Press Releases

Oct 26, 2021

Black Kite, the standard in third-party cyber risk ratings, has won the CISO Choice Award for Risk Management for a second consecutive year.

Oct 13, 2021

Black Kite, the standard in third-party cyber risk ratings, announced today a $22 million Series B investment led by Volition Capital, with participation from existing investors Moore Strategic Ventures, LLC (MSV), Glasswing Ventures, and Data Point Capital.

Oct 4, 2021

One-quarter of the 150 largest energy companies in the U.S. are highly susceptible to a ransomware attack, new research from Black Kite revealed today.

Sep 15, 2021

More than 90 percent of Nasdaq-100 companies are operating out-of-date systems, and 82 percent have publicly visible ports, increasing the risk of a ransomware attack, new Black Kite research revealed today.

Aug 16, 2021

Black Kite, the trusted cyber risk ratings company, today launched the Black Kite Aviator partner program. Aviator enables IT solutions providers to bolster their portfolio of cyber risk services and help customers secure their supply chains. More than 50 companies have already signed on to the Aviator program.

May 18, 2021

New research in Black Kite’s 2021 Ransomware Risk Pulse: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing reveals one in 10 global pharmaceutical manufacturers are at a high risk of suffering a ransomware attack. The report evaluates the cybersecurity posture of the 200 largest global pharmaceutical companies and 166 associated third-party vendors, uncovering the biggest threats facing the supply chain.

May 3, 2021

Black Kite, a leading cybersecurity ratings provider, today released the first automated ransomware service that assesses the likelihood of a ransomware attack on organizations and their vendors, suppliers, and business partners. The Ransomware Susceptibility Index (RSI) enables companies to gauge the ransomware attack risk of any vendor within minutes.

March 16, 2021

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities among credit unions and their vendors create the potential for large financial impacts to the credit union industry, according to the 2021 Third-Party Risk Pulse: Credit Unions and Vendor Ecosystems report released by Black Kite today.

March 4, 2021

Black Kite, a leading cybersecurity ratings provider, today announced a value-added reseller agreement with Templar Shield, a premier information security, risk and compliance technology professional services firm. The partnership combines Black Kite’s software- as-a-service (SaaS) cyber risk tools with Templar Shield’s third-party risk management (TPRM) consulting services.

January 11, 2021

Black Kite, the cyber risk rating company, announced today the closing of $7.5 million in Series A funding led by Moore Strategic Ventures, LLC (MSV). The financing round also includes participation from existing investors, Glasswing Ventures and Data Point Capital. Since its inception in 2016, Black Kite has secured a combined total of $11.1 million in financing.

October 6, 2020

NormShield, the cyber risk rating company, announced today the closing of $7.5 million in Series A funding led by Moore Strategic Ventures, LLC (MSV). The financing round also includes participation from existing investors, Glasswing Ventures and Data Point Capital. Since its inception in 2016, NormShield has secured a combined total of $11.1 million in financing.

November 12, 2019

VendorInsight®, a leading provider of vendor risk SaaS software and integrated vendor evaluation reporting, today announced its OEM Partnership with NormShield® and its Cyber Risk Monitoring solutions.

September 24, 2019

No matter how hardened a company’s cyber defenses are, significant risk remains when suppliers and third-party trading partners are attacked and compromised. Today, NormShield, the only provider of a standards-based external cyber risk assessment platform, unveiled the first-ever automated tool to combine and assess both cyber and financial risk.

June 25, 2019

The list of declared Presidential candidates is long and diverse but all seem to be on the same page when it comes to their cybersecurity protections, according to new research from NormShield, the only provider that assesses and prioritizes the cyber risk of any organization within 60 seconds.

May 30, 2019

DDVV Solutions, a leading provider of Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) and IT Security services, today partnered with NormShield, the only provider of standards-based external cyber risk assessment and mitigation recommendations. DVV Solutions customers will now have the capability of assessing, measuring and mitigating cyber risk associated with their suppliers and third parties.

May 10, 2019

The 50 fastest growing companies in the U.S. all earn above average cybersecurity risk scores, but half fail to protect their customers, partners, and employees from phishing risk, NormShield, the only provider of standards-based cyber risk assessment and mitigation tools, revealed today.

April 10, 2019

A new partnership between Supply Wisdom, the industry-leading continuous risk monitoring solution, and NormShield, the only provider of standards-based cyber risk assessment and mitigation tools, will provide global enterprises with comprehensive risk coverage to eliminate the need for subscriptions with multiple risk intelligence vendors.

April 1, 2019

NormShield, provider of on-demand cyber risk scorecards for enterprises, has launched its industry-first Rapid Cyber Risk Scorecard, the only risk assessment solution that delivers detailed, accurate data on any company’s security vulnerabilities in 60 seconds or less.

December 25, 2018

“CIOReview has shortlisted the most cutting-edge solutions that offer tailor-made and efficient solutions for cybersecurity”. The annual list consists of 10 companies at the forefront of providing cybersecurity solutions and impacting the industry.