Open Standards-Based Cyber Rating

An open standards-based cyber rating is Black Kite's approach to vendor risk assessment. Ratings are built on publicly documented open standards, including MITRE frameworks, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Common Weakness Scoring System (CWSS), and Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR), making every output transparent, auditable, and defensible. Contrast with proprietary "security scores," which rely on black-box methodologies that can be difficult to explain or act on.