Private Equity Firms Could Be Held Liable for Portfolio Company Data Breaches

Private Equity, Cyber Risk, and the End of Passive Oversight For years, private equity firms largely treated cybersecurity breaches as a portfolio company problem. Courts, regulators, insurers, and LPs are increasingly looking at it differently. The recent Bain Capital-related litigation (the PowerSchool data breach case) did not create a new legal standard, nor did it […]
What Is CMMC Certification? Levels, Timeline, and the 2026 Phase II Suspension

CMMC verifies that defense contractors protect FCI and CUI. Learn the three levels, how assessments work, the rollout timeline, and what the July 2026 Phase II suspension means.