SecurityScorecard
Security ratings platform providing continuous cyber risk assessment and third-party security monitoring for enterprises.
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SecurityScorecard is a cybersecurity ratings company (with Israeli co-founders) founded in 2013 that provides security ratings and continuous monitoring of organizations' cybersecurity posture. The platform uses external scanning and proprietary algorithms to assess security across ten risk categories, providing letter-grade ratings similar to credit scores.
SecurityScorecard addresses the challenge of third-party cyber risk: organizations need to assess the security of vendors, partners, and acquisitions but lack visibility into external security postures. The platform enables continuous, non-intrusive security assessment of any organization based on externally observable security signals including patching, DNS health, leaked credentials, and more.
The company serves thousands of enterprises and government organizations requiring third-party risk management. SecurityScorecard pioneered the security ratings industry and represents innovation in quantifying cyber risk, with relevance for defense contractor assessment and supply chain security.
Dual-Use Assessment
Security ratings and third-party risk assessment have critical dual-use applications for defense supply chain security. Military and intelligence organizations require continuous assessment of defense contractors, suppliers, and partners to ensure supply chain security for weapons systems and classified programs.
Key Technologies
- Security ratings and scoring
- External security assessment
- Third-party risk monitoring
- Cyber risk quantification
- Supply chain security assessment
Use Cases & Applications
- Enterprise vendor risk management
- Third-party security assessment
- M&A due diligence
- Defense contractor monitoring
- Supply chain cyber risk
Strategic Value to U.S.-Israel Alliance
SecurityScorecard provides essential capabilities for assessing and monitoring defense contractors and suppliers, enabling continuous security evaluation of the supply chain supporting weapons systems and classified programs.
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