The CIO’s M&A integration dilemma: speed vs. security

During mergers and acquisitions, CIOs face a difficult tension between providing immediate system access to ensure employee productivity and protecting the organization from security risks inherited from the acquired company. To resolve this, the article advocates moving away from traditional, risky network-wide integration in favor of a Zero Trust, application-centric model. This modern approach enables faster synergy realization by granting granular, secure access to specific resources without exposing the entire corporate network to potential threats.