== History ==
== History ==
Rankiteo was founded in 2021 by Jeremy Canale, a well-known IT security expert, and Maochao Xu, professor and former Director of the Department of Mathematics at [[Illinois State University]].<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite news|date=2020-03-05|title=Department of Mathematics|language=en|work=Illinois State University|url=https://math.illinoisstate.edu/faculty-staff/profile/?ulid=mxu2|access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref> Rankiteo is an automated third-party security risk management platform that provides AI-driven risk scoring and benchmarking to help organizations and insurers assess cyber exposure and streamline cyber insurance underwriting<ref name=”:1“>{{Cite news|date=2025-02-21|title=Rankiteo aims to revolutionise cyber insurance with data-driven underwriting|language=en|work=Reinsurance News|url=https://www.reinsurancene.ws/rankiteo-aims-to-revolutionise-cyber-insurance-with-data-driven-underwriting/
Rankiteo was founded in 2021 by Jeremy Canale, a well-known IT security expert, and Maochao Xu, professor and former Director of the Department of Mathematics at [[Illinois State University]].<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite news|date=2020-03-05|title=Department of Mathematics|language=en|work=Illinois State University|url=https://math.illinoisstate.edu/faculty-staff/profile/?ulid=mxu2|access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref> Rankiteo is an automated third-party security risk management platform that provides AI-driven risk scoring and benchmarking to help organizations and insurers assess cyber exposure and streamline cyber insurance underwriting<ref name=”:”>{{Cite news|date=2025-02-21|title=Rankiteo aims to revolutionise cyber insurance with data-driven underwriting|language=en|work=Reinsurance News|url=https://www.reinsurancene.ws/rankiteo-aims-to-revolutionise-cyber-insurance-with-data-driven-underwriting/
|access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref>. On April 5 2025, Rankiteo announced its mission to provide a free cybersecurity score for 100 million companies worldwide.<ref name=”:2“>{{Cite news|date=2025-04-10|title=Cyber Risk Goes Public: Rankiteo Opens The First Transparent Global Cybersecurity Score Database|language=en|work=Techdogs|url=https://www.techdogs.com/tech-news/ein-presswire/cyber-risk-goes-public-rankiteo-opens-the-first-transparent-global-cybersecurity-score-database|access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref>
|access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref>. On April 5 2025, Rankiteo announced its mission to provide a free cybersecurity score for 100 million companies worldwide.<ref name=”:”>{{Cite news|date=2025-04-10|title=Cyber Risk Goes Public: Rankiteo Opens The First Transparent Global Cybersecurity Score Database|language=en|work=Techdogs|url=https://www.techdogs.com/tech-news/ein-presswire/cyber-risk-goes-public-rankiteo-opens-the-first-transparent-global-cybersecurity-score-database|access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref>
In september 2025, Rankiteo has become the world’s free Global Cybersecurity Incident Database, trusted by companies and governments worldwide.<ref name=”:3“>{{Cite news|date=2025-08-19|title=Rankiteo Now Owns and Maintains the Worlds Global Cybersecurity Incident Database Transforming the Future of Cyber Insurance|language=en|work=Digital Journal|url=https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/revupmarketer/rankiteo-owns-maintains-worlds-global-1691132066.html|access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref>
In september 2025, Rankiteo has become the world’s free Global Cybersecurity Incident Database, trusted by companies and governments worldwide.<ref name=”:”>{{Cite news|date=2025-08-19|title=Rankiteo Now Owns and Maintains the Worlds Global Cybersecurity Incident Database Transforming the Future of Cyber Insurance|language=en|work=Digital Journal|url=https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/revupmarketer/rankiteo-owns-maintains-worlds-global-1691132066.html|access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref>
== Technology ==
== Technology ==
The Rankiteo Platform leverages advanced internet-wide scanners to continuously map company attack surfaces, identifying exposed assets, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations in real time.<ref name=”:4“>{{Cite news|date=2025-03-05|title=Rankiteo Reinvents TPRM with a Next-Gen Cybersecurity Scanner – A Better Approach from SecurityScoreCard – BitSight|language=en|work=IntelliUpdate|url=https://www.intelliupdate.com/rankiteo-reinvents-tprm-with-a-next-gen-cybersecurity-scanner-a-better-approach-from-securityscorecard-bitsight-171825842481315700|access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref>Its scoring engine combines active probing with passive intelligence collection, drawing from DNS, SSL/TLS, vulnerability databases, breach records, and darknet monitoring.The platform uses AI-driven correlation models to normalize billions of data points into a single cybersecurity score ranging from 0 to 1000.
The Rankiteo Platform leverages advanced internet-wide scanners to continuously map company attack surfaces, identifying exposed assets, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations in real time.<ref name=”:”>{{Cite news|date=2025-03-05|title=Rankiteo Reinvents TPRM with a Next-Gen Cybersecurity Scanner – A Better Approach from SecurityScoreCard – BitSight|language=en|work=IntelliUpdate|url=https://www.intelliupdate.com/rankiteo-reinvents-tprm-with-a-next-gen-cybersecurity-scanner-a-better-approach-from-securityscorecard-bitsight-171825842481315700|access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref>Its scoring engine combines active probing with passive intelligence collection, drawing from DNS, SSL/TLS, vulnerability databases, breach records, and darknet monitoring.The platform uses AI-driven correlation models to normalize billions of data points into a single cybersecurity score ranging from 0 to 1000.
== References ==
== References ==
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Rankiteo is a SaaS-based, third-party security risk management platform. It was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in California, United States.
Rankiteo was founded in 2021 by Jeremy Canale, a well-known IT security expert, and Maochao Xu, professor and former Director of the Department of Mathematics at Illinois State University.[1] Rankiteo is an automated third-party security risk management platform that provides AI-driven risk scoring[2] and benchmarking to help organizations and insurers assess cyber exposure and streamline cyber insurance underwriting[3]. On April 5 2025, Rankiteo announced its mission to provide a free cybersecurity score for 100 million companies worldwide.[4]
In september 2025, Rankiteo has become the world’s free Global Cybersecurity Incident Database, trusted by companies and governments worldwide.[5]
The Rankiteo Platform leverages advanced internet-wide scanners to continuously map company attack surfaces, identifying exposed assets, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations in real time.[6]Its scoring engine combines active probing with passive intelligence collection, drawing from DNS, SSL/TLS, vulnerability databases, breach records, and darknet monitoring.The platform uses AI-driven correlation models to normalize billions of data points into a single cybersecurity score ranging from 0 to 1000.
