Sep 20, 2024

Get Up To Speed on Compliance: Insights From Vanta Whether it’s expanding to new regions or selling to larger customers with higher expectations, establishing an effective security and compliance program is a necessary step for growing startups. For many, the first step to unlocking growth is getting a SOC 2 report, which can be a complicated process. Many startups struggle to achieve compliance due to unclear requirements and an overwhelming amount of tools to choose from—making it hard to know which solution can get them compliant, fast. Startups need an all-in-one solution, with support from industry experts and partners, to guide them through their first compliance journey and help them lay the foundation for a successful and scalable security program. Today, we’re excited to announce new and enhanced capabilities across Vanta’s tools, partners, and expertise to help you get compliant fast and stay compliant with ease. With Vanta, you get a fully integrated and automated platform, an in-app compliance roadmap to keep you on track, and an extensive partner network that delivers integrated solutions—taking you from zero to compliance, fast. Going from zero to compliance with a single, integrated platform As startups begin their compliance journey for the first time, it’s important to get it right and get it done as fast as possible. Securing critical compliance frameworks helps these teams build credibility with customers and unlock additional growth levers. Vanta has helped more than 8,000 organizations get compliant fast and stay compliant with ease. With Vanta, you’ll get access to our leading software platform that integrates with your entire tech stack, automates the data-gathering process, and provides the tools to establish foundational security practices. Vanta’s integrated platform helps you get compliant by providing: All the tools you need to successfully adhere to a specific framework (control set, policies, document templates, and more). 350+ integrations that connect to your tech stack and automate the process of collecting evidence. A streamlined and guided Policy Builder to help you quickly and confidently implement new policies needed to get compliant. Vulnerability management workflows, centralizing vulnerability scanner results and establishing SLAs around vulnerability criticality. Employee security workflows, including security and privacy training videos, on and offboarding workflows, and user access reviews. Vendor security workflows to begin tracking and monitoring your third-party risk. ‍ Meet your goals with a personalized compliance roadmap One of the biggest blockers for startups on their compliance journey is a lack of internal expertise on the frameworks they need to attain. These teams often need guidance on which steps to take and which controls to implement to get compliant in the most efficient way possible. Vanta helps you get compliant quickly and efficiently with a personalized compliance roadmap that guides you through each key milestone and keeps you tracking toward your goals. After answering a few questions about your compliance goals and tech stack, Vanta will create a personalized, milestone-driven guide that breaks the entire compliance process down into four key phases to ensure you’re staying on track. You’ll be guided to complete specific steps within each phase and can access additional guidance when you need it. The compliance roadmap is now available for Vanta’s SOC 2 offering and will be available for ISO 27001 soon. Cover your business with cyber insurance, powered by Vouch Cyber insurance can give you and your customers peace of mind, offering coverage in case of a cyber incident. While cyber insurance is not a requirement for SOC 2, it is an established best practice—with 72% of Vanta’s startup customers having this control in place. Vanta now offers direct access to leading cyber insurance coverage from Vouch to help you streamline this key part of your security and compliance program. Within minutes, you can submit an application directly in the Vanta platform and receive the coverage that’s right for your business. Your policy will automatically be displayed in Vanta, ensuring you satisfy your controls with no added work. This integrated experience is now available for all Vanta customers. Centralize employee background checks in Vanta, powered by Certn Conducting background checks is an important practice for organizational security. While background checks are not a requirement for SOC 2, they are an established best practice for startups and are an important employee security best practice as your business grows. With Vanta’s partnership with Certn, you get access to discounted background checks to help streamline your secure hiring practices. You can purchase background checks, monitor the status of any checks that are in progress, and view the final result once they are complete, all from directly in the Vanta platform. Each background check you purchase in Vanta comes with the discount, saving your business time and money as you implement this practice into your program. This capability is available for all Vanta customers today. Ensure privacy compliance with cookie consent management from Osano Data management is a core element of compliance. With  94% of organizations  reporting that customers avoid businesses that mishandle data and regulations like GDPR, protecting customer data is vital. Privacy compliance ensures responsible management of any data you collect, whether it’s customer emails or website analytics, and enables startups to sell to customers around the world with more confidence. We’ve partnered with Osano, a leading data privacy management platform, to help startups implement data privacy practices quickly and easily. Osano’s Cookie Consent solution simplifies compliance and transparency across 50+ countries and 45 languages. With Osano, setup is quick—just one line of code—and most customers are up and running in a matter of hours. Plus, it’s all backed by Osano’s  “No Fines, No Penalties” pledge , ensuring confidence in your privacy solutions. With this partnership, Vanta is proud to offer Osano’s Cookie Consent solution at a discount, helping you establish strong data privacy practices early and more confidently sell to customers located around the world. Reach out to your Vanta sales representative or  book a demo  to learn more. ‍ Receive additional guidance and free pen tests from Vanta’s extensive partner network Startup teams often have limited time and resources—which can make it hard to get the support they need to achieve their security and compliance goals quickly. Without this expertise, they risk delaying critical security requirements which can hinder growth and the establishment of a robust security culture early. As a Vanta customer, you get access to a seamless platform that automates the work of getting and staying compliant. Additionally, if you need extra support, you get access to leading solutions and service providers that can round out your foundational security program needs. From vCISO services to security program development, penetration testing or external scans, Vanta’s extensive partner network can help meet your needs every step of the way. Cognisys and Workstreet, two of Vanta’s partners, now offer complimentary web app penetration tests to Vanta customers, ensuring an easy path towards understanding your security gaps and opportunities. Share this: