AI Risk in M&A Target Due Diligence
Most acquirers miss AI-specific liabilities buried in models, training data, and vendor tools.
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13 stories in AI Vendor Risk Analysis.
Most acquirers miss AI-specific liabilities buried in models, training data, and vendor tools.
Enterprises can't hand off AI breach liability, even when vendors fail.
Credentialed AI plugins create insider threats that existing security controls can't detect.
AI features bolted onto vendor software dodge traditional vetting entirely.
Enterprise security tools miss the four handoffs where open-source LLM compromises actually happen.
Vendors deploy AI that drifts undetected, leaving enterprises exposed to silent failures.
Vendors change models daily while contracts assume static systems—here's how to audit them.
Approving an AI model leaves hidden risks in plugins and connectors unexamined.
Enterprises need visibility into third-party AI risks traditional vendor platforms can't detect.
A shared vocabulary turns risk checklist into tool comparison grid.
Enterprises need new rules to spot AI features hidden inside trusted vendor software.
Rethink vendor questionnaires to catch AI risks standard security checklists miss.
Standard vendor risk software misses AI-specific threats like prompt injection and model drift.