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Financial Impact Rating

A financial impact rating is a measure of a vendor's probable financial risk exposure, expressed in dollar terms using the Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) methodology. Financial impact ratings translate technical cyber risk into business-language outputs that executives and boards can act on. In Black Kite, the Financial Impact Rating is displayed on the Company Summary Dashboard alongside the Cyber Rating and Compliance Rating.