BitSight vs. Competitors

There are a lot of cybersecurity solutions and ratings platforms out there, and choosing the right one can be overwhelming. BitSight pioneered security ratings in 2011, and has led this market ever since with innovations and new cybersecurity analytic capabilities to help you see and reduce cyber risk. This matrix compares BitSight to alternative products to help you make a more informed buyer’s decision.

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There are a lot of cybersecurity solutions and ratings platforms out there, and choosing the right one can be overwhelming. BitSight pioneered security ratings in 2011, and has led this market ever since with innovations and new cybersecurity analytic capabilities to help you see and reduce cyber risk. This matrix compares BitSight to alternative products to help you make a more informed buyer’s decision.

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	BitSight	Competitors
Number of Customers	2,900+ Including 20% of the Fortune 500, 120+ government institutions across 30 countries, 4 of the top 5 investment banks, and 7 of the top 10 global cyber insurers	<500
Law Enforcement Adoption	BitSight data used by Law enforcement (DoJ, Europol) in botnet takedowns, as well as by Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU)	N/A
Security Rating Service Market Share	~70%	~30%

	BitSight	Competitors
Number of Companies Actively Monitored	40 million	<12 million
Available History on Companies	12+ months historical data for every mapped organization with daily updates	None to <12 months
Risk Vectors Monitored	23 for complete risk evaluation and prioritization	<10
Ports Tracked	300+	<100
Proven Rating-Breach Correlation	The only ratings solution with third party validation of correlation to breach from AIR Worldwide and IHS Markit.	N/A
Proven Rating-Stock Performance Correlation	The only ratings solution with third party validation of correlation to stock performance from Solactive.	N/A
Mapping organization assets	The heart of the platform is mapping out the assets that belong to each organization’s network, including both IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses	Typically only IPv4 addresses
Free vendor platform access	Customers can extend free licenses to their vendors for an unlimited time	Vendors create their own access to a free, feature-lite version of their platform

	BitSight	Competitors
Security Performance Management	BitSight invented the Security Performance Management category delivering the industry’s first and only purpose-built security ratings solution for first-party organizations	Limited third-party view
Company Ratings Tree	Provides companies with accurate end-to-end visibility on business units, subsidiaries, or geographical locations	N/A
Peer Analytics	Customizable, in-depth comparative analytics	N/A
Forecasting	Set targets and forecast future performance	N/A
Enterprise Analytics	Align security with the business	N/A
Attack Surface Analytics	Gain visibility into digital assets so they can be secured	N/A
Work From Home Analysis	Identify security issues that reside on remote office IPs	N/A
Financial Quantification	Quantify Cyber Risk Exposure in financial terms	Limited financial analysis
Control Insights	Measures the effectiveness of security controls	N/A

	BitSight	Competitors
Vendor Risk Management Integrations	Deep integrations with leading VRM or GRC solutions for easier vendor onboarding and monitoring from one platform	Limited data sharing
Automatic Vendor Tiering	Compare the inherent risk level of vendors to the security rating and then apply a tailored cyber risk assessment approach	N/A
Customized Alerts	Enhance continuous monitoring of vendor cyber risk changes by tying alerting to your organization's VRM policies and priorities	Limited alert options
Portfolio Risk Matrix	Demonstrate how your vendors perform against your policies by summarizing a vendor portfolio (including their vendor’s vendors) risk, with a portfolio risk matrix that aligns inherent vendor risk to their security performance	N/A

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Cybersecurity Risk Rating Solutions Buyers Guide and Recommendations

Cybersecurity Risk Rating Solutions Buyers Guide & Recommendations

Cybersecurity Risk Rating Solutions Buyers Guide and Recommendations

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