~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cyber-Security: "Risk and Reputational Issues for Private Equity Firms" Presented By: Andrew Donofrio, IMG Cyber-Security Expert Tuesday January 19 at 1:30pm SBIA Northeast Private Equity Conference, Grand Hyatt, Manhattan Andrew Donofrio, Investigative Management Group's expert in Cyber-Security, will provide a thorough overview of cyber-security issues affecting private equity funds and their portfolio companies. IMG is a long time sponsor of the SBIA and our firm has been serving the investment community for over twenty-five years in the private sector. Our experienced team of professionals, many of whom worked for various government agencies, can investigate critical areas of your new investment, such as the backgrounds of key management personnel. Our specialized resources and global connections help us uncover your current due diligence team does not. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 25 Tips for Selecting Your Background Provider Background Check Should Cover Choosing a Background Provider Criminal Records Litigation Judgments Liens Partnership Disputes Sexual Harassment Money Laundering Drug and Alcohol Abuse Education and Employment Verification Social Media Profile Credit History Global Watch Lists/ Proprietary data bases Licensed and Insured Government experience Secure data network Encrypted communication Secure physical office Compliance with Privacy Laws Financial/Legal Compliance Sarbanes-Oaxley Act Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Patriot Act Prompt turn around time Fixed costs Consistent format/scope ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Cybercrime is at an all-time high and has become an ever increasing threat. IMG's Digital Forensic/Cyber Security division can assist with a comprehensive assessment of your I.T. systems. This assessment includes an evaluation of the current security system's policies and procedures and recommendations to enhance overall efficiency and cost effectiveness. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS/DUE DILIGENCE - IMG provides a comprehensive analysis of a potential business partner, entity, investor, employee or individual, both domestically and abroad. IMG conducts inquiries that include a federal criminal records, civil litigation, employment history, UCC filings and warrants, real and personal property holdings, all corporate and business affiliations, regulatory searches in relevant industries, United States Tax Court records, and a full media search, including relevant trade and business media. SECURITY/EXECUTIVE PROTECTION - IMG provides secure transportation and security for your colleagues or family during international or domestic travel. IMG personnel conduct reconnaissance of the areas of the particular visit, which could include driving the routes and alternate routes, identifying safe locations, medical facilities and centers of law enforcement and liaising with other representatives, security organizations or government agencies as required. IMG performs a comprehensive analysis of a company's vulnerability to a range of threats, including terrorist attacks, natural disasters, workplace violence, theft and spying. LITIGATION SUPPORT - IMG provides a range of investigative and intelligence-gathering services on behalf of attorneys and their clients. IMG assists legal counsel in the discovery process by identifying and interviewing witnesses, locating assets, assessing net worth, and conducting background investigations and surveillance when appropriate. 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