Question 1

What is X-Analytics?

Accepted Answer

X-Analytics is a cyber risk management solution powered by a patented cyber risk methodology. It translates cyber threats into financial exposure insights, simplifying the measurement of cyber risk, the prioritization of initiatives, the demonstration of program success, and more.

Question 2

What information and data do I need to get started?

Accepted Answer

X-Analytics was designed to work with your existing processes, program, and data. To generate cyber risk insights, X-Analytics blends 3 types of data: Continuously updated and verified cyber loss and threat data for your industry(ies)—we take care of this! The X-Analytics Research Team has amassed one of the industry's largest, continuously-growing collections of actual cyber loss data. This data is organized by industry verticals and by geographic region. High-level Company Information, such as Annual Revenue, Countries of Operation, Number of Employees, and more. High-Level Cybersecurity Program Details, such as Cybersecurity Assessments or other measures of program efficacy.

Question 3

What types of external data sources does X-Analytics use?

Accepted Answer

X-Analytics leverages over 100 data sources, continuously updating its analytics to reflect the rapidly evolving cyber threat environment. This includes dynamic variables such as threats, financial impacts, and incident probabilities across more than 21 industry verticals and 18 geographic regions.

Question 4

How does X-Analytics assign a financial value to cyber risk?

Accepted Answer

X-Analytics insights are generated by a patented, market-proven, model validated, and heavily-scrutinized methodology. The X-Analytics methodology, available to all customers, provides transparency and repeatability in the form of a robust actuarial model. Behind every insight, the methodology is blending real-world data and characteristics about your business and cybersecurity program.

Question 5

How long does it take to get started with X-Analytics?

Accepted Answer

An X-Analytics profile (a view of risk based on a defined scope, such as a business or a business unit) can be built within minutes. But on average, it takes less than an hour to receive comprehensive cyber risk insights from the X-Analytics solution.

Question 6

How quickly will I start seeing the benefits of X-Analytics?

Accepted Answer

After building a profile, customers will instantly receive advanced cyber risk insights. After one or two meetings with our expert Customer Success Team and with no changes to their existing program, Customers will usually begin to incorporate X-Analytics' insights into their discussions and decision-making!

Question 7

How much time do I need to spend maintaining X-Analytics?

Accepted Answer

Customers comment that ongoing updates typically require about an hour of attention each month. This includes ensuring that the profile(s) accurately represents the business and the cybersecurity program. Examples of updates include accounting for changes, such as mergers, acquisitions, or new technology deployments. The X-Analytics solution, resources, and expert Customer Success Team ensure customers are well-equipped to easily incorporate changes into their X-Analytics profile(s).

Question 8

How does X-Analytics account for changes in my business?

Accepted Answer

X-Analytics was designed to provide reliable and actionable insights in minutes, not months. This is true for small business, large enterprises, private equity companies, and anything in between. Acquire a new business? Your profile(s) can be updated within an hour. Divest part of the business? Your profile(s) can be updated within an hour. Adjust your business structure completely? You get the idea.

Question 9

How does X-Analytics integrate with my technology?

Accepted Answer

X-Analytics can facilitate integrations via API or via MCP. That said, to receive valuable insights, there is no requirement for technology integrations.

Question 10

What support do I receive with my X-Analytics subscription?

Accepted Answer

When you choose to work with X-Analytics, you'll receive enterprise-level support from a dedicated Customer Success Manager, who's well-versed in the X-Analytics solution and risk management practices. If needed, you'll also have access to our broader team of experts for additional questions that may arise.

Question 11

How do CISOs typically use X-Analytics?

Accepted Answer

CISOs, like the businesses they protect, are unique. But typically, they use X-Analytics to help facilitate risk management discussions and decisions. Often, X-Analytics becomes another helpful metric that can be utilized to build cyber risk management strategies, to justify cybersecurity investments, to educate stakeholders, and more.

Question 12

How do Boards typically use X-Analytics?

Accepted Answer

Board members possess varying levels of cybersecurity expertise, but we find one overarching commonality: Boards want to help. To do so, they want to understand a business' cyber risk posture in order to ensure the cybersecurity has what it needs to ensure business resiliency. Customers and Boards have found X-Analytics to be an incredibly valuable mechanism for translating the nuances of cybersecurity into a language universally understood by the Board: dollars and cents.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is X-Analytics?

What information and data do I need to get started?

What types of external data sources does X-Analytics use?

How does X-Analytics assign a financial value to cyber risk?

How long does it take to get started with X-Analytics?

How quickly will I start seeing the benefits of X-Analytics?

How much time do I need to spend maintaining X-Analytics?

How does X-Analytics account for changes in my business?

How does X-Analytics integrate with my technology?

What support do I receive with my X-Analytics subscription?

How do CISOs typically use X-Analytics?

How do Boards typically use X-Analytics?

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What is X-Analytics?

What information and data do I need to get started?

What types of external data sources does X-Analytics use?

How does X-Analytics assign a financial value to cyber risk?

How long does it take to get started with X-Analytics?

How quickly will I start seeing the benefits of X-Analytics?

How much time do I need to spend maintaining X-Analytics?

How does X-Analytics account for changes in my business?

How does X-Analytics integrate with my technology?

What support do I receive with my X-Analytics subscription?

How do CISOs typically use X-Analytics?

How do Boards typically use X-Analytics?

Give your board the answer,not another heat map.

Give your board the answer,
not another heat map.