Rating Designations

Ratings are displayed to indicate that a rating is designated, including:

  • Where the rating or rating gauge is displayed.
  • Company search results.
  • The ratings tree.
  • Data tables with indicators for the rating types.

Types of Rating Designations

"BE" badge indicating a bulk email sender designation

Bulk Email Sender: The company offers a bulk email-sending service. It is excluded from the Spam Propagation

 

Purple shield icon badge indicating a company with delegated security controls

Companies with Delegated Security Controls: In the normal course of business and as a natural consequence of their business model, a company may delegate the control of the devices connected to their network to other parties, generally customers or the public. These companies may provide internet access or network resources-as-a-service, conduct internet scanning or threat research, or perform other business activities that place some aspects of cyber security beyond the companies’ control.

 

Yellow circular badge indicating a low confidence rating

Low Confidence: The signal we have on their infrastructure is limited. We were unable to discover, attribute, and verify enough assets during the network mapping process.

 

Badge indicating a primary rating

Primary: The self-published rating is highlighted by the company to indicate that this segment of their network infrastructure better reflects their security posture.

 

Badge indicating an automated (provisional) rating

Automated Ratings: Unlike a fully mapped Bitsight curated rating, automated ratings are of companies that have not yet been fully mapped.

 

Badge indicating a self-published rating

Self-published: The company’s rating consists of data from CIDR blocks, IP addresses, and domains that are specifically selected by the company itself, rather than curated by Bitsight.

 

Badge indicating a privately self-published rating

Self-published (private): The self-published rating is privately published. It is created by the company for internal use and is not available for other organizations to monitor.

 

"SRV" badge indicating a service provider designation
"SRV" badge indicating a service provider designation in the Insurance app

Service Provider: The company provides a type of service, which indicates they own and operate an infrastructure that’s controlled or are used by their customers.
 

Publish Date or Recent Edits
  • December 16, 2024: Linked to Low Confidence resource.
  • December 2, 2024: Companies with delegated security controls.
  • October 22, 2024: Combined with another section to reduce the number of sections.
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