Black Kite Reports
Explore the latest Black Kite research, threat intelligence, and industry reports on third-party cyber risk, ransomware, and supply chain security.
Action 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, 2021Ransomware Agents Unite to Disrupt U.s. Operations
Ransomware groups are uniting to disrupt US operations. Black Kite Research on the alliance behavior, target patterns, and ransomware susceptibility data.
Oct 25, 2021Extortion Threats Fueled by Release of Free Black Byte Ransomware Decryptor
After a research lab announced the release of a Trustwave SpiderLab decrpytor, Black Byte ramped up its threat efforts to deliver more ransomware.
Oct 21, 2021New Ransomware Group Triples Extortion Campaign with Ddos Threats
A new ransomware group is layering DDoS threats onto traditional extortion. Black Kite Research breaks down the tactic and what it means for supply chains.
Oct 20, 2021The Owasp Top 10 2021 Highlights Changes in Cybersecurity
Four years might as well be forever when it comes to cybersecurity. Check out the research team's take on the OWASP Foundation Top 10 update.
Oct 19, 2021Ransomware in Focus: New Research From a Cisos Perspective
Insights from 250 CISOs were collected to gather a pulse on the No. 1 threat to today’s cyber ecosystems: ransomware.
Oct 19, 2021Conti Catches Fire as Ransomware Business Model Matures
The Conti ransomware gang has taken 400+ victims as they've scaled and grown into a powerful RaaS system, frequently targeting exposed critical ports.
Oct 4, 2021