Episode Summary
Cyber risk has quietly moved from a technical concern to a financial metric that directly affects business valuation. In this episode, Mike Fitzpatrick explains why buyers, insurers, and regulators now treat cybersecurity as part of the valuation formula — and what that means for CEOs preparing for growth, investment, or an eventual exit.

You don’t need a breach to lose value.
You only need a lack of evidence.

Mike breaks down the self-evident truth every CEO needs to understand:
Cyber risk protects what you’ve built… or silently erodes it.

• Why cyber risk is now part of your valuation
• How buyers use uncertainty to gain leverage
• The difference between being secure and being able to prove it
• How a lack of documentation can cost millions
• The single question CEOs must now be able to answer

Cybersecurity is no longer just an operational responsibility.
It is now one of the ways the market decides what your business is worth.
Proof protects value. Assumptions don’t.

If this episode made you think about your own business, share it with another business owner you care about.
You might save them from an expensive mistake.

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