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’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, 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, 2022Action Required: Assessing Vendor Risk Caused by Log4j
Assess vendor risk caused by the Log4j vulnerability with financial impact predictions, status tags, and ways to monitor your cyber ecosystem.
Dec 23, 2021Raas 101: Building Your Ransomware Defense Strategy
Assess vendor risk caused by the Log4j vulnerability with financial impact predictions, status tags, and ways to monitor your cyber ecosystem.
Dec 14, 2021Log4j Status Tags for Vendors Now Available in the Black Kite Platform
Log4j RCE vulnerability Log4Shell puts millions at risk of attack as Java-based servers and applications scramble to patch the zero-day flaw.
Dec 11, 2021Avoslocker Emerges as Next-generation of Raas Outpaces Fbi
RaaS grows as emerging ransomware groups like AvosLocker target organizations globally. Learn tactics to protect your organization from attacks.
Dec 7, 2021The Government Called, Are You Ready to Answer? 2021 Risk Pulse: Us Federal Government
20% of top US defense contractors show high ransomware susceptibility. Black Kite's 2021 Risk Pulse on credential exposure and patch management weaknesses.
Nov 16, 2021Ransomware Infects Third-party Manufacturer Twice
Gigabyte technology was hit twice in a quarter by infectious ransomware, and now has the highest RSI score possible in our platform.
Oct 25, 2021