Black Kite Reports
Explore the latest Black Kite research, threat intelligence, and industry reports on third-party cyber risk, ransomware, and supply chain security.
Black Kite Third-party Breach Report 2025
Ransomware drove 51.7% of 2024 third-party attacks. Black Kite's 6th annual breach report analyzes 8 major incidents and what TPCRM teams must do next.
Feb 11, 2025Chaos to Collaboration: Transforming Third-party Risk Response for Zero-day Events
Discover how to transform chaotic third-party risk workflows into streamlined, automated processes for faster, more effective response to Zero-Day events.
Nov 13, 2024Proactive Third-party Cyber Risk Management Guide
Most TPRM programs are built to react, not prevent. This guide shows security teams how to shift from point-in-time scores to continuous, proactive vendor risk ...
Aug 28, 2024Turn Data Into Action: a Step-by-step Guide to Impactful Risk Intelligence
Leverage risk intelligence to gain a comprehensive understanding of your threats, empower stakeholders, and build a more resilient organization.
Jul 2, 2024Artificial Intelligence in TPRM, Volume 2
Leverage risk intelligence to gain a comprehensive understanding of your threats, empower stakeholders, and build a more resilient organization.
Jul 2, 2024Black Kite Named a Strong Performer in the Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings Platforms, Q2 2024
Read The Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings Platforms, Q2 2024 to learn how Black Kite leads in rating accuracy.
May 20, 2024Keep Calm and Collaborate: How to Approach Vendors During High-profile Security Events
How to approach vendors during high-profile security events: the five-step playbook Black Kite uses to coordinate response across third-party ecosystems.
May 17, 2024Artificial Intelligence in TPRM
Artificial Intelligence in TPRM: where AI actually moves the needle in third-party risk programs, and where it's still marketing. From Black Kite Research.
Apr 29, 2024State of Ransomware 2024: a Year of Surges and Shuffling
Ransomware victims nearly doubled to 4,893 in 2024. Black Kite's annual report tracks group dynamics, affiliate migration, and third-party exposure across the f...
Apr 29, 2024Black Kite Third Party Breach Report 2024
81 vendor breaches reached 251 companies in 2023. Black Kite's fifth annual Third-Party Breach Report reveals how zero-days created a third-party breach year.
Mar 20, 2024The Black Kite Research & Intelligence Team (brite)
Exploiting vulnerabilities has become the most common method for access than other attack vectors. Download now
Jan 29, 2024What You Need to Reduce Third-party Risk
While AI reminds us of self-driving cars and robots from the movies, the reality of it all goes much deeper – thanks to ChatGPT and generative AI. Those tools h...
Jan 11, 2024