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Segments

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Segments

The Segments feature allows you to assess a specific subset of a company’s assets, enabling a more focused and accurate risk and cyber posture rating. Segments are especially useful when a supplier manages multiple domains, environments, or business units that should be evaluated separately.

Each segment has its own dedicated page, similar to a supplier page, displaying segment-specific insights and data.


πŸ” How It Works

A segment represents a defined group of domains or subdomains that belong to a parent company. Each segment receives its own assessment and risk rating, while still maintaining a relationship to the parent supplier.

⚠️ Important:

A segment can only be created after the parent company’s Cyber Posture Rating is completed.


βž• Creating a Segment

There are two ways to create a segment:

Option 1: From the Suppliers Page

Go to the Suppliers page and Select Create Segment

Option 2: From a Specific Supplier

Open the supplier’s page and click on the Segment icon on the right


✏️ Required Information

To create a segment, you must provide:

  • Segment Name: Name must be unique (cannot match the parent company name).

  • At least one domain or subdomain
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πŸ’‘ You can select:

  • Domains

  • Subdomains (click the arrow next to a domain to expand available subdomains)
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βœ… Finalizing Creation

Once the Segment has a name and assets are selected, choose one of the following options:

  • Create – Saves the segment and returns you to the previous page.
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  • Create & Edit – Saves the segment and opens the Edit Segment page.
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⏳ Segment creation may take up to 10 minutes.


πŸ“ Where Can You See Segments?

Created segments appear in the Suppliers Table and the Supplier Page.

In the Supplier Table, each segment is displayed as a separate line item.

In the Supplier page, it can be found in the Segments section:


πŸ’‘ Additional Notes

  • There is no limit to the number of segments you can create using the same assets (names must be unique).
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  • Segments do not trigger an immediate assessment.

    • The assessment runs during the next scheduled scan.
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  • Segments inherit the assessment type of the parent company.​


πŸ“₯ Inherited from the Parent Company

The following information is inherited from the parent company:

  • Business Impact (Can be updated at the segment level; original remains at the parent level)

  • Business Information (Editable per segment; original remains at the parent level)

  • Business Snapshot

  • Questionnaires & Questionnaire Score

  • Documents & Files

  • Supplier Chain

  • Cyber News

  • Dark Web Mentions

  • Industry Range


🧠 Unique to the Segment

The following data is specific to each segment:

  • Approval Status

  • Cyber Posture Rating

  • Business Impact (if updated)

  • Business Information (if edited)

  • Risk Rating

  • Findings

  • Assets

  • Rating History

  • Remediation Management
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✏️ Editing a Segment

You can access the Edit Segment page from the Suppliers Table or Segment Page.

Editable Fields

  • Portfolios – Can be updated at the segment level
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  • Business Information – Same questions as the parent, with segment-specific answers
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  • Business Impact – Initially inherited, but editable
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  • Contacts – Editable per segment
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  • Tags – Editable per segment
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🧩 Editing Segment Assets

You may easily edit the current list of assets by adding or removing them.

Remember to save any changes when you are done.


✏️ Renaming a Segment

  • Click the segment name at the top of the page.
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  • Edit the name and click anywhere outside the field to save.


❌ Deleting a Segment

  • Navigate to the Suppliers Table.
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  • Click the three-dot menu next to the segment.
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  • Select Delete Segment.
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πŸ“‹ Questionnaires

  • Users can:
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    • Send questionnaires
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    • Resend questionnaires
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    • Extend questionnaires
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πŸ”„ Remediation Management

Segments have a dedicated remediation plan for Findings and Questionnaires, which work in the same manner as with the Parent suppliers.


πŸ”Ž Filtering Segments in the Suppliers Table

You can filter the Suppliers table to display:

  • Only Segments
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  • Segments and Parent Companies
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Each segment appears as a separate entry in the table.


πŸ“Š Reports Including Segments

Segment data is included in the following reports:

  • Portfolio Rating Analysis
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  • Critical Findings Breakdown
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  • Supplier Comparison
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  • Findings and Assets
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πŸ“Œ Summary

Segments allow you to break down a supplier into meaningful asset groups, enabling more accurate risk assessment, remediation tracking, and reportingβ€”without losing visibility into the parent company.

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