A great moment in the life of business owners is when they sell their company. They are finally rewarded for the risk involved in starting a new enterprise, for thousands of hours of subsequent work as well as countless sleepless nights.
Unfortunately, their success also paints a giant cyber bullseye on their backs. Cybercriminals track transactions and who the sellers are. They are part of an industry that will soon be larger than the sale of all illegal drugs worldwide, combined, has surged seventeen-fold in the last two decades and is projected to double again over the next three years. And, anyone who has just experienced a major liquidity event is now one of their prime targets.
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