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Patrick Steinmetz

Patrick Steinmetz

Key Account Director DACH & Middle East at BitSight

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Eschborn, HE, Germany
Joined February 2026
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Summary

Technical and market expertise in external security ratings and cyber risk measurement: as part of BitSight he speaks and writes about BitSight's data-driven security rating approach, sinkhole-derived telemetry, and use cases such as BlueKeep exposure analysis. risknet+1
Sales and account leadership across DACH and the Middle East: holds titles focusing on sales and key account management at BitSight (Sales Manager since 2018 and Key Account Director starting 2024), demonstrating a customer-facing commercial role covering regional enterprise accounts. theorg+1
Public-facing commentator, speaker and industry contributor: frequently participates in events and publishes commentary on cyber risk topics (e.g., KRITIS protection, supply-chain cyber risk, vulnerability patching) and is listed as a speaker for industry events. mysecurityevent+1
Engagement with insurance and financial services use cases: highlights practical applications of BitSight ratings for insurers and financial firms (underwriting, third-party risk, benchmarking), and has spoken/written about these sector-specific applications. it-management+1

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Risk-based approach instead of checklists

October 1, 2019

Interview discussing the limitations of traditional security assessments (checklists, audits) and explaining BitSight's approach to continuous, data-driven security ratings and use cases for insurance, financial services, and supplier risk management.

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5 Gründe, die das Risiko Kritischer Infrastrukturen erhöhen

September 1, 2019

Article discussing five reasons why cyber risk for critical infrastructure is increasing, covering attack trends, interconnectivity, attractiveness of KRITIS targets, collaboration needs, and the role of continuous measurement such as security ratings.

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BlueKeep: Patrick Steinmetz warnt vor ersten Exploits

July 1, 2019

Commentary on the BlueKeep vulnerability and BitSight's findings about patching rates and exposed systems; includes analysis of sector and country differences in patching behavior.

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