Managed IT Services for Private Equity
In private equity, IT risk compounds. A gap at the management company is one problem; the same gap repeated across a dozen portfolio companies is a thesis-level one. CyberDuo secures the firm, brings order to portfolio cyber risk, and answers fast when a close or a quarter-end is on the line. We work with firms across California.
Of PE firms had a serious cyber incident within their portfolio in the last three years.
S-RM, 2025 research
Of acquirers discover major cybersecurity risks only after the deal closes.
PE cyber diligence survey, 2025
Financial services was the most breached US industry in 2025, two years running.
Identity Theft Resource Center, 2025
The riskiest asset on your books may be the one you just bought.
Cyber risk in private equity rarely stays at the fund. It rides in with the companies you acquire and multiplies across the portfolio, where it quietly erodes valuations, complicates exits, and lands back on the firm.
You move money and secrets
Wire instructions, deal terms, and LP records make the fund a direct target, and double-extortion ransomware now threatens to publish whatever it steals.
LPs and the SEC are grading you
Reg S-P put an incident-response and notification clock on advisers, and LPs increasingly score cybersecurity in operational due diligence before they wire a commitment.
Diligence misses what you inherit
Most serious portfolio cyber risk surfaces only after close, buried in acquired companies’ technical debt, then resurfaces at exit when a buyer goes looking.
Coverage for the fund and the portfolio
Rapid-response helpdesk
Day-to-day IT, managed
Security & wire-fraud defense
Reg S-P & LP readiness
Portfolio cyber diligence & oversight
Backup & business continuity
The expectations we build your IT around
We design and document your environment around the rules and investor expectations that apply to your firm. Expand any to see how.
Most PE advisers are SEC-registered, which brings them under the 2024 Reg S-P amendments: a written incident response program, client notification within 30 days of a breach involving sensitive information, service provider oversight, and recordkeeping. Smaller advisers (under $1.5 billion in AUM) had to comply by June 3, 2026. If you have not closed that gap, it is the first thing we address.
Beyond Reg S-P, the SEC’s examination priorities continue to emphasize cybersecurity governance, access controls, and vendor risk for registered advisers. We build a program that stands up to an exam and keeps the documentation an examiner asks for.
LPs increasingly treat cybersecurity as a core part of operational due diligence and send detailed questionnaires before committing. We build the controls and produce the evidence so strong security becomes a fundraising advantage rather than a diligence flag.
Your service providers, and increasingly your own firm, are expected to show SOC 2 reports rather than verbal assurances. We hold our own operations to SOC 2 Type II and help you set the same bar for the vendors that touch fund and LP data.
California privacy law adds state obligations on top of federal rules for the personal data you hold on investors and employees. We build data handling that lines up with both.
The fund’s exposure runs through its companies. We set a control baseline (drawn from frameworks like CIS and NIST), assess new acquisitions, and track remediation so you can report portfolio cyber posture to LPs with confidence.
Last reviewed: June 2026. Regulatory items reflect current rules and may change.
How the work changes by mandate
How we work with each. Expand the one that fits your firm.
Lean teams, heavy travel, and constant deal flow. We run the firm’s IT and security, harden the wire and email workflows attackers target, and bring repeatable cyber diligence to every acquisition.
VC firms move fast and share data widely with founders and co-investors. We keep collaboration secure, protect the deal pipeline, and give you LP-ready security without slowing you down.
Most portcos arrive with security debt. We assess, remediate to a common baseline, and provide ongoing managed IT and security, so risk is managed and reportable from day one through exit.
Credit shops handle sensitive borrower and financial data under tight reporting cycles. We keep systems available, lock down data, and support the recordkeeping your investors and regulators expect.
Real estate funds move money and documents under deadline, which makes wire fraud a real threat. We secure email and payment workflows and keep deal and investor data protected.
Fund admins are service providers handling investor data for many clients, which makes you a target and a contractual risk to those clients. We build the controls and SOC 2 evidence your clients’ due diligence demands.
Small teams that punch above their weight. We give you enterprise-grade security and a vCIO relationship sized for your stage, so you look institutional to LPs and lenders.
Family offices combine investment management with deeply private personal data and small teams. We provide discreet, high-touch IT and security that protects the family and the firm. See our financial services IT page for related work.
One standard, the fund and every company in it
Security-led
A cybersecurity-first MSP, so the controls LPs ask about are already in place.
Diligence through oversight
We assess what you are buying, then run one baseline across the portfolio you own.
Statewide and around the clock
Onboarding the firm, then the portfolio
Assessment
We review the firm’s environment, security, and Reg S-P posture, and show you the gaps.
Plan
A prioritized roadmap, with the compliance- and LP-critical items first.
Onboarding
We deploy support, security, and backup, and document everything as we go.
Ongoing
Rapid-response support, 24/7 security, portfolio oversight, and quarterly vCIO reviews.
What firms and LPs ask
Fast, and by a senior engineer. We monitor 24/7 and prioritize anything that blocks a deal, a close, or a reporting deadline, and we put our response targets in your service agreement.
Yes. We build the incident response program, controls, vendor oversight, and recordkeeping the amended rule requires, and keep the documentation an examiner or LP would ask to see.
Yes. We run pre-close cyber due diligence so you know the risk you are buying, then remediate to a common baseline and provide ongoing managed IT and security across the portfolio.
Yes. We build the controls LPs expect and help you complete operational due-diligence questionnaires accurately, turning security into a fundraising advantage.
Yes. We are headquartered in Glendale and serve firms and their portfolio companies statewide, from Los Angeles and Orange County to San Diego and the Bay Area, with on-site support when needed.
Bring institutional-grade IT to your firm and portfolio
Tell us about your firm and your portfolio, and we will show you where your IT, security, and Reg S-P posture stand, and what to fix first.
Phone +1 (855) 933-6638 · Email ask@cyberduo.com