Black Knight Risk Management helps regulated firms and government agencies govern technology to advance the mission, strengthen resilience, and reduce digital risk.

Regulator-Grade Judgment. Operator-Level Execution.

Serving: Regulated financial institutions and federal, state, and local agencies.

Critical during: Examinations, finding remediation, chartering, M&A, modernization, and AI adoption.

The Executive Problem

When Regulatory Risk Becomes Business Risk

Most organizations do not fail because they lack technology. They fail because nobody governed it. When governance and controls are not defensible, institutions face:

Formal remediation and enforcement following exam failure
Cost-intensive control environments that do not reduce supervisory risk
Executive and board ambiguity concerning regulatory expectations
The Solution

How We Help Institutions Navigate Scrutiny

Black Knight aligns technology, cyber, and operational risk programs with supervisory expectations at the executive level. We do this through:

Pre-examination executive risk and control assessments
Conversion of technical risk into board-defensible decisions
Preparation for regulatory inflection points, including Heightened Standards, de novo charters, and M&A
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Executive Digital Risk Advisory

Practice Areas

Eight practice areas, organized by the outcome each one delivers.

Technology Governance

Leadership can direct, fund, and hold the technology function accountable with confidence.

Cybersecurity Risk

Risk is measured, prioritized, and reduced against the threats that actually matter to the mission.

AI Governance

Artificial intelligence is adopted with defensible controls, documented decisions, and clear ownership.

Cloud Governance

Shared responsibility is understood, configured, monitored, and evidenced.

Operational Risk

Disruption is anticipated and absorbed rather than discovered in production.

Regulatory Readiness

Examinations, audits, and assessments produce fewer surprises and shorter remediation cycles.

Executive Advisory

Boards and executives receive technology risk in language they can act on.

Technology Procurement Advisory

Buying decisions are grounded in risk, contract terms, and lifecycle cost rather than vendor narrative.

Representative Engagements

Selected examples of advisory support for regulated financial institutions at key supervisory inflection points.

Why These Engagements Matter

Growth, change, and scrutiny turn regulatory risk into business risk overnight.

These examples share one imperative: executive clarity, defensible action, and no surprises.
Each is grounded in regulator context, artifacts delivered, and outcomes achieved.

Why BKRM

The Differentiator

Applying a regulator's judgment before regulators do.

Plenty of advisors have one of these three backgrounds. Some have two. The order is what makes the combination credible.

Command

West Point graduate and commissioned Army officer in air and missile defense. Managed a defense technology program of roughly fifty personnel and a portfolio valued near one hundred million dollars.

Regulation

IT and cybersecurity examiner with the New York State Department of Financial Services, then Senior IT and Cybersecurity Examiner with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Advisory

Founder and Chief Executive of Black Knight Risk Management, putting command judgment and regulatory authority to work for the institutions being examined rather than against them.

Examination Readiness and Confidence

Clarity on risk posture and supervisory priorities.

Executive Alignment Under Scrutiny

Align strategy and accountability during critical inflection points.

Regulator-Grade Risk Assessment

Supervisory lens across IT, cyber, and operational risk.

Early Material Weakness Identification

Surface issues early, before escalation, enforcement, or costly remediation.

Executive Education

Programs

Two structured programs that build executive judgment before an examiner or an adversary tests it.

Workshop Series

The Black and Gold Regulatory Readiness Series

A structured executive workshop program covering how supervisory conclusions are reached, what evidence holds up under examination, and how leadership should govern technology risk between exam cycles.

Built for boards, executive teams, and risk committees that want to understand the examination process as participants rather than subjects.

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Tabletop Exercise

OPERATION DANGER CLOSE

A facilitated cybersecurity tabletop exercise built on a realistic third-party breach scenario. It is designed to teach executives how to fight back, not how to take notes.

Participants take one of four executive roles and work through five escalating phases: regulatory notification clocks, a ransom demand, continuity decisions, and the governance that should have been in place beforehand. Every participant holds a role, and every role answers for a decision.

  • Format Facilitated and discussion-based
  • Group size 5 to 30 participants
  • Run time 90 to 120 minutes
  • Requirements Any ordinary room. No laptops, no lab, no software. Printed materials provided.

A free self-run version of this exercise is available for teams that want to rehearse on their own first. Same scenario, same five phases, no facilitator.

Inquire about an exercise Run it yourself first

How We Work

Engagements follow a simple, disciplined model designed for agility and defensibility.

  • Scoping conversation to confirm priorities and supervisory context
  • Defined objectives aligned to examination readiness and risk posture
  • Execution, documentation, and close-out built to withstand scrutiny
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Fee Approach

Fees reflect the seniority and judgment required for regulatory risk work.

  • Fixed-fee engagements scoped to defined outcomes and deliverables
  • Retainer-based advisory for ongoing support across examination cycles
  • Executive and board advisory for independent perspective and decisions
Discuss Regulatory Priorities

What This Is Not

We maintain independence and quality by focusing on scoped, outcome-driven work.

  • Staff support or temporary resourcing
  • Generic managed cybersecurity services
  • Open-ended, undefined hourly work
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Briefing Documents

The One-Page Version

The same practice, written for the person who has to justify the conversation to someone else. Each is a single page, in PDF.

For Banks & Financial Institutions

Examination Readiness & Supervisory Risk

Examination readiness, supervisory remediation, AI governance, and third-party risk for banks, credit unions, and financial institutions, with the proven results behind each.

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For Technology & Solution Providers

Clearing the Buyer's Risk Committee

Vendor diligence readiness, AI governance for AI-enabled products, and the evidence package that moves a stalled deal through third-party risk review at a regulated buyer.

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For Consulting & Advisory Firms

The Scope Your Bench Stops At

Subcontract and white-label delivery of the cyber and IT risk workstream, Part 500 and FFIEC coverage, and pursuit support. Your client relationship stays yours.

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For Government & Prime Contractors

Capability Statement

Core competencies, relevant past performance, entity identifiers, PSC codes, and socioeconomic status for contracting officers, small business specialists, and capture managers.

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News & Insights

The Black Knight Bulletin

Announcements from the firm, and commentary on technology governance, supervisory expectations, and the decisions executives face before an examiner arrives.

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On LinkedIn

Shorter notes on technology risk, supervisory developments, and governance practice, published regularly.

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Trusted Partners

Partners are engaged based on scope, supervisory context, and client needs. Black Knight remains the primary point of accountability and coordination.

Black Knight does not resell hardware or software and does not accept vendor commissions that would compromise the objectivity of its advice. Referral relationships, where they exist, are disclosed.

Guardian Technology Group

Veteran-led cybersecurity advisory firm delivering vCISO leadership and regulator-aligned cyber program execution for highly regulated institutions.

Engaged within Black Knight initiatives when embedded leadership or exam-facing execution depth is required.

ERP Risk Advisors

Specialized ERP access-control and segregation of duties advisory expertise focused on granular application-layer risk, role remediation, and SaaS control sustainability.

Engaged within broader Black Knight regulatory engagements when ERP-specific precision is required.

Our Leadership

A Regulator's Perspective

Founded by a former Senior IT and Cybersecurity Examiner with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Black Knight Risk Management advises regulated institutions and government agencies on designing, executing, and defending risk programs that hold up under scrutiny.

Otuoze Baiye

Otuoze Baiye

Founder & Chief Executive
Regulatory
Former Senior IT & Cybersecurity Examiner, OCC
Former IT & Cybersecurity Examiner, NYDFS
Service
West Point graduate and Army veteran
Education
BS, United States Military Academy  •  MS, Cybersecurity
Certifications
CISSP  •  CISA  •  CRISC  •  CCSP  •  ISO 27001 LA  •  ISO 42001 LA

Contact Us

Point of Contact

Otuoze Baiye, Founder & Chief Executive

Location

Brooklyn, New York

Email

contact@blackknightrm.com

Entity Identifiers

UEI
WCZJMV9KP127
CAGE
209L1
NAICS
541990  •  541512
Federal
HUBZone  •  SDVOSB
New York
SDVOB  •  MBE

Registered in SAM. HUBZone and SDVOSB certification support sole source award, set-aside competition, and subcontracting goal credit.

Get in Touch

If you are preparing for an examination, navigating a growth event, or reassessing your risk posture, reach out directly.

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