The Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Run An Attack Surface Report Before Acquiring a Company

This article advises companies involved in mergers and acquisitions to run continuous external attack-surface assessments before, during, and after deals; it lists five reasons traditional M&A due diligence often misses internet-exposed assets (outdated questionnaires, small/intentionally confidential diligence teams, legal focus on privacy/compliance, seller reluctance to disclose, and threat-actor interest after announcements) and promotes Censys ASM as a non-disruptive way to discover and remediate those risks.