Vendor Risk Response Use Case

Move from Awareness to Action

Identifying vendor risk is only the beginning. The real challenge lies in responding quickly, engaging vendors effectively, and closing the loop on remediation. Without the right tools, teams often face delays, miscommunication, and incomplete resolutions. Black Kite equips you with the intelligence and collaboration tools needed to act decisively and reduce third-party risk.

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The Challenge with Vendor Risk Response

Slow, Manual Outreach Stalls Remediation

Traditional methods like emails and spreadsheets are inefficient, leading to delays in addressing critical vulnerabilities.

Vendors Lack Actionable Insights

Without clear, specific information, vendors struggle to understand the risks and how to address them.

Risk Gaps Remain Hidden

Incomplete assessments and lack of visibility into vendor gaps or failures can leave your organization exposed.

Black Kite Transforms Vendor Risk Response

Turn insight into action with data your vendors can trust and tools built for collaboration.

Engage Vendors With Precision

Black Kite Bridge™ provides a centralized platform to share specific, actionable intelligence with vendors, facilitating timely and effective vendor risk remediation efforts.

Identify and Prioritize High-Risk Issues

FocusTags™ highlight critical vulnerabilities and high risk cyber events, enabling you to focus on the most pressing risks within your vendor ecosystem.

Share Intelligence Seamlessly

Combine the power of FocusTags™ and Black Kite Bridge™ to deliver targeted insights to vendors, ensuring they have the exact and granular information needed to act promptly.

Close Compliance Gaps Efficiently

Once gaps are identified, whether technical, compliance-related, or incident-driven, Black Kite helps you follow up with vendors, share findings, and track vendor risk remediation through a single platform.

Make Better-Informed Risk Decisions

Access reliable, high-quality data that provides a clear view of your vendor landscape, empowering you to make decisions that enhance your organization's security posture.

Frequently Asked Questions About Vendor Risk Response

How can I engage third-party vendors effectively during a cyber incident?

Which of my vendors are affected by a breach, exploit, or major cyber event?

How do I make sure my vendors actually address the risks I’ve identified?

What if one of my vendors has a known compliance or security gap?

Can I see where my risk response process is stalling?

How Customers Improve Risk Response With Vendors

“Insureds are now more amenable to improving their security and privacy postures and partnering with us to help with the risk mitigation process. Black Kite Strategy Report allows for useful information when discussing potential gaps in their security framework.”
- Lou Boticelli, US Cyber Product Leader, MarkelREAD THE FULL STORY

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Move Faster, Together: Streamline Your Vendor Risk Response

Join security and risk teams using Black Kite to streamline response workflows, reduce remediation delays, and take action with confidence.