Technology Risk Management Primer for Portfolio Companies ( Part 1) Private equity and venture capital firms often face the threat of risk within their portfolio companies, but are not always certain of their portfolio firm’s competency in this area. Risk Management within Information Technology is especially critical as it affects all operations as well as the eventual valuation of the portfolio investment. CSC, Inc. specializes in helping investment firms make the best technology decisions for their portfolio company’s technology needs. This article serves as a primer for PE & VC firms who must ensure that their investments are secure and may need to proactively engage the IT management of their portfolio company. This primer can act as a template for those IT managers that are tasked with developing an IT risk management plan and who need guidelines for the process. It will also provide examples of how to implement each step and a validation structure for the i