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Cascading and Concentration Risk: How Do They Impact Your Digital Supply Chain?

The effect of cascading and concentration risk on the functionality of your business’ supply chain is essential in your cybersecurity program.

Mar 14, 2023
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How Does Black Kite Calculate Cybersecurity Ratings?

What if we told you that Black Kite’s process of calculating cybersecurity ratings is a lot like sorting a giant bowl of M&M’s?

Mar 9, 2023
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What Is Hecvat and How Is Black Kite Leveraging Automation to Transform the Vrm Process?

HECVAT is key for higher edu VRM. Experience a fully automated, immediate assessment of HECVAT compliance for a vendor using the Black Kite platform.

Mar 7, 2023
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Dora Is Top of Mind, and We Aren’t Talking About the Explorer

DORA is reshaping financial institution risk management. Learn what the regulation means, why it matters now, and how third party risk exposure impacts complian...

Mar 6, 2023
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What Is a Third-party Risk Assessment, and Why Do They Matter?

What a third-party risk assessment really is, why it matters, and what most programs still get wrong. A working primer from Black Kite Research.

Mar 2, 2023
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What Is Third-party Cyber Risk?

Learn how to protect against third-party attacks and communicate the risk they pose to prevent lost revenue, time, customer trust, and brand reputation.

Feb 28, 2023
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Are Cuts Inevitable, or Is Cybersecurity Recession Proof?

Recessions tend to play out the same way. Leaders think they're in the clear until.. they're not. How should cybersecurity teams approach the change in the econ...

Feb 27, 2023
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The Three Most Common Ways Bad Actors Target Your Digital Supply Chain

Three common ways bad actors target your digital supply chain — and the financial cost of each. Black Kite Research on the attack patterns to watch in 2024.

Feb 23, 2023
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Risk and Reels Goes Live – Hear From Jeffrey Wheatman on Starting a Podcast

Introducing Risk and Reels: A Cybersecurity Podcast. Learn the inspiration behind the podcast from the host himself, Jeffrey Wheatman.

Feb 9, 2023
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Third Party Breach Report Commentary From Jeffrey Wheatman

Jeffrey Wheatman's take on Black Kite's Third-Party Breach Report: the numbers behind the year's incidents and what they tell risk leaders to do next.

Jan 31, 2023
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Don’t Ignore the Smaller Partners in Your Third-party Risk Ecosystem

Big vendors you work with aren’t necessarily the riskiest - see why you need to pay attention to your sneaky small third parties (and their vendors).

Jan 25, 2023
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Black Kite Unveils Industry’s First Monthly Ransomware Dashboards

Research offers critical insight into top ransomware groups, their victims, and the most common indicators of compromise over the past six months

Jan 24, 2023

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