At Third Wave, we’ve spent a lot of time talking with mid-market organizations that feel trapped between rising cyber insurance expectations, growing technical complexity, and security programs that still operate in silos. Security teams see one version of risk. IT sees another. Finance sees renewal costs going up. Underwriters are looking for evidence that controls actually work.
That disconnect is exactly why we’re excited to announce our new partnership with Cadents and StartSecured.
Together, we’re helping organizations connect parts of the cybersecurity lifecycle that traditionally operate independently: internal attack surface visibility, control validation, managed detection and response, and insurance alignment. The timing matters.
Cyber insurers are changing how they evaluate risk. Carriers are increasingly scanning environments directly instead of relying only on self-reported questionnaires. At the same time, underwriting models are becoming more sophisticated, premium pressure is returning, and organizations are being asked to demonstrate operational resilience in a much more measurable way.
For many mid-market companies, that creates a real problem. They often already have the data they need, but it’s spread across disconnected tools, teams, and reporting structures. Security findings don’t always translate into business decisions. Technical risks don’t always map cleanly to underwriting concerns. And by the time renewal conversations happen, organizations are left scrambling to explain their environment under pressure. This partnership was built to close that gap.
Cadents brings visibility into the internal attack surface, including lifecycle risk, asset inventory, configuration posture, and policy alignment. StartSecured provides penetration testing and control validation that helps organizations understand what can actually be exploited in real-world conditions. Third Wave Innovations connects those findings into ongoing risk management, managed detection and response, and cyber insurance readiness aligned to carrier expectations.
The goal is simple. Help organizations move from fragmented cybersecurity activity to a more operational and financially defensible security model.
As insurers continue shifting toward evidence-based underwriting, companies need more than point-in-time assessments or compliance checklists. They need a clearer understanding of how their controls perform under real conditions, how risk flows across the organization, and how to communicate that effectively to underwriters, brokers, leadership teams, and boards.
This partnership also reflects something we believe strongly at Third Wave: cybersecurity is no longer just a technical discussion. It’s increasingly tied to insurability, operational continuity, vendor trust, and financial exposure. That’s why our work has increasingly focused on helping organizations demonstrate measurable control maturity and recovery readiness in ways that carriers can recognize and reward.
As part of the launch, the three companies will host a joint webinar titled Your Security Program Has a Blind Spot. Your Insurer Doesn’t. on June 9. The discussion will feature leaders from all three organizations and focus on the growing disconnect between technical security operations and insurance-driven risk evaluation.
That disconnect is exactly why we’re excited to announce our new partnership with Cadents and StartSecured.
Together, we’re helping organizations connect parts of the cybersecurity lifecycle that traditionally operate independently: internal attack surface visibility, control validation, managed detection and response, and insurance alignment. The timing matters.
Cyber insurers are changing how they evaluate risk. Carriers are increasingly scanning environments directly instead of relying only on self-reported questionnaires. At the same time, underwriting models are becoming more sophisticated, premium pressure is returning, and organizations are being asked to demonstrate operational resilience in a much more measurable way.
For many mid-market companies, that creates a real problem. They often already have the data they need, but it’s spread across disconnected tools, teams, and reporting structures. Security findings don’t always translate into business decisions. Technical risks don’t always map cleanly to underwriting concerns. And by the time renewal conversations happen, organizations are left scrambling to explain their environment under pressure. This partnership was built to close that gap.
Cadents brings visibility into the internal attack surface, including lifecycle risk, asset inventory, configuration posture, and policy alignment. StartSecured provides penetration testing and control validation that helps organizations understand what can actually be exploited in real-world conditions. Third Wave Innovations connects those findings into ongoing risk management, managed detection and response, and cyber insurance readiness aligned to carrier expectations.
The goal is simple. Help organizations move from fragmented cybersecurity activity to a more operational and financially defensible security model.
As insurers continue shifting toward evidence-based underwriting, companies need more than point-in-time assessments or compliance checklists. They need a clearer understanding of how their controls perform under real conditions, how risk flows across the organization, and how to communicate that effectively to underwriters, brokers, leadership teams, and boards.
This partnership also reflects something we believe strongly at Third Wave: cybersecurity is no longer just a technical discussion. It’s increasingly tied to insurability, operational continuity, vendor trust, and financial exposure. That’s why our work has increasingly focused on helping organizations demonstrate measurable control maturity and recovery readiness in ways that carriers can recognize and reward.
As part of the launch, the three companies will host a joint webinar titled Your Security Program Has a Blind Spot. Your Insurer Doesn’t. on June 9. The discussion will feature leaders from all three organizations and focus on the growing disconnect between technical security operations and insurance-driven risk evaluation.