The VDR Market Has Entered Its Second Act Virtual Data Rooms were once the quiet backbone of M&A and capital markets — simple file vaults built for uploading spreadsheets and red-lined contracts. In 2025, they’ve become something very different: a compliance-anchored command center where governance, AI-driven insight, and speed intersect. Dealmakers now expect more than … Read more
The Myth of the “Cheap” Data Room For years, legacy virtual data rooms (VDRs) competed on one dimension — price. They offered “discount” tiers, page-based billing, and stripped-down user interfaces that promised affordability. But in 2025, that illusion has collapsed. Today’s deal environment — defined by regulatory complexity, AI integration, and cyber risk — has … Read more
Virtual data rooms (VDRs) are no longer just deal repositories. In 2025, they’re the operational core for sensitive collaboration—where due diligence, audits, and regulated information sharing actually happen. That shift is most visible in the public sector and regulated industries that work with the U.S. government, defense programs, and critical infrastructure. In these environments, AWS … Read more
By late 2025, FedRAMP High has become a dividing line in the secure collaboration market. On one side: platforms that can prove compliance. On the other: everyone else who can only claim it. For companies handling federal data—or even contracting with agencies that do—the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) defines whether your cloud … Read more
Overview: AWS GovCloud and Its Government Adoption AWS GovCloud (US) is a set of isolated AWS regions (US-West and US-East) purpose-built for U.S. government workloads, launched in 2011 as AWS’s first dedicated government cloud. It provides an environment where sensitive data can be handled under stringent regulations, operated exclusively by U.S. citizens on U.S. soil. … Read more
The age when deal teams could focus solely on domestic regulations is over. By 2025, capital markets are defined by cross-border transactions, global investors, and international principles that set the baseline for due diligence everywhere. What once felt like “soft law” — voluntary frameworks or aspirational guidelines — has hardened into the standards that regulators, … Read more
Over the last decade, the U.S. government’s cloud adoption journey has shifted from cautious experimentation to full-scale modernization. Agencies that once hesitated to move sensitive workloads off-premises now rely on cloud platforms as the backbone of mission-critical operations. But this shift has also made compliance more urgent than ever. Federal rules, defense mandates, and security … Read more
The U.S. government’s migration to cloud has always been about more than cost or agility. At its core, the driver is security. Federal agencies, defense organizations, and regulated state and local entities deal with some of the most sensitive data in the world: defense schematics, criminal justice files, tax records, and controlled research. For these … Read more
Understanding the SEC’s 4-Day Breach Disclosure Rule In July 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new cybersecurity disclosure rules that put public companies on a strict timeline. When a company determines that a cyber incident is “material,” it must disclose the incident via a Form 8-K within four business days of that … Read more
NIS2 is not a gentle refresh of Europe’s cybersecurity rules: it expands scope, gives regulators sharper tools, and raises the ceiling on fines. The law is now national law across the EU through Member State transpositions of Directive (EU) 2022/2555, with supervisors empowered to conduct inspections, require corrective measures, and sanction management for persistent failures. … Read more
