Case Study: University of North Florida achieves improved campus security performance and streamlined third-party risk management with BitSight

The University of North Florida Leverages BitSight to Improve Overall Security Performance Across Campus Ecosystem

The University of North Florida, a public university in Jacksonville, needed a clear external view of its complex campus-wide security posture and a faster, more consistent way to assess third-party vendors. To meet those challenges the University implemented BitSight, using BitSight for Security Performance Management and BitSight for Third-Party Risk Management to quantify risk and monitor security performance across departments and vendor integrations.

BitSight delivered continuous, external Security Ratings (on the platform’s 250–900 scale) and a Portfolio Risk Matrix that the University integrated into its workflow to prioritize remediation, plan future security projects, and automate vendor reviews. The result was improved holistic visibility, reduced human error and time spent on technical vendor assessments, and the ability to block or require remediation for high‑risk vendors — enabling the University of North Florida to measurably manage and reduce cyber risk with BitSight.

University of North Florida

Jeff Gouge

Assistant Director of It Security