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Bitsight vs Black Kite

Bitsight delivers a map of assets and vulnerabilities across an enterprise and its supply chain, prioritized by real-time threat intelligence. Black Kite sells an AI-native third-party cyber risk management platform. CISO Tribune files both under Third-party risk and security ratings. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Bitsight vs Black Kite: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
BitsightBitsight delivers a map of assets and vulnerabilities across an enterprise and its supply chain, prioritized by real-time threat intelligence.bitsight.comBlack KiteBlack Kite sells an AI-native third-party cyber risk management platform.blackkite.com
What it sells
  • Vendor Risk Management[5]Helps risk and security teams manage a growing vendor portfolio.
  • Continuous Monitoring[6][11]Delivers daily insight into vendors and their vendors.
  • Security Ratings[2][7]Gives an objective, outside-in measure of supplier cybersecurity performance.
  • Attack Surface Intelligence[2][8]Combines external attack surface intelligence and AI-driven threat intelligence.
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence[2][9]Delivers threat intelligence through the platform and APIs.
  • Supply Chain Exposure Management[2][11]Monitors third-party vendors and sends evidence-backed threat alerts.
  • Third-Party Intelligence[7]Brings supplier security posture and live threat intelligence together.
  • Cyber Risk Quantification[1][4][10]Translates technical cyber risk into financial terms.
  • Ransomware Threat Intelligence[4][12]Connects ransomware intelligence to vendor risk through the Ransomware Susceptibility Index.
  • Vendor Risk Monitoring[4][8]Continuous monitoring of vendor cyber risk.
  • Black Kite Extend[4][8][9]Maps fourth- and fifth-party relationships through automated supply chain mapping.
  • Vendor Risk Assessment[4][13]AI-powered vendor risk assessments.
  • Vendor Compliance Management[15]Continuous monitoring, framework assessments and reporting for vendor compliance.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesBoston, United States[2]
Founded
Not stated on its pages2016[3]
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • March 19, 2026Bitsight introduced Bitsight Security Posture Management, designed to help organizations measure, improve and demonstrate cyber resilience.[15]
  • February 10, 2026Bitsight announced Dark Web Intelligence for Supply Chains, a capability for detecting and responding to threats across vendor ecosystems.[14]
  • November 2, 2026Black Kite announced a new integration with CrowdStrike that delivers third-party vendor risk intelligence into CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM.[17]
  • October 21, 2026Black Kite announced the release of Quantum Readiness, a new set of controls in the SSL/TLS Strength category of its Cyber Rating.[18]
  • September 17, 2026Black Kite released its 2026 Manufacturing & Distribution Ransomware Report.[19]
  • August 18, 2026Black Kite released a report on mid-market organizations covering ransomware, third-party risk and the AI gap.[20]
  • July 28, 2026Black Kite appointed Jim Clancy as a Strategic Advisor.[21]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[16]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 4, 2026[5]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
Not written yetFrom its own pages, Black Kite sells mainly to organizations running third-party and supply chain cyber risk programs. It names GRC managers, CISOs, third-party risk teams and security operations teams as groups it serves. It says finance, healthcare, retail, government, and manufacturing organizations rely on it. It describes its approach as designed for enterprise-scale third-party ecosystems, and its supply chain material refers to global manufacturing supply chains, wholesale and retail networks, and public sector supplier portfolios.
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Where they overlap

  • Third-party risk and security ratings is the primary category of both Bitsight and Black Kite.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Bitsight is also filed under External attack surface management, Threat intelligence and Vulnerability management. Black Kite is also filed under Cyber risk quantification.
  • Bitsight lists Vendor Risk Management, Continuous Monitoring, Security Ratings, Attack Surface Intelligence, Cyber Threat Intelligence and 2 more. Black Kite lists Cyber Risk Quantification, Ransomware Threat Intelligence, Vendor Risk Monitoring, Black Kite Extend, Vendor Risk Assessment and 1 more.
  • Black Kite is headquartered in Boston, United States.
  • Black Kite was founded in 2016.

How they differ

Bitsight is also filed under External attack surface management, Threat intelligence and Vulnerability management, while Black Kite is also filed under Cyber risk quantification. Black Kite sells Cyber Risk Quantification, Ransomware Threat Intelligence, Vendor Risk Monitoring, Black Kite Extend, Vendor Risk Assessment and Vendor Compliance Management.

Both offerings cover vendor monitoring and reach beyond direct suppliers: Bitsight Continuous Monitoring includes automatic fourth-party discovery, and Black Kite Extend maps fourth- and fifth-party relationships. Bitsight also sells external attack surface tooling that inventories internet-facing systems, which is a separate area from the vendor-focused products Black Kite lists. Black Kite translates technical cyber risk into financial terms using Open FAIR, and it uses a Ransomware Susceptibility Index to connect ransomware intelligence to vendor risk. Bitsight Vendor Risk Management syncs with RSA Archer, ServiceNow and LogicManager, while Black Kite integrates with GRC platforms including ServiceNow and LogicGate. Bitsight says it serves both security operations and risk teams, and Black Kite names GRC managers, CISOs, third-party risk teams and security operations teams.

Bitsight is headquartered in the U.S. and runs as a SaaS platform hosted in Amazon Web Services. Black Kite is headquartered in Boston, United States, and was founded in 2016. Black Kite says finance, healthcare, retail, government and manufacturing organizations rely on it. Among recent items, Bitsight introduced Bitsight Security Posture Management on March 19, 2026, and announced Dark Web Intelligence for Supply Chains on February 10, 2026. Black Kite announced an integration with CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM on November 2, 2026, and released Quantum Readiness controls on October 21, 2026.

What it sells: Bitsight

What Vendor Risk Management does[5]
Teams build a third-party inventory by inviting vendors to the platform and connecting with them. Teams review uploaded documents in one place, including SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications, SIG questionnaires, insurance, and external audits. Bitsight Vendor Risk Management syncs data with GRC and reporting tools, including RSA Archer, ServiceNow, and LogicManager, through an open API.
What Continuous Monitoring does[6][11]
Bitsight Continuous Monitoring delivers daily, objective insight into vendors and their vendors. It includes automatic fourth-party discovery that maps the technology stacks of vendors. It provides 12+ months of risk analytics for every vendor in a portfolio.
What Security Ratings does[2][7]
Bitsight Security Ratings provide an objective, continuously updated view of each supplier's cybersecurity posture. Teams can track whether supplier posture is improving or deteriorating over time. Teams can combine posture with live threat activity to distinguish isolated events from broader weaknesses.
What Attack Surface Intelligence does[2][8]
It inventories internet-facing systems including domains, subdomains, IPs, hosts, software, CVEs, certificates, cloud storage, and exposed services. It detects shadow IT and unsanctioned assets across AWS, Azure, GCP, and SaaS environments.
What Cyber Threat Intelligence does[2][9]
Bitsight delivers cyber threat intelligence in structured, actionable formats through the platform and APIs. Bitsight tracks 700+ ATP groups, 4,000+ malware types, 95M threat actors, 6M unique IOCs, and 1B compromised credentials weekly. Bitsight supports STIX/TAXII and offers simplified, integration-ready data structures.
What Supply Chain Exposure Management does[2][11]
Bitsight Beacon is Bitsight's Supply Chain Exposure Management data solution that continuously monitors third-party vendors and provides triaged, evidence-backed threat alerts for supply chain exposures. Bitsight Beacon alerts are delivered directly into SIEM and SOAR. Bitsight Beacon covers more than 30 threat scenarios.
What Third-Party Intelligence does[7]
Bitsight Third-Party Intelligence brings supplier security posture and live threat intelligence together in one place. It monitors ransomware, data breaches, hacktivism, and cyber news affecting suppliers. Its dashboard gives a centralized view of supplier ratings, threat activity, trends, and adverse events.

What it sells: Black Kite

What Cyber Risk Quantification does[1][4][10]
Black Kite's Cyber Risk Quantification translates technical cyber risk into financial terms. Black Kite automatically estimates probable financial impact across ransomware, data breach, and business interruption scenarios. CRQ uses standards-based frameworks like Open FAIR to calculate financial impact.
What Ransomware Threat Intelligence does[4][12]
Black Kite connects ransomware threat intelligence to a third-party risk program through the Ransomware Susceptibility Index. FocusTags are automatically applied to affected vendors when a major breach, ransomware attack, or active exploitation of a vulnerability occurs. Black Kite continuously tracks what ransomware operators and threat actors are discussing, planning, and claiming across leak sites, Telegram channels, and dark web forums.
What Vendor Risk Monitoring does[4][8]
Black Kite delivers continuous vendor risk monitoring that keeps pace with a customer's business and the complexity of its supply chain. Black Kite Intelligence tracks ransomware campaigns, credential leaks, active exploitation, and high-impact zero-days.
What Black Kite Extend does[4][8][9]
Black Kite Extend identifies fourth- and fifth-party relationships through automated supply chain mapping. Black Kite Extend covers Nth-party mapping, geopolitical monitoring, threat actor tracking, and product-level risk analysis in one package.
What Vendor Risk Assessment does[4][13]
Black Kite delivers AI-powered vendor risk assessments that provide security insights in hours, not weeks. AI-powered document parsing analyzes vendor security policies, SOC 2 reports, and trust center artifacts in minutes, not weeks. The Black Kite Bridge replaces email sprawl with centralized vendor collaboration.
What Vendor Compliance Management does[15]
Black Kite simplifies vendor compliance management with continuous cyber risk monitoring, automated framework assessments, and centralized reporting that demonstrates ongoing oversight to regulators and auditors. Black Kite integrates with existing GRC platforms, including ServiceNow and LogicGate.

Questions about Bitsight and Black Kite

What do Bitsight and Black Kite sell?
Bitsight sells Vendor Risk Management, Continuous Monitoring, Security Ratings, Attack Surface Intelligence, Cyber Threat Intelligence and 2 more. Black Kite sells Cyber Risk Quantification, Ransomware Threat Intelligence, Vendor Risk Monitoring, Black Kite Extend, Vendor Risk Assessment and 1 more.
Are Bitsight and Black Kite in the same category?
Yes. Third-party risk and security ratings is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Where are Bitsight and Black Kite headquartered?
Black Kite is headquartered in Boston, United States.
When were Bitsight and Black Kite founded?
Black Kite was founded in 2016.
Who are Bitsight and Black Kite sold to?
From its own pages, Black Kite sells mainly to organizations running third-party and supply chain cyber risk programs.
What have Bitsight and Black Kite announced recently?
March 19, 2026: Bitsight introduced Bitsight Security Posture Management, designed to help organizations measure, improve and demonstrate cyber resilience. November 2, 2026: Black Kite announced a new integration with CrowdStrike that delivers third-party vendor risk intelligence into CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM.

About Bitsight

Bitsight delivers a map of assets and vulnerabilities across an enterprise and its supply chain, prioritized by real-time threat intelligence. Bitsight serves both security operations and risk teams across the enterprise. Bitsight scans over 4B+ IPs to discover assets, subsidiaries, cloud environments, and supply chain exposure across connected digital infrastructure. Bitsight predicts the likelihood that a CVE will be exploited using real-time threat intelligence from 7M+ daily items across 1,000+ underground sources. Bitsight identifies compromised credentials, discovers ransomware and active exploits, and prioritizes remediation based on attacker activity from 1,000+ underground sources.[2][3]

Bitsight monitors third-, fourth-, and nth-party exposure across a network of 68K+ vendors. Bitsight Vendor Risk Management lets teams review uploaded documents in one place, including SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications, SIG questionnaires, insurance, and external audits. Bitsight Vendor Risk Management syncs data with GRC and reporting tools, including RSA Archer, ServiceNow, and LogicManager, through an open API.[2][3][5][11]

Bitsight Continuous Monitoring delivers daily, objective insight into vendors and their vendors. Bitsight Vulnerability Detection & Response surfaces exposed vendors within hours and helps coordinate cross-vendor response at scale. Bitsight gives vendors free access to Trust Management Hub so that vendors can reach their profiles. Bitsight professional services range from program design aligned to NIST CSF, ISO 27001, DORA, and NIS2 to managed vendor assessments and board-ready reporting.[4][6]

Bitsight AI maps vendor SOC 2 reports, audit reports, and questionnaires to the frameworks teams already use, tracking vendor exposure across the supply chain. SOC2 Instant Insights, powered by Bitsight AI, summarizes SOC 2 reports in seconds. Bitsight Third-Party Intelligence brings supplier security posture and live threat intelligence together in one place. Bitsight Third-Party Intelligence monitors ransomware, data breaches, hacktivism, and cyber news affecting suppliers.[5][7]

Bitsight describes Attack Surface Intelligence (ASI) as an evolution of External Attack Surface Management (EASM) that combines continuous asset discovery with real-time threat intelligence from the clear, deep, and dark web.[2]

Bitsight tracks 700+ ATP groups, 4,000+ malware types, 95M threat actors, 6M unique IOCs, and 1B compromised credentials weekly. Bitsight delivers cyber threat intelligence in structured formats through the platform and APIs. Bitsight supports STIX/TAXII and offers simplified, integration-ready data structures designed to fit into operational workflows and dashboards. The Identity Intelligence Module lets teams automatically reset or disable exposed accounts through native identity provider integrations (Active Directory, Okta, Entra ID). Bitsight threat intelligence services include purchases of compromised credentials listed for sale on the deep and dark web.[2][9]

Bitsight Beacon is Bitsight's Supply Chain Exposure Management data solution that continuously monitors third-party vendors and provides triaged, evidence-backed threat alerts for supply chain exposures. Bitsight Beacon alerts are delivered directly into SIEM and SOAR. Bitsight Beacon covers more than 30 threat scenarios. Optional managed services for Bitsight Beacon handle triage and vendor remediation. Bitsight Continuous Monitoring tracks vendor risk posture over time, and Bitsight Beacon detects active threats in near real-time.[2][6][11]

Bitsight SPM integrates with tools like ServiceNow, Palo Alto Cortex, Splunk, PowerBI, and Microsoft Sentinel. Bitsight is a SaaS platform that is 100% cloud-based in Amazon Web Services. Bitsight is headquartered in the U.S., and all personal data is hosted in the United States. Bitsight complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the UK Extension, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Bitsight has a report on Controls at a Service Organization Relevant to Security available for review.[1][4][5][6][7][12]

Bitsight on the record

Sources

Bitsight full record

  1. [1]Bitsight insurance business grows 30 h1 extending market leadershipBitsight · bitsight.com · published October 9, 2025 · Tier A
  2. [2]bitsight.comBitsight · bitsight.com · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Bitsight | The Cyber Risk Platform Trusted by the Fortune 500Bitsight · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Bitsight Vendor Network | BitsightBitsight · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Vendor Risk Management (VRM) Platform | BitsightBitsight · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Third Party Risk Management Solutions | BitsightBitsight · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Bitsight Third-Party Intelligence SolutionBitsight · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Attack Surface Intelligence Solutions | BitsightBitsight · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Cyber Threat Intelligence Data | BitsightBitsight · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Identity Intelligence Solutions | BitsightBitsight · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Supply Chain Exposure Management | Bitsight BeaconBitsight · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]SPM Integrations | BitsightBitsight · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]About Bitsight Security | BitsightBitsight · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Bitsight Launches Industry’s First Dark Web Intelligence for Supply Chains, Empowering Organizations to Predict and Prevent Third-Party Exploits | BitsightBitsight · published February 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Bitsight Introduces Security Posture Management to Operationalize Enterprise Cyber Resilience | BitsightBitsight · published March 19, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Bitsight Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & FeaturesG2 · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier C

Black Kite full record

  1. [1]blackkite.comBlack Kite · blackkite.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Cyber risk ratings leader normshield rebrands to black kite 301205147Black Kite via PR Newswire · prnewswire.com · published January 11, 2021 · Tier A
  3. [3]About Black Kite | TPCRM PioneersBlack Kite · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Black Kite | Standards-Based Third-Party Cyber Risk ManagementBlack Kite · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Black Kite Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier C
  6. [6]Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Solutions | Black KiteBlack Kite · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Cyber Risk Management Platform | Black KiteBlack Kite · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Vendor Risk Monitoring Solutions | Black KiteBlack Kite · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Supply Chain Cyber Risk Management | Black KiteBlack Kite · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) Solutions | Black KiteBlack Kite · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Financial Impact of Cyber Risk | Black KiteBlack Kite · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Ransomware Threat Intelligence for Your Vendors | Black KiteBlack Kite · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]How to Evaluate Vendors and Reduce Cyber Risk | Black KiteBlack Kite · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Vendor Risk Response & Remediation | Black KiteBlack Kite · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Vendor Compliance Management | Black KiteBlack Kite · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]BK Labs is Black Kite's research and innovation organizationBlack Kite · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Black Kite Announces New Integration with CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEMBlack Kite · published November 2, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Black Kite Introduces Quantum Readiness for Third-Party Cyber Risk ManagementBlack Kite · published October 21, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]Black Kite’s Manufacturing & Distribution Ransomware Report 2026 Confirms Manufacturing Remains #1 TargetBlack Kite · published September 17, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Black Kite Research Reveals That Ransomware's Primary Target Is the Mid-Market, Not Enterprises as Widely AssumedBlack Kite · published August 18, 2026 · Tier A
  21. [21]Black Kite Appoints Data Protection Veteran Jim Clancy as Strategic AdvisorBlack Kite · published July 28, 2026 · Tier A

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