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Ten Reasons Security & Risk Teams Choose Bitsight
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10 Reasons why enterprise SOC and GRC teams choose Bitsight
From mitigating exposure across the expanding attack surface to gaining real-time threat intelligence and managing third-party risk programs, here are 10 reasons why enterprise security and risk teams partner with Bitsight.
1. One place to view your expanding attack surface
Bitsight provides the most comprehensive external view of assets, exposure, and threats across your digital infrastructure and extended third-party ecosystem — all in one place. From your firewalls to your vendors, your cloud infrastructure to the deepest corners of the dark web, you see yourself through a completely different lens.
Learn more: Get a free custom attack surface report
2. Discover hidden risk on day one — without deployment
Bitsight’s dynamic map of your external attack surface identifies unknown vulnerabilities and exposures across your environment — no installation, configuration, or deployment required. At a time when organizations are struggling to keep pace with the sheer volume of digital assets, shadow IT, and vendor connections, Bitsight provides immediate visibility into risk across your digital ecosystem.
Proven ROI:
- In their Total Economic Impact of Bitsight report, Forrester found that implementing Bitsight could reduce the probability of breach by as much as 45%.
Learn more: How to Tackle Shadow IT and Hidden Risk
3. A single platform for onboarding vendors, monitoring risk, and responding to incidents
Bitsight simplifies Third-Party Risk Management, seamlessly integrating onboarding and assessments with continuous monitoring. From day one, you gain real-time visibility into every vendor’s security posture, powered by continuously updated data that guide smarter, faster decisions.
“Bitsight has allowed us to automate our security monitoring process, resulting in about 50% time and efficiency savings.” - NASA
Learn more: Bitsight’s End-to-End Third-Party Risk Management
4. Prioritize alerts with actionable intelligence in real-time
Bitsight helps your team identify and prioritize the most likely threats with our proprietary Dynamic Vulnerability Scoring (DVE), providing predictive CVE risk scoring based on threat actor intent — often up to 90 days before a threat is actively weaponized.
What to ask other providers:
- Do you provide predictive vulnerability scoring that factors in real-world exploit likelihood, or just static severity ratings?
- How far in advance can your platform identify which CVEs are most likely to be exploited?
Learn more: How to Combat the Vulnerability Prioritization Challenge with Bitsight DVE
5. Gain threat visibility across the Deep and Dark Web
Powered by a data platform that actively monitors 40+ million entities, curates 7M+ intelligence items every day and analyzes 1B+ compromised credentials, Bitsight delivers real-time, actionable intelligence from across the clear, deep, and dark web— as well as messaging platforms and social media — so you can spot emerging threats before they strike.
Key tracking capabilities:
- 700+ APT groups
- 4,000+ types of malware
- 95M+ threat actors
- 6m+ unique IOCs
- 1B+ compromised credentials per week
Learn more: Bitsight’s Real-Time Cyber Threat Intelligence
6. Integrate cyber risk intelligence with your existing tools and workflows
From ServiceNow to your SIEM, Bitsight integrates seamlessly with your existing security and workflow management stacks to streamline cross-operational team activities and speed up response time — without costly implementation. For everything else, Bitsight provides a fully documented REST API for connecting with the tools you rely on.
Common integrations:
- Jira
- ServiceNow
- OneTrust
- Diligent
Learn more: See all of Bitsight’s extensive integration options
7. A world-class customer success team that partners with you
With a 96% customer satisfaction score and 4.6/5 stars on G2, Bitsight’s customer success team partners with you to deliver results, drive your success, and provide exceptional support.
Learn more: Read real customer stories
8. Benchmark your security performance against peers
Bitsight gives you a trusted, objective benchmark against your industry peers, so you can track performance over time, make the case for security investment, and show real improvements in cybersecurity posture.
What to ask other providers:
- Can you show how our security performance compares to industry peers?
- How do your benchmarks help justify security investments to the board?
Learn more: Get a free custom cyber risk benchmark report
9. Get insights that lead to real-world results
Bitsight drives measurable outcomes across your business. According to Forrester, companies that utilize Bitsight see:
- 45% reduction in breach probability
- 70% faster third-party onboarding
- 40% less time spent on compliance and reporting
Learn more: Read how Bitsight delivered 297% ROI
10. Build trust in the boardroom and with investors
Used in over 150 public filings and widely regarded as the industry standard for communicating security performance, Bitsight translates complex cyber risk into clear, credible business terms that build confidence and trust with every stakeholder.
Learn more: How to Report Cybersecurity to the Board: a CISO's Guide
Why SOC enterprise teams choose Bitsight
Security Operations Center (SOC) teams trust Bitsight because it enhances their ability to detect, prioritize, and respond to threats—faster and with more precision. Bitsight delivers continuous visibility into exposures across the attack surface and correlates those exposures with real-world threat intelligence, helping SOC analysts cut through the noise and act on what matters. With integrations into existing workflows, including SIEM and SOAR platforms, Bitsight fits seamlessly into daily operations. From automating asset discovery to identifying vulnerabilities likely to be exploited, Bitsight empowers SOC teams to reduce mean time to detect and respond (MTTD/MTTR), improve alert fidelity, and proactively manage threat exposure.
Why GRC and risk teams choose Bitsight
Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) teams choose Bitsight to transform complex risk data into clear, actionable intelligence. Bitsight provides an objective, data-driven foundation for setting cyber performance goals, benchmarking against peers, and communicating progress to internal and external stakeholders—including the board, regulators, and auditors. It enables these teams to monitor third-party performance continuously and simplify compliance reporting. Bitsight’s governance analytics, control insights, and business-aligned metrics empower GRC professionals to drive accountability, support audit readiness, and deliver confidence that cyber risk is being effectively managed.
More questions to consider
How does Bitsight help us communicate cyber risk to non-technical stakeholders like the board or executive leadership?
Bitsight translates technical cyber risk insights into clear, contextualized metrics aligned with business outcomes. With executive-ready reports and benchmarking tools, you can clearly demonstrate your cybersecurity posture, justify investments, and instill board-level confidence in your security program.
We already have vulnerability scanners and threat intelligence feeds. What additional value does Bitsight provide?
Bitsight complements internal tools with a unique outside-in perspective—surfacing exposures you might miss internally. It continuously monitors your entire digital ecosystem and correlates findings with threat intelligence and business impact, helping you prioritize the most critical risks with actionable insights.
How quickly can we operationalize Bitsight within our existing security workflows?
Most customers see impact immediately, thanks to Bitsight’s agentless, permissionless setup and out-of-the-box integrations with existing tools. Many organizations are fully operational within weeks and experience ROI within the first six months.
How does Bitsight assist during zero-day events or when fast response is critical?
During high-severity incidents, Bitsight provides prioritized vulnerability detection, identifies exposed assets (both internally and across your third parties), and enables rapid outreach to affected vendors with evidence-backed questionnaires—cutting response time from days to minutes.
Can Bitsight help us with regulatory requirements like DORA, NIS2, or SEC disclosures?
Yes. Bitsight’s governance and analytics capabilities provide the metrics and reports needed to demonstrate cyber risk management maturity and due diligence. You can track progress, report objectively, and respond to regulatory inquiries with confidence and clarity.
How can Bitsight help with third-party risk management at scale?
Bitsight streamlines vendor onboarding, assessment, and continuous monitoring. With a network of 60,000+ vendor profiles, AI-powered document analysis, and real-time risk data, you can prioritize and act on risk across your supply chain efficiently.
What makes Bitsight different from other cyber risk ratings providers?
Beyond ratings, Bitsight offers a complete cyber risk intelligence platform. It combines continuous monitoring, threat intelligence, exposure management, and business-aligned governance—all backed by the industry’s largest repository of externally observed security data and powered by Bitsight AI.
