on the dark web.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, how can an organization prepare so that this review does not become an endless list of failures?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Before the audit: visibility and prevention<\/b><\/h2>\n

This is where tools like<\/span> Kartos<\/span><\/a>by Enthec play a fundamental role. This is a <\/span>Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM)<\/b> solution designed for companies that want to know, in real-time, what attack surface they are presenting to the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

That is, what information, configurations, or failures are visible from the outside, in the same way that a potential attacker or auditor sees them.<\/span><\/p>\n

And this is no small thing. During the due diligence process, one of the most common mistakes is <\/span>relying solely on internal measures or static reports.<\/b>. However, threats evolve daily, just as a company’s digital footprint does.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kartos enables continuous monitoring,<\/b> detecting everything from leaked passwords to exposed services, poorly configured repositories, and even vulnerabilities in IoT devices, such as surveillance cameras, sensors, and routers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What can (and cannot) a due diligence audit detect?<\/b><\/h2>\n

In the same way that a penetration test, or<\/span> pentesting,<\/span><\/i> occurs,traditional cybersecurity due diligence has a limited scope. Although it allows you to identify technical, regulatory, or process risks at a specific point in time, it <\/span>does not provide a continuous or dynamic view of the company’s actual exposure status<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s like taking a static photo of a network at a specific moment. However, the threats persist, and the attack surface evolves with each new configuration, vendor, employee, or service that comes online. <\/span><\/p>\n

This is where Kartos shines.<\/b>. This tool detects which weaknesses can be seen from outside in real time:<\/span><\/p>\n