Black Kite Reports
Explore the latest Black Kite research, threat intelligence, and industry reports on third-party cyber risk, ransomware, and supply chain security.
Impact 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 30, 2022How to Mitigate Supply Chain Cyber Risk During the China and Taiwan Conflict
Black Kite launches FocusTags™ as a response to the China and Taiwan conflict, accompanying research on third-parties in Taiwan.
Aug 31, 2022Cisco Confirms Attack by Ransomware Gang: How Is the Supply Chain Affected?
Cisco was breached by Yanluowang ransomware gang in May, threatening cascading effects onto their global supply chain. Black Kite research responds.
Aug 11, 2022The Cost of a Data Breach: a New Perspective
A data-driven study of data breach costs over five years, revealing an average cost of $75.21 million per incident, including major outliers.
Aug 2, 2022The Cisos Report: Perspectives, Challenges and Plans for 2022 and Beyond
CISO Report surveys 400+ security leaders: 75% suffered a breach in the past year, and nearly 80% are prioritizing Zero Trust for 2022 and beyond.
Jun 27, 2022The State of Cyber Risk and Ransomware: Retail and E-commerce
The State of Cyber Risk & Ransomware in Retail and E-Commerce: Black Kite Research analyzed the top 100 US retailers' vendor ecosystems. See the data.
Jun 27, 2022Atlassian Confluence Rce Vulnerability on the Supply Chain
One week ago, Atlassian released a security advisory to Confluence Server and Data Center on a critical zero-day vulnerability that allows RCE.
Jun 7, 2022Clop Ransomware Gang Reemerges to Claim 21 New Victims
One week ago, Atlassian released a security advisory to Confluence Server and Data Center on a critical zero-day vulnerability that allows RCE.
Jun 6, 2022Centralizing Supply Chain Cybersecurity: U.s. Federal Government Risk in 2022
Black Kite Research on the current cyber posture of the public sector, plus issues that federal organizations are facing in their cybersecurity efforts.
May 24, 2022Black Kite’s Ransomware (rsi™) Computation Enhanced to Reflect Emerging Risk Indicators
Our RSI™ is now enhanced to incorporate constantly updated risk factors, both regional and industry specific, to create a more powerful rating.
May 11, 2022A Fight for Coverage: Cyber Insurance Risk in 2022
Insurance carriers face elevated cyber risk, with ransomware susceptibility and phishing exposure significantly higher among poorly rated organizations.
Apr 5, 2022Is the Okta Breach the Next Solarwinds? [updated: December 2022]
The LAPSUS$ attack on Okta signals an increase in third and nth party attacks as an avenue to the main target: prominent customers.
Mar 23, 2022