Herzliya, Israel – September 11, 2026 -- Cye, a cyber exposure management provider, has launched a Center of Excellence for Private Equity (PE) designed to give PE firms a consistent, portfolio-wide view of cybersecurity exposure from due diligence through exit.
Cye combines AI-native platform with expert services to standardize portfolio cybersecurity execution
The new operating model merges Cye's expert-led agentic services with its AI-native exposure management platform, targeting a gap where PE firms currently rely on point-in-time assessments at individual portfolio companies rather than continuous, group-level oversight.
Six-stage model spans pre-deal scouting to exit readiness
The Center of Excellence offers six services: Pre-Deal Scouting to flag cyber red flags before formal due diligence; 360-degree Due Diligence to surface acquisition blockers and negotiation levers; a 90-Day Cyber Onboarding and Uplift Program to establish a post-acquisition security baseline; Continuous Exposure Management to prioritize and reduce risk across holdings; PE-Level Management for centralized cross-portfolio comparison; and Exit Readiness to document measurable cyber maturity improvement ahead of a sale.
Cye CEO frames cybersecurity as a lever for acquisition multiples
Reuven Aronashvili, CEO of Cye, said cybersecurity is becoming a driver of enterprise value rather than solely a cost center, arguing that consistent portfolio-wide exposure reduction can protect investments and increase acquisition multiples.
PE portfolios face concentrated attack risk from shared services and deal data
Private equity firms and their portfolio companies are described as high-value operational targets because they concentrate capital, sensitive deal data and interconnected third-party providers, creating potential for attackers to disrupt transactions or exploit shared services across multiple holdings simultaneously.
The Center of Excellence for Private Equity is available to PE firms globally.