Black Kite Reports
Explore the latest Black Kite research, threat intelligence, and industry reports on third-party cyber risk, ransomware, and supply chain security.
The Cisos Report: Perspectives, Challenges and Plans for 2022 and Beyond
Research surveying more than 400 Chief Information Security Officers finds they are prioritizing Zero Trust and partner risk management to help mitigate critica...
Jun 27, 2022The State of Cyber Risk and Ransomware: Retail and E-commerce
The State of Cyber Risk & Ransomware in Retail and E-Commerce: Black Kite Research analyzed the top 100 US retailers' vendor ecosystems. See the data.
Jun 27, 2022Atlassian Confluence Rce Vulnerability on the Supply Chain
One week ago, Atlassian released a security advisory to Confluence Server and Data Center on a critical zero-day vulnerability that allows RCE.
Jun 7, 2022Clop Ransomware Gang Reemerges to Claim 21 New Victims
One week ago, Atlassian released a security advisory to Confluence Server and Data Center on a critical zero-day vulnerability that allows RCE.
Jun 6, 2022Centralizing Supply Chain Cybersecurity: U.s. Federal Government Risk in 2022
Black Kite Research on the current cyber posture of the public sector, plus issues that federal organizations are facing in their cybersecurity efforts.
May 24, 2022Black Kite’s Ransomware (rsi™) Computation Enhanced to Reflect Emerging Risk Indicators
Our RSI™ is now enhanced to incorporate constantly updated risk factors, both regional and industry specific, to create a more powerful rating.
May 11, 2022A Fight for Coverage: Cyber Insurance Risk in 2022
Insurance carriers face elevated cyber risk, with ransomware susceptibility and phishing exposure significantly higher among poorly rated organizations.
Apr 5, 2022Is the Okta Breach the Next Solarwinds? [updated: December 2022]
The LAPSUS$ attack on Okta signals an increase in third and nth party attacks as an avenue to the main target: prominent customers.
Mar 23, 2022Conti Ransomware Gang Takes Sides in Ongoing Cyberwar
Geopolitical tensions are influencing cyber activity as ransomware groups exploit phishing techniques linked to Conti across U.S. organizations.
Mar 17, 2022How to Protect Your Vendor Ecosystem From the Impact of Cyber Warfare
Written by Ferhat Dikbiyik Additional Contributor Yavuz Han Edited by Haley Williams In the last 24-36 hours, state-sponsored hacker groups publicly disclosed w...
Feb 26, 2022Revil Members Arrested: What Put Them Behind Bars?
14 members of notorious RaaS gang REvil, responsible for the Kaseya attack in 2021, arrested in Russia as governments work to slow the ransomware spike.
Jan 25, 20222022 Third-party Breach Report
Ransomware accounted for 27% of third-party breaches in 2022, with software publishers driving most incidents and disclosure delays averaging 75 days.
Jan 20, 2022