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Black Kite

What the company sells

Black Kite, previously named NormShield, sells a third-party cyber risk management platform covering vendor monitoring, AI-powered assessments, cyber event response, financial risk quantification and supply chain risk mapping. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Categories: Third-party risk and security ratings (primary category)
Cyber risk quantification
Headquarters: Boston, United States
Founded: 2016
Ownership: Not established from our sources
Website: blackkite.com

Products and services

Third-Party Monitoring
A tool that gives always-on visibility into vendor risk, with intelligence on adversary targeting, ransomware susceptibility and financial exposure.
AI-Powered Assessments
A tool that uses AI to parse vendor documents, extract evidence and map controls across chosen frameworks, automating cyber assessments.
Cyber Event Response
A tool that identifies vendors affected by critical vulnerabilities, breaches or other active exposures.
Cyber Risk Quantification
A module that puts a dollar value on the potential impact of ransomware attacks, data breaches and business interruptions.
Supply Chain Risk Management
A tool that uncovers hidden supplier relationships, nth-party dependencies and concentration risks across a supply chain.

Sources

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Security leadership

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