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The NIS 2 Directive represents a significant effort by the European Union to harmonise cybersecurity standards across its member states. As cyber threats continue to evolve, the directive imposes stringent cybersecurity rules on organisations providing essential services and operating in the EU. These entities are now subject to increased regulatory oversight, with the risk of sanctions for non-compliance.

This white paper presents the key aspects of the NIS 2 Directive, its objectives, and the implications it holds for organisations operating within the EU. 

WHITE PAPER

NIS 2 Directive: Cybersecurity Resilience Across the EU

We are a trusted independent third party specialized in the protection and audit of digital assets.
Since 1976, we have enabled thousands of digital creators, businesses and investors secure their innovations and dare with care. Our technical due diligence solutions allow Private Equity investors and fund managers to identify and mitigate, at each stage of the deal lifecycle, all risks linked to technology and software such as cybersecurity, intellectual property, scalability and Artificial Intelligence.
Vaultinum was awarded Best Technology Advisory Firm of the year in 2024 by the Private Equity Wire European Awards.

This white paper presents the key aspects of the NIS 2 Directive, its objectives, and the implications it holds for organizations operating within the EU.

Download our white paper on NIS 2 Directive | Vaultinum

The OSS compliance and risks report offers a rare analysis of proprietary software practices across 15 industries in Europe, based on Vaultinum’s Tech Due Diligence code scans and structured questionnaires from 103 private companies. It highlights key factors like software maturity, security, and scalability for M&A transactions.

This report is primarily designed for Private equity, M&A professionals, and corporate decision-makers who need to assess the technical risks and opportunities associated with software-driven companies.

Open Source Compliance & Risks Report: What Vaultinum's audits reveal

We are a trusted independent third party specialised in the protection and audit of digital assets.
 Since 1976, we have enabled thousands of digital creators, businesses and investors secure their innovations by providing solutions to protect their intellectual property, ensure the continuity of their business activity, provide digital proof of event, and mitigate IP, cyber, AI and software risks.

This report is a Technical Due Diligence tool for those involved in M&A, investment, and corporate risk management, providing clear insights into how risks related to open source can impact valuation, security, and operational resilience in transactions.

Download our OSS Compliance & Risks Report | Vaultinum

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), adopted in January 2023, is a transformative step in strengthening financial regulation across the European Union. By introducing rigorous obligations for financial institutions and their ICT service providers, DORA aims to fortify resilience against escalating digital risks. With compliance becoming mandatory in January 2025, organisations must overhaul their practices, governance models, and contractual agreements to meet these demanding standards.

This white paper offers clear insights into the DORA regulation and provides essential guidance to help your organisation achieve compliance seamlessly.

This document will help you understand the implications of DORA regulation, and ensure compliance with it.

Download our white paper on DORA regulation | Vaultinum

The importance of having a solid cyber-risk management program cannot be underestimated.  Even more, every executive board needs to come around to the idea that cybersecurity is never truly accomplished. Every day new technologies and security breaches are discovered. Every new employee or contractor is a new risk that needs to be managed. A hacker only needs to be successful once, while a company’s security measures must be successful 100% of the time. This report highlights the main risks and impacts associated with cyberattacks. 

INDUSTRY REPORT

Despite more global recognition of the magnitude of cyber risks, many organisations have not taken the necessary steps to create or adapt their cybersecurity policies in the face of these new threats. The document brushes a thorough picture of the state of cyber threats worldwide and highlights what is at stake. 

Risks related to the increase in the frequency and cost of ransomware incidents.

Business disruption, increased liability, IP theft: understanding the consequences of cyberattacks.

Cybersecurity risk mitigation: where to start?

We are a trusted independent third party specialised in the protection and audit of digital assets.
 Since 1976, we have enabled thousands of digital creators, businesses and investors secure their innovations by providing solutions to protect their intellectual property, ensure the continuity of their business activity, provide digital proof of event, and mitigate IP, cyber and software risks.

Full report on cyber security trends and threats, understanding the impact for businesses and how to identify, evaluate and fix cyber vulnerabilities.

Global trends in cyber risks | Vaultinum

Over the past couple of years, the SaaS model has seen exponential growth due to its numerous advantages over on-premise software deployments, including cost savings, high scalability and ease of maintenance.

However moving to a SaaS model may not always be the best choice for a company and the decision has to be carefully evaluated.

This document will guide your decision process by comparing SaaS to other models on different key features.

This document will help you assess the risks and opportunities of transitioning to a SaaS model compared to On-Premise.

Download this white paper to prepare for a SaaS migration | Vaultinum

According to Standard and Poor's, intangible assets now account for over 80% of a company's value, which means that intellectual property ( IP ) has become a strategic pillar of a company's growth. Protecting intangible assets and intellectual property from competitors' greed is becoming increasingly difficult in our ever-connected world. Legal teams and lawyers are key in supporting innovation but technology is fast-paced and engineers don’t stop in the middle of a creative process to inform Legal of their new discoveries, creations, or ideas.  In this context, how can companies ensure that IP risks are under control and that they have the right processes in place to handle innovation?  How to make sure they beat competition to secure those rights? 

CHECKLIST

Vaultinum's IP AUDIT CHECKLIST, created in collaboration with Intellectual Property legal experts, assists investors, businesses, and IP specialists in evaluating IP risks. It addresses crucial questions: Who owns the IP assets? Have IP transfer contracts been executed with consultants or former employees who have developed copyright-protected assets like software? Additionally, it ensures organizations are aware of all open-source software developers employed.

Vaultinum's IP AUDIT CHECKLIST should be used by:

investors about to purchase a software asset,

legal officers or lawyers in charge of IP protection,

software publishers willing to self-assess their IP risks.

Download our IP audit checklist to identify your IP strengths and weaknesses and increase the value of your IP assets

Download this checklist to assess your IP | Vaultinum

In 2021, Tech deals represented over 30% of all M&A deals closed that year. With rising cyber-attacks, it has become increasingly strategic for investors to ensure that they are able to mitigate software threats in Cybersecurity, open-source usage, Intellectual Property, and Scalability. The best way to identify potential vulnerabilities in the source code is to run a thorough tech audit, but this takes time. 
So to help businesses run a first assessment of their software, Vaultinum experts have put together this Tech Due Diligence Checklist, that highlights the key questions you don’t want to miss before investing in a software or tech company.

This TECH DUE DILIGENCE Checklist has been developed with our IT and legal experts, to help you understand whether your software is in line with industry development best practices and to help you identify potential software vulnerabilities in the areas of Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property, Scalability, and Maintainability.

Vaultinum's Tech Due Diligence Checklist should be used by:

software developers and CTOs wanting to improve their development practices,

companies getting ready to sell a software asset.

WHO IS THIS TECH DUE DILIGENCE CHECKLIST FOR?

A due diligence checklist to help tech Innovators, Investors and Private Equities know what to look out for when investing in technology and software businesses

Download our tech due diligence checklist | Vaultinum

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In today’s world, assets are increasingly digital. As a result, escrow mechanisms are flourishing to both protect Digital Assets by storing them in safes or in electronic vaults and provide a secure way for potential Beneficiaries of such assets to access them.

This Software Escrow White Paper has been developed with our legal experts, to help software editors and their beneficiaries understand the benefits of entrusting the source code of a software asset with a Software Escrow Agent, to protect software Intellectual Property and ensure business continuity "best practices".

Vaultinum's Software Escrow White Paper should help Purchase Managers responsible for buying software products, compliance officers in charge of their company's business continuity plan, legal officers in charge of IP protection and software editors looking to protect their Intellectual Property.

The white paper covers the following topics:

How does an escrow protect the source code?

How to choose the best Software Escrow agent?

Practical aspects of setting up a Software Escrow Agreement.

WHO IS THIS SOFTWARE ESCROW WHITE PAPER FOR?

Learn why it is important to protect software source code, what a software or source code escrow agreement is and how it works.

Download our Software Escrow Agreement White Paper

2024 is a pivotal year for the technology sector, with major new trends emerging and the rapid evolution of established areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and the cloud. Faced with these challenges, businesses must not only adapt to an ever-changing digital landscape, but also navigate through increasingly complex regulation. 

In this resource, we have highlighted the main trends that will dominate the tech world in 2024. 

Full report on the current technology trends and how they will affect businesses

Tech trends report | Vaultinum

This report will give you a detailed description of the MOVEit data breach that happened in 2023. This incident involved a significant compromise of the secure file transfer software, exposing vulnerabilities and leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information. This breach sent shockwaves through industries that relied on MOVEit for safeguarding their critical data, highlighting the persistent challenges of securing digital infrastructure in the face of evolving cyber threats.

Learn everything about this major security breach, from how it happened to the the far-reaching consequences for organisations that entrusted their critical information to this purportedly impregnable system

MOVEit Data Breach | Vaultinum

Did you know that in 2022 a company has fallen victim to a cyberattack every 11 seconds? And this number is on the rise. Therefore, the question is no longer whether a company will be cyberattacked but when. From basic cyber hygiene implementation to more sophisticated shields, companies must ensure that they are ready to cope with cyberattacks. The first step would be to run an audit, to assess the situation and evaluate their level of cyber-readiness. This checklist runs through a few basic cybersecurity-related questions, to help businesses identify potential cyber vulnerabilities in their systems.

This CYBER AUDIT CHECKLIST has been developed with leading experts in cybersecurity with the aim of helping companies improve their cybersecurity awareness, mitigate risks, and put in place recommended policies and procedures based on industry standards in order to help prevent cyber incidents from occurring and building resilience in the face of one.

Vaultinum's CYBER AUDIT CHECKLIST should be used by:

Chief information security officers (CISO), CIOs, and IT managers willing to assess their cybersecurity

Business owners and CEOs looking to strengthen their cybersecurity policy

Investors about to invest in a start-up or bigger-sized company

Download Vaultinum's cyber audit checklist and identify cyber vulnerabilities in the following areas: Organisation, Data Management, Certification, Office & Equipment, Infrastructure

A checklist to assess your cybersecurity | Vaultinum

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