Black Kite Reports
Explore the latest Black Kite research, threat intelligence, and industry reports on third-party cyber risk, ransomware, and supply chain security.
2025 Ransomware Report
Black Kite's 2025 Ransomware Report: 6,046 victims tracked, a 24% YoY surge, SMBs heavily targeted, and 96 active groups reshaping third-party risk.
Sep 14, 2026Understanding Agentic AI & Protocols: Use Cases, Variants, and Real-world Fit
Understanding Agentic AI and protocols: use cases, variants, and real-world fit. Black Kite Research on how agentic systems reshape cybersecurity and TPRM.
Sep 14, 2026How to Protect Your Vendor Ecosystem From the Impact of Cyber Warfare
Bay Federal Credit Union's Richard shares why Black Kite's Ransomware Susceptibility Index became his most valuable tool for protecting the CU.
Sep 14, 2026The Critical Infrastructure for Food Supply Chain Hit by Ransomware Attack
Our RSI revealed it was 29% more susceptible to #ransomware than the industry average. Learn from the Black Kite Research Team.
Sep 14, 2026Impact of Microsoft Exchange Proxynotshell Vulnerabilities on the Supply Chain
ProxyNotShell zero-days on MS Exchange Servers present a strong cascading risk to companies in the vendor ecosystem of an affected firm.
Sep 14, 20262026 Mid-market Report
73% of ransomware attacks hit mid-market companies. See Black Kite's 2026 research on mid-market ransomware, exposure, and third-party risk.
Aug 18, 2026Test Embed
Black Kite tracked 7,551 ransomware victims in 2026, a 24.9% jump. See where risk concentrated most and what stayed exposed long after disclosure closed.
Jul 27, 20262026 Ransomware Report
Black Kite tracked 7,551 ransomware victims in 2026, a 24.9% jump. See where risk concentrated most and what stayed exposed long after disclosure closed.
Jul 21, 20262026 European Cyber Risk Report
European cyber incidents surged 55.1% in early 2026, with 64 organizations breached via suppliers. Get Black Kite's data-driven 2026 Europe report.
Jun 25, 20262026 Financial Services Cybersecurity Report: Finance Now Faces a Two-front Attack
Finance ransomware jumped 30% in 2025 while vendors with critical CVSS 9+ flaws grew 4.9x, per Black Kite's 2026 Financial Services Report.
Jun 2, 20262026 Supply Chain Vulnerability Report: Velocity Without Visibility Is the New Supply Chain Crisis
Black Kite's 2026 report filters 48,000+ 2025 CVEs down to just 58 real supply chain threats using a proven four-stage OSINT scoring framework.
May 19, 2026Black Kite Global Adaptive AI Assessment Framework™ (bk-ga³™)
BK-GA³™ is a free, open standard for third-party AI risk assessment, synthesized from 50+ frameworks including ISO, NIST, and Shared Assessments SIG.
Apr 8, 2026