Systems and methods for improving a security profile of an entity based on peer security profiles

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, for a particular entity, (i) a value for at least one feature of the entity and (ii) a number of security records for the entity, each security record being of a security risk type;

determining a population of peer entities based on the value of the at least one feature;

obtaining, for each peer entity, a number of security records;

adjusting the number of peer security records based on the number of entity security records;

comparing, for at least one security risk type, the received number of security records for the particular entity to the respective adjusted number of security records for each peer entity;

presenting the comparison in a user interface;

determining an impact of each security risk type on an entity security profile, wherein the entity security profile is based on two or more security risk types; and

presenting at least one security risk type based on the determined impact.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein presenting the at least one security risk type based on the determined impact comprises:

determining a rank of each security risk type for improving the entity security profile; and

presenting a ranking of at least two security risk types based on the determined rank of each security risk type.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the impact of each security risk type on the entity security profile comprises:

determining a temporal decay for the security risk type; and

adjusting the impact of the security risk type based on the temporal decay.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the population of peer entities based on the value of the at least one feature comprises:

determining the population of peer entities based on a value of a weighted combination of at least two features.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one feature comprises:

an industry of an entity;

a security rating of an entity;

a software platform utilized by an entity;

a geographical location of an entity; or

a size of an entity.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the industry of an entity comprises at least one of: an industry name or a sector name.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the geographical location of an entity is based on at least one of: a physical location or an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the software platform utilized by an entity is for least one of: a server system of the entity, a user base of the entity, or a website of the entity.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the size of an entity is based on at least one of: a number of employees of the entity or a number of services provided by the entity.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the population of peer entities comprises at least 100 peer entities.

11. A system comprising:

one or more computer systems programmed to perform operations comprising:

receiving, for a particular entity, (i) a value for at least one feature of the entity and (ii) a number of security records for the entity, each security record being of a security risk type;

determining a population of peer entities based on the value of the at least one feature;

obtaining, for each peer entity, a number of security records;

adjusting the number of peer security records based on the number of entity security records;

comparing, for at least one security risk type, the received number of security records for the particular entity to the respective adjusted number of security records for each peer entity;

presenting the comparison in a user interface;

determining an impact of each security risk type on an entity security profile, wherein the entity security profile is based on two or more security risk types; and

presenting at least one security risk type based on the determined impact.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein presenting the at least one security risk type based on the determined impact comprises:

determining a rank of each security risk type for improving the entity security profile; and

presenting a ranking of at least two security risk types based on the determined rank of each security risk type.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein determining the impact of each security risk type on the entity security profile comprises:

determining a temporal decay for the security risk type; and

adjusting the impact of the security risk type based on the temporal decay.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein determining the population of peer entities based on the value of the at least one feature comprises:

determining the population of peer entities based on a value of a weighted combination of at least two features.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one feature comprises:

an industry of an entity;

a security rating of an entity;

a software platform utilized by an entity;

a geographical location of an entity; or

a size of an entity.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the industry of an entity comprises at least one of: an industry name or a sector name.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the geographical location of an entity is based on at least one of: a physical location or an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the software platform utilized by an entity is for least one of: a server system of the entity, a user base of the entity, or a website of the entity.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the size of an entity is based on at least one of: a number of employees of the entity or a number of services provided by the entity.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the population of peer entities comprises at least 100 peer entities.