Insurance Industry Partnership Program

Quantify Cyber Risk.
Reduce Claims.

CYBERWHITE provides real-time, evidence-based cyber risk scoring aligned to CIS Controls v8, one of the most widely referenced frameworks in cyber insurance questionnaires.

Insurance Readiness Score

82Grade B
MFA
100%
Patch Management
75%
Backup & Recovery
90%
Access Control
70%
Incident Response
50%

Sample score, generated in under 5 minutes from M365 scan

56
CIS IG1 Safeguards Assessed
0-100
Insurance Readiness Score
In minutes
Time to Insurance Score
4
Framework Cross-Mapping

The Cyber Insurance Challenge

Insurers need reliable, standardized data to price cyber risk. Policyholders need clear guidance on what to improve. CYBERWHITE bridges this gap.

The Problem

  • Self-reported questionnaires are unreliable
  • No standardized cyber risk scoring
  • Cyber claims costs are rising
  • Policyholders unsure what to fix first

CYBERWHITE Solution

  • Automated, evidence-based scanning
  • CIS v8 IG1 aligned scoring (0-100)
  • Real-time compliance posture data
  • Prioritized remediation roadmap

The Outcome

  • Better risk selection at underwriting
  • Stronger pre-binding risk posture
  • Policyholder retention via value-add
  • Data-driven premium pricing

Insurance-Relevant Frameworks

CYBERWHITE assesses against the frameworks most commonly referenced in cyber insurance applications and renewal questionnaires.

CIS Controls v8 IG1

Primary

56 essential cyber hygiene safeguards | one of the most widely referenced frameworks in cyber insurance questionnaires.

56 safeguardsMajority auto-detected via M365, remainder by attestation

ACSC Essential 8

Australia

Australian Cyber Security Centre's 8 mitigation strategies | mandatory for government, increasingly required by AU insurers.

8 mitigation strategies, Maturity Levels 1-3Auto-detected via M365 + manual attestation

SMB1001

ANZ SMB

DSI's cybersecurity standard for small-to-medium businesses | gaining traction with Australian and NZ cyber insurers.

Five-tier standard (Bronze to Diamond)Questionnaire + M365 validation

NIST CSF 2.0

Global

US National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework | a widely adopted framework for enterprise cyber risk management.

6 functions, 22 categoriesCross-mapped from CIS + E8

Partnership Models

Flexible partnership options designed for insurers, brokers, and underwriting agencies.

Referral Partner

Recommend CYBERWHITE to policyholders as a preferred security assessment tool. Earn referral commissions on every signup.

  • Referral commission on each customer
  • Co-branded landing pages
  • Quarterly partner reporting
  • Dedicated partner success manager

Embedded Assessment

Embed CYBERWHITE's Insurance Readiness Score directly into your underwriting workflow via API.

  • API-based score retrieval
  • Real-time compliance posture data
  • Automated pre-binding assessment
  • Co-branded CYBERWHITE scoring dashboard

Loss Prevention

Offer CYBERWHITE as a value-add to policyholders to reduce claim frequency and severity.

  • Helps policyholders close the security gaps insurers care about
  • Policyholder security improvement tracking
  • Automated remediation guidance
  • Quarterly risk posture reports

Underwriting Data

Access anonymized, aggregated compliance data to improve actuarial models and risk pricing.

  • Aggregated industry benchmarks
  • Control-level compliance statistics
  • Risk correlation data
  • Custom data feeds

How the Insurance Readiness Score Works

A single number (0-100) that quantifies an organization's cyber security posture against the controls insurers care about most.

1

Connect M365

Policyholder connects their Microsoft 365 tenant with read-only OAuth. Takes 30 seconds.

2

Auto-Scan

CYBERWHITE scans CIS IG1 safeguards via Graph API, with remaining items confirmed by attestation.

3

Score Generated

Insurance Readiness Score (0-100) with Grade A-F, broken down by 10 insurance-relevant categories.

4

Actionable Report

Policyholder receives prioritized remediation plan. Insurer gets standardized risk data.

Score Categories

The Insurance Readiness Score is composed of 10 weighted categories mapped to the most common cyber insurance questionnaire topics.

MFA
Weight: 20%
Patching
Weight: 15%
Backup
Weight: 15%
Access Control
Weight: 10%
Malware Defense
Weight: 10%
Incident Response
Weight: 8%
Training
Weight: 7%
Encryption
Weight: 5%
Logging
Weight: 5%
Vendors
Weight: 5%

Become an Insurance Partner

Let's discuss how CYBERWHITE can help you make better underwriting decisions, reduce claim frequency, and add value for your policyholders.