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ACA Aponix

Cybersecurity, technology risk assessment, and privacy services

ACA Aponix® provides cybersecurity and technology risk programs, data privacy compliance services, vendor and M&A diligence services, portfolio company oversight, network testing, and advisory services for companies of all sizes.

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Cybersecurity insights and alerts

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Strengthen your cyber program with Aponix Protect™

Aponix Protect helps firms address evolving cyber risks and threats to ensure that their cybersecurity needs are covered year-round. This solution is available in three tiers, each one designed to provide firms with a flexible, robust, responsive, and cost-effective cybersecurity program.​

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Enhance oversight of your portfolio companies' cyber risk with ACA Vantage

Gain ongoing visibility to monitor and oversee your portfolio companies' cyber health giving you control to navigate risk, add value, and gain a competitive advantage. Our renowned advisory service paired with our award-winning technology, ComplianceAlpha®, to help firms efficiently prevent, discover, and remediate critical cyber vulnerabilities of their portfolio companies. 

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Minimize risk and maximize enterprise value with technology, cyber, and privacy M&A diligence

Our team assists private equity firms with IT, cybersecurity, and privacy transaction advisory and risk management services. We provide full M&A integration analysis, design, oversight and execution services to help you minimize risk and maximize enterprise value for your most complex transactions by closely aligning our services with your investment thesis.​

Why work with us?

We provide cybersecurity and technology risk programs, data privacy compliance, vendor and M&A diligence services, network testing, and advisory services for companies of all sizes. Our unique approach combines a deep understanding of your workflows with our methodologies, thought leadership, and proprietary data to surface and prioritize the most important risks. Our award-winning solutions are designed to help firms uncover risks and identify deficiencies in their cybersecurity policies, procedures, and controls.

Why work with us?

Deep information technology experience. Award-winning solutions. Holistic approach to technology risk.

  • Experienced global team
  • Certified team members
  • Thought leaders in cybersecurity and IT risk
  • Over 650 companies work with us
  • Award-winning technology and solutions
  • Holistic approach to cybersecurity and IT risk

ACA Aponix provides cybersecurity and technology risk assessments, data privacy compliance, vendor and M&A diligence services, network testing, and advisory services for companies of all sizes. Our unique approach combines a deep understanding of your workflows with our methodologies, thought leadership, and proprietary data to surface and prioritize the most important risks. Our award-winning solutions are designed to help firms uncover risks and identify deficiencies in their cybersecurity policies, procedures, and controls.

Who we are

  • Our team consists of senior technologists who have started in the technology trenches, many growing into technology leaders at organizations ranging from small to large hedge funds, bulge-bracket banks, and technology services providers for the financial services sector.
  • ACA Aponix staff maintain or have held the following relevant certifications around cybersecurity risk management, incident response, penetration testing, information security, IT governance, privacy, and business. Additionally, select ACA Aponix staff maintain U.S. military security clearance.

Our certifications

Cybersecurity

  • CISSP, CISM, CISA, ISO27001:2013, CGEIT, CRISC, CTPRP, Security+, OSCE, OSCP, CEH, GXPN, GPEN, GWAPT, GCFE, GCCC, GCIH, GCIA, ECSA, SSA, CREST CPSA

Privacy

  • CIPM, CIPP, CIPT

IT & Business Continuity

  • A+, CCA, CNE, CCNA, CCNP, CSPO, ISO22301:2013, MCSA, MCSE, MSCP, Network+

Business

  • CFA, CM&AA, GSLC, JD, MBA, PhD, PMP, Six Sigma Black Belt

ACA Aponix awards

Best Cybersecurity Service
Best Cybersecurity Provider
Best Cybersecurity Solution
Best Cybersecurity Solution
Accounting / Due Diligence Firm of the Year
Best Cybersecurity Provider

Our leadership team

Kavitha Vankita

Kavitha Venkita

Head of Cybersecurity, Risk, and ESG
ACA - Mike Pappacena

Mike Pappacena

Partner, ACA Aponix
Kris Lau, CISM

Kris Lau

Managing Director, ACA Aponix
Alex Scheinman, Ph.D.

Alex Scheinman

Managing Director, ACA Aponix
Christine Tetherly-Lewis

Christine Tetherly-Lewis

Managing Director, ACA Aponix
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