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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.comiCOUNTERIn real time, iCOUNTER detects the active threats targeting a customer's vendors, suppliers, MSPs, SaaS providers, partners, and broader digital ecosystem.icounter.comWhisticWhistic sells a platform that includes Assess, Vendor Monitoring, Compliance, and Trust Center, supported by the Trust Center Exchange, Whistic AI, and Automation Orchestrator.whistic.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.
  • CTOS (Counter Threat Operating System)[9]A cybersecurity platform that connects intelligence collection, risk determination, enterprise context, and counter-threat operations in one architecture.
  • Assess[3][5][8]Maps vendor evidence to a customer's controls to reach a risk decision.
  • Automation Orchestrator[3][5]Coordinates specialized workflow agents inside Assess.
  • Whistic AI[3][5][6][7]Reads vendor evidence and maps it to customer controls.
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Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesBoston, United States[2]Not stated on its pagesUnited States[2]
Founded
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Ownership and funding
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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]
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G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
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  • G2: listed, seen November 4, 2026[5]
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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.From its own pages, iCOUNTER sells CTOS mainly to enterprises and public sector organizations with complex third party ecosystems, naming CISOs, third-party risk managers, security operations teams, and compliance officers as the buyer roles. Our reading is that CTOS is pitched to organizations that already run a third-party program and security tools, which CTOS complements. The ecosystems in scope include critical third parties, technology providers, supply-chain partners, and subsidiaries.From its own pages, Whistic sells mainly to risk management and InfoSec teams that assess vendors, and to vendors that answer customer security reviews. Whistic says organizations can begin with the products that address their immediate needs. Whistic says teams already using it for third-party risk can manage internal controls in the same platform.
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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

iCOUNTER full record

  1. [1]icounter.comiCOUNTER · icounter.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Icounter emerges from stealth to launch cyber risk intelligence category 302506189iCOUNTER via PR Newswire · prnewswire.com · published July 16, 2025 · Tier A
  3. [3]Counter Cyber Threats Before They Strike | iCOUNTERiCOUNTER · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]CTOS: Counter Threat Operating System | iCOUNTERiCOUNTER · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]End User Terms of Service | iCOUNTERiCOUNTER · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Third-Party Cyber Risk Solutions | iCOUNTERiCOUNTER · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]About iCOUNTER | The Cyber Risk Intelligence CompanyiCOUNTER · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]iCOUNTER Alongside SecurityScorecard | Threat DetectioniCOUNTER · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]The Third Wave of Cybersecurity | iCOUNTERiCOUNTER · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Next Generation of Fraud Panel | Jason Brown, iCOUNTERiCOUNTER · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Keynote | Intel Led Security for Third Party RiskiCOUNTER · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

Whistic full record

  1. [1]whistic.comWhistic · whistic.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]About Whistic | Third-Party Risk Management SoftwareWhistic · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Whistic | The Agentic Risk Operations PlatformWhistic · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Whistic Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier C
  5. [5]AI-Driven Third-Party Risk Platform | WhisticWhistic · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Trust, Security & Privacy at WhisticWhistic · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Pricing & Packages for TPRM Software | WhisticWhistic · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Customer Stories & TPRM Case Studies | WhisticWhistic · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]AI-Powered Compliance Automation | WhisticWhistic · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Whistic Trust Center | Publish & Share Security Posture | WhisticWhistic · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A

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