Black Kite

🚀 Introducing BK-GA³™ - the first truly global framework for assessing AI risk across third-party ecosystems. Developed by the Black Kite Research Group in consultation with Shared Assessments, BK-GA³™ consolidates insights from 50+ global assessment frameworks to create a unified, adaptable standard for today’s evolving AI threat landscape. BK-GA³™ empowers teams to: ✅ Standardize risk assessments: Apply one AI framework across all vendors, regardless of industry or region. ✅ Streamline third-party oversight: Eliminate redundant efforts and manage AI risk at scale. ✅ Identify and prioritize gaps: Pinpoint control weaknesses and focus vendor outreach based on gap severity. 🔗 Access the public BK-GA³™ framework here: https://lnkd.in/egSyEdb3 For Black Kite customers: BK-GA³™ is also available within the Cyber Assessments module, enabling automated AI risk assessments directly in the platform. #AI #AIRisk #TPRM #TPCRM #ThirdPartyRisk #AISecurity #AIGovernance

"Risk intelligence" and "threat intelligence" are often used interchangeably. However, only one helps with data-backed decision making. Do you know the difference?

Is your third-party risk program ready for the cyber-first world? Gartner® identifies Third-Party Cyber Risk Management (TPCRM) as an emerging innovation in the 2025 Hype Cycle for Cyber Risk Management.™ Legacy vendor risk approaches are no longer enough — the future is proactive, cyber-centric risk management.

Most cyber reports never make it past the first slide. Why? They speak a technical language the board doesn’t understand. In the latest episode 'Cybersecurity Metrics Boards Actually Care About', the Third Party Podcast crew breaks down: 🔹 Why “fear, uncertainty, and doubt” no longer work 🔹 How to translate risk into dollars and downtime 🔹 The metrics that actually drive executive action Listen here → https://lnkd.in/eTisvG97 #ThirdPartyPodcast #CyberRisk #CISO #RiskReporting

For the fourth year in a row, manufacturing tops the list of ransomware targets. Attacks are up 9% year-over-year, with 75% of companies carrying critical vulnerabilities and 65% exposed to already exploited CVEs. This report breaks down why supply chain risk is now the #1 on-ramp for attackers and what leaders must do to adapt.

🎉 It’s official: the Third Party podcast is here! Hosted by Jeffrey Wheatman, Ferhat Dikbiyik, Ph.D., CTIA, and Bob Maley, this show is built for the people behind the dashboards—the ones managing thousands of vendors, fighting through noise, and keeping resilience front and center. "You’ve Been Lied to About Cyber Risk Scores" is now available on YouTube, Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe on YouTube for new episodes every other Wednesday: https://lnkd.in/evTcYggp