Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

According to Vanta’s 2023 State of Trust Report, respondents spend an average of nine working weeks per year on security compliance. ‍ Some security teams have accepted that governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) will inevitably take tons of time and effort. And many continue to work towards small-scale efficiencies because they don’t believe anything better is possible. ‍ But there’s a better option for today’s businesses: GRC automation.

For many teams, managing governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) is still a very manual process. As a security leader, you might be wondering how to future-proof and scale your GRC program when so much of your team’s time is spent on collecting screenshots or copying and pasting information from one spreadsheet to another. ‍ The future of GRC management doesn’t have to be more of the same though.

This month’s Vanta updates: ‍ ‍

For startup leaders, getting compliant with common security and privacy frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001, is often necessary to unlock new revenue streams, expand upmarket, and prove trust. ‍ While there’s a clear need to get compliant, this process is often time-consuming, manual, and full of “one step forward, two steps back” moments.

Vanta has helped auditors automate and simplify thousands of compliance audits, and we’re now making the process even easier. Today we’re excited to share that we’ve added new endpoints for auditor tools to the Vanta API, leading to a better collaboration experience for auditors and customers. ‍ With our new API endpoints, audit partners can integrate their tools with Vanta, allowing them to work in their preferred systems.

Over the past month, the Vanta team launched new product capabilities.

According to the IBM Global AI Adoption Report, 82% of companies have already adopted or are exploring artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. However, with the rapid development of diverse AI-powered products and services, there’s been a growing need to establish regulatory frameworks for adopting AI responsibly. ‍

Established in 2019 with headquarters in Colorado, Workstreet stands out as a premier Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) dedicated to supporting hyper-growth technology businesses with security and compliance needs. Workstreet approaches its vCISO and security services as strategic accelerators for client growth, helping clients establish, maintain, and demonstrate their security and privacy functions. ‍

Today we’re excited to announce that Vanta has partnered with HITRUST Services Corp., the leader in cybersecurity assurances, to be the first automated compliance solution for the HITRUST e1 Assessment and reseller of the HITRUST MyCSF platform. Vanta is the first pre-built solution that includes the controls, documents, and policies necessary to demonstrate your commitment to safeguarding data and protected health information (PHI) — all in a way that can be validated by HITRUST. ‍