SlingScore is an emerging leader in the field of third-party cyber risk management, offering innovative solutions that help organisations monitor, assess, and mitigate cyber threats across their extended digital ecosystems. Headquartered at 52 Menachem Begin Road in Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel, with a strategic presence in Tokyo at Level 20, Shin-Marunouchi Centre Building, SlingScore operates at the intersection of cybersecurity intelligence, data analytics, and risk governance.
The company’s mission is built around a simple yet powerful idea: in a hyperconnected world, an organisation’s risk does not end at its own firewall. Every vendor, supplier, and partner within a business’s network represents a potential point of exposure. SlingScore’s platform is designed to make that exposure visible, measurable, and actionable.
A Smarter Approach to Third-Party Monitoring
At its core, SlingScore provides a comprehensive third-party monitoring solution that saves cost, reduces manpower, enhances visibility, and strengthens overall cyber resilience. The company’s proprietary algorithm—known as the “Sling Score”—integrates cyber threat intelligence, vulnerability data, and dark-web records to estimate the probability that an organisation or one of its partners may be targeted in a cyberattack.
This scoring model transforms a traditionally static, checklist-based assessment into a dynamic and data-driven analysis that reflects real-time changes in the threat landscape. The result is a living, breathing picture of risk, refreshed every twenty-four hours to ensure that businesses are never relying on outdated intelligence.
The Power of Agentless Technology
One of SlingScore’s key differentiators lies in its agentless approach. Rather than requiring intrusive software installations or complex configurations, the platform can begin monitoring an organisation’s digital footprint almost immediately—simply from a domain name. This frictionless onboarding allows companies to achieve full visibility into their external and vendor-related risks within a single day.
Once deployed, SlingScore maps the organisation’s attack surface, identifying both known and previously hidden vulnerabilities across assets, networks, and web-facing systems. It then delivers an in-depth analysis of each asset’s individual risk profile, enabling security teams to prioritise mitigation efforts where they will have the greatest impact.
Thinking Like an Attacker
SlingScore’s methodology is grounded in what it calls the “Attacker’s View.” Instead of focusing solely on compliance or internal controls, it approaches cybersecurity from the perspective of a potential adversary—assessing how a hacker might perceive an organisation and its third-party ecosystem. This perspective allows companies to see their own vulnerabilities as attackers would, giving them the insight to close gaps before they are exploited.
The company’s guiding principle, “A third-party breach today can be your risk tomorrow,” underscores the importance of continuous vigilance in an era where digital trust is increasingly interdependent.
Serving Multiple Use Cases Across Industries
The platform’s intuitive dashboards and detailed risk reports have made it particularly valuable for a wide range of users, including enterprises, managed security service providers (MSSPs), cyber-insurance firms, and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) teams.
For enterprises, SlingScore serves as a powerful tool to oversee vendors, ensuring that supply-chain risks are managed proactively rather than reactively. For MSSPs, it offers a scalable solution to deliver third-party monitoring as a managed service, strengthening their client offerings. Meanwhile, insurers and GRC professionals can leverage SlingScore’s scoring mechanism to quantify exposure, streamline assessments, and align risk strategies with industry standards.
Global Reach and Strategic Presence
SlingScore’s presence in both Israel and Japan reflects its global ambitions and its understanding of cybersecurity as a borderless challenge. The Tel Aviv headquarters situates the company within one of the world’s most advanced cybersecurity innovation ecosystems, known for its deep expertise in intelligence, analytics, and cyber defence.
The Tokyo office, by contrast, positions SlingScore at the heart of Asia’s corporate and technological hub, enabling it to serve a diverse clientele across industries such as finance, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure. This international footprint underscores the company’s commitment to supporting global enterprises that operate across multiple regulatory and cultural environments.
A Philosophy of Proactive Defence
Beyond its technology, SlingScore’s philosophy represents a significant shift in how organisations think about risk. Traditional cybersecurity models tend to focus inward, protecting the organisation’s own systems and networks. SlingScore challenges that notion by highlighting that many breaches originate from external partners who may not share the same security maturity.
By expanding the scope of defence to include third-party entities, the company empowers organisations to move from a reactive mindset to a predictive and preventive one. Its algorithmic risk scoring and continuous data refresh create a feedback loop that allows businesses to adapt quickly to evolving threats and to measure the effectiveness of their remediation efforts over time.
Innovation in a Competitive Market
In a marketplace crowded with compliance-driven risk tools and manual assessment platforms, SlingScore distinguishes itself through speed, simplicity, and intelligence. Its agentless setup dramatically reduces implementation time and resource demands, while its predictive scoring model adds a layer of analytical sophistication that is often missing from traditional vendor-risk solutions.
Moreover, the daily data refresh ensures that clients are always operating with the latest intelligence, a crucial factor in a landscape where new vulnerabilities and exploits can emerge overnight. SlingScore’s design philosophy—combining automation, continuous monitoring, and real-world threat data—positions it at the forefront of the next generation of cyber risk management tools.
Meeting the Demands of a Changing Cyber Landscape
The global cybersecurity environment is becoming increasingly complex, with regulatory scrutiny rising and supply-chain attacks growing more frequent. In this context, SlingScore is poised to play an important role in shaping how organisations understand and manage their digital ecosystems. Its solution bridges a critical gap between cyber defence and business continuity—helping companies not only prevent breaches but also maintain trust with customers, partners, and regulators.
Building a Future of Digital Trust
Ultimately, SlingScore’s vision extends beyond monitoring; it aims to redefine how organisations measure and communicate cyber risk across their value chains. By making third-party risk visible and quantifiable, it enables decision-makers to act confidently, allocate resources effectively, and foster a culture of proactive security.
As the boundaries between enterprises blur and digital interdependence deepens, SlingScore stands out as a trusted partner for organisations determined to stay one step ahead of potential threats. With its blend of innovation, agility, and global perspective, SlingScore continues to strengthen its reputation as a next-generation force in the cybersecurity landscape.
Nir Barak, CTO & Cofounder
Nir Barak, Co-Founder of KELA Group, leads the company’s strategic growth and portfolio of cyber threat intelligence solutions. With over twelve years of experience in cybersecurity and AI, he brings a deep understanding of the evolving challenges facing both public and private sectors.
Since founding KELA in 2009, Nir has built a global team of intelligence experts, advanced technologies, and trusted partnerships. He has also led the creation of successful ventures such as ULTRA-RED and SLING, now part of the KELA Group.
His mission is to strengthen Israel’s economy through innovation, empowering organisations with actionable intelligence to protect their assets and reputation.
“Our proprietary algorithm, which takes into account intelligence, asset vulnerabilities, and extensive historical records of Darknet data, represents a highly sophisticated and effective method for cyber risk assessments.”
