Tools

Every tool from The Value Chain Risk Institute, free to use. Our methods are open, so you can check how every result is reached. Most tools run entirely in your browser and upload nothing.

Vendor and security posture

BeaconScore

Score a vendor's, or your own, security posture with the open VCRI method: published rubrics and weights, so anyone can check the arithmetic.

In your browser · free · CC BY 4.0

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BeaconScore Examination Report

Turn BeaconScore exports into an examiner-style report with an inherent risk profile and maturity graphs, in the form bank examiners know.

In your browser · free

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Beacon Collector (beta)

Collect evidence from the security tools you already run and get a sealed, scored evidence package. Everything runs on your machines.

Open source · beta

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EU Cyber Resilience Act

Cyber Manual Builder

Write the user security manual the CRA requires (Annex II), on the Cyber Manual Movement template. Import an SBOM, export JSON or PDF.

In your browser · nothing uploaded · CC BY 4.0

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Context and Conditions of Use Builder

Derive context components, persons and zones from your product's functions, attach conditions of use, and get every diagram from one picture.

In your browser · nothing uploaded

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TARA Builder

Build the cybersecurity risk assessment the CRA requires (Annex VII), as a companion to the Cyber Manual.

In your browser · nothing uploaded

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AI agents

AIBOM Constellation Inventory

List everything an AI agent depends on (model, harness, MCP servers, plugins, prompts, memory) as a CycloneDX AIBOM. One small, readable file that runs offline.

Open source · Apache-2.0

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AI Cognitive Security Framework

Judge whether an AI system can be trusted with what it reads, remembers and does: 7 dimensions, 40 questions, each scored 0 to 5.

Open framework · CC BY 4.0

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Free kits for small organizations

These kits also live on our Community page, along with a guide to finding your local security groups.

Small Business Starter Kit

Lock down your AI tools, vet your IT provider, and check where you stand. No budget or security team required.

Free

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Small Utility Cyber Defense Kit

A tiered field guide for small water and electric utilities: three actions this week, resilience this quarter, and a build-it-yourself network sensor.

Free · open-source tools

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Community Bank and Credit Union Kit

A tiered field guide for community banks and credit unions, with a free or open-source tool mapped to every CIS Control.

Free · open-source tools

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Rural and Community Hospital Kit

A tiered field guide for rural and community hospitals and clinics, with a free or open-source tool mapped to every CIS Control.

Free · open-source tools

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Plain-Language Glossary

The security and AI acronyms used across our guides, each explained without jargon.

Free

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Research and demos

State of the Supply Chain

Our quarterly report on open-source supply-chain risk, with methodology and data.

Quarterly · open data

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The Protective Window

One declared number that says whether a facility's failure reaches the people around it, and how fast.

Reference

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Cyber-Physical Consequence Map

A concept demo mapping cyber-physical fragility by consequence severity and resilience maturity.

Concept demo

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AttackClock

The full lifecycle of cyber risk, on one dashboard.

External site

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Help us decide what to build

Security Tools Poll

Tell us which security and compliance tools you run. The Beacon Collector learns to read the most-used tools first. Results are public.

Two minutes

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Source code and data: github.com/value-chain-risk-institute. Questions or a tool you'd like to see: info@valuechainrisk.org.

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