Black Kite Blog
Cyber Risk Ratings Leader Normshield Rebrands to “black Kite”
Black Kite, the cyber risk ratings company formerly known as NormShield, today revealed its new name, logo, and headquarters.
Jan 11, 2021Major Third-party Data Breaches Revealed in December 2020
We count down the top 9 data breaches caused by third parties in December 2020, including the sweeping SolarWinds supply-chain attack.
Jan 9, 2021What Was “not Surprising” About the Recent Government-targeted Attacks
What wasn't surprising about recent government-targeted attacks: prolonged internal email traffic monitoring revealed how deep the compromises ran.
Dec 16, 2020A Tale of Two Threats
A tale of two threats: how data analytics and Open FAIR™ quantification reframe what 'high risk' actually means in modern third-party cyber risk programs.
Dec 10, 2020Patched Your Network Recently? the Growing Risk on It Vendors
COVID-19 created a massive surge in hacking activities especially for IT vendors. We breaks down the most critical vulnerabilities to patch.
Nov 17, 2020Major Third-party Data Breaches Revealed in October 2020 – Part 2
October 2020 third-party breach roundup, Part 2: Innova Health, Kylie Cosmetics, and the City of Odessa all hit through compromise.
Nov 10, 2020Major Third-party Data Breaches Revealed in October 2020 – Part 1
October 2020 third-party data breach roundup — Part 1: the largest supply chain compromises of the month and what each reveals about vendor exposure.
Nov 4, 2020Major Third-party Data Breaches Revealed in June 2020
We regularly update the list of major third-party (aka supply-chain) attacks and breaches revealed in June 2020.
Oct 30, 2020What a Good Vendor Risk Management Program Looks Like in 2020
The purpose of a risk management program is to thoroughly evaluate each vendor’s impact on all aspects of a company, and mitigate negative impacts.
Oct 26, 2020Why Bother with Third Party Cyber Risk Management at All?
Strategy is key when it comes to monitoring third parties, prioritizing analysis forward, risk-based approaches before classification-based approaches.
Oct 20, 202010 Questions to Ask When Securing Your Supply Chain
What does it mean to start and maintain an effective supply-chain security program in an attempt to minimize risk due to weak vendors in the ecosystem?
Oct 12, 2020Black Kite Secures $7.5 Million in Series a Funding
We close a $7.5 million Series A funding deal led by Moore Strategic Ventures, using the funding to expand its go-to-market capabilities
Oct 6, 2020