Publication Date – December 2, 2020
When risk vector grades or security ratings change, these indicators are used for all alerts and can be set for tiers, as depicted by the Portfolio Risk Matrix.
Change severities:
Critical Decrease
Indicates the company needs to significantly improve their response times to new issues or has a history of delayed risk preparedness (low Diligence scores over time). Data breaches can cause a critical decrease in a company's security rating.
| Path | Purpose | Field | Values |
|---|---|---|---|
/v1/tiers/thresholds |
GET: Tier Threshold Alerts | critical_threshold |
|
/v1/alerts/percent/alert_guid
|
GET: Percent Change Alert Details | alert_severity |
CRITICAL |
Decrease
Indicates when a company is starting to have trouble responding to security issues. Their security rating slightly decreased, so their risk started to increase.
| Path | Purpose | Field | Values |
|---|---|---|---|
/v1/tiers/thresholds |
GET: Tier Threshold Alerts | warn_threshold |
|
/v1/alerts/percent/alert_guid
|
GET: Percent Change Alert Details | alert_severity |
WARN |
Increase
Indicates the company's cybersecurity risk is decreasing and their security posture is improving.
| Path | Purpose | Field | Values |
|---|---|---|---|
/v1/tiers/thresholds |
GET: Tier Threshold Alerts | increase_threshold |
|
/v1/alerts/percent/alert_guid
|
GET: Percent Change Alert Details | alert_severity |
INCREASE |
Informational
Informational risk vectors.
| Path | Purpose | Field | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
/v1/alerts/percent/alert_guid
|
GET: Percent Change Alert Details | alert_severity |
INFORMATIONAL |