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Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 5.3.22
This month’s updates are all about customization. Learn about Vanta’s new API, an integration with Snowflake, device management, and an easier way to correspond with auditors.
May 2, 2022
Company News
Meet the Team!
Meet Rush—Vanta's Head of Enterprise Engineering. Rush fills us in on his new role, what he hopes to accomplish, and his dream vacation!
Apr 6, 2022
Company News
Comparably recognizes Vanta on 2022 Best Company Outlook list
Vanta makes Comparably’s 2022 Best Company Outlook list—and that’s not all. Read more about our culture metrics and how employees rank their experience.
Apr 5, 2022
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 4.4.22
Spring is officially here and so is another product update. Learn more about AWS Lambda serverless monitoring, Asana task creation, and in-app policy editing.
Apr 4, 2022
Company News
Women's History Month at Vanta
Women’s History Month at Vanta was filled with celebration, recognition, and charity. We also asked Vantan’s to tell us about women that inspire them. Watch the video to hear their answers.
Mar 31, 2022
Engineering
How Vanta Supports a Distributed Engineering Team
As the Head of Engineering at Vanta, I’m excited to announce that we now officially support a distributed engineering team. Find out how we did it and why.
Matt Spitz, Head of Engineering
Mar 29, 2022
Company News
Vanta Named G2’s 2022 Leader in Cloud Compliance Software
Vanta has been named G2’s top provider for cloud compliance software and services for Spring 2022.
Mar 28, 2022
Company News
Vanta is ISO 27001 Certified
After helping nearly 3,000 customers prove their security, Vanta has followed suit to become ISO 27001 certified (and lived to tell the tale). We're sharing what we've learned and ways we've improved the platform for even more efficiency.
Mar 24, 2022
PCI
Why Should my Company Comply With a Higher Level of PCI Compliance?
Vanta Cybersecurity expert, Tony Fulda, answers a commonly asked question about why an organization would reach for a Report on Compliance when a Self-Assessment Questionnaire is an acceptable PCI compliance standard.
Mar 11, 2022
Company News
Breakout List Names Vanta the #1 Startup to Join in 2022
Breakout List has selected Vanta as the #1 startup to join in 2022. Learn more about Breakout List and Vanta's career opportunities.
Mar 10, 2022
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 3.1.22
In this month’s updates, learn how we’ve enhanced our integrations with Slack, Okta, and Datadog to make your security program safer and easier to manage.
Mar 1, 2022
Company News
Meet the Team!
Meet Christian, our Head of Finance, and learn more about who he is, where he came from, and his hopes for Vanta.
Feb 22, 2022
Company News
Vanta Announces Partnership With BreakLine
Vanta has partnered with BreakLine to help increase our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in our employment recruiting efforts.
Feb 8, 2022
Company News
Take Our State of Startup Security Survey
We want to hear from you! Take our first annual State of Startup Security Survey and (anonymously) share how your organization prioritizes security, what your scaling looks like, and how you unblock startup challenges.
Feb 2, 2022
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 2.1.22
New year, new Vanta! Our resolution is to make managing security, undergoing an audit, and using Vanta easier than ever. Learn more about what we're focused on building this year.
Vanta
Feb 1, 2022
Company News
How Vanta Is Helping Identify Log4j Vulnerabilities
Although Vanta was not affected by the recent Apache Log4j vulnerability, we're working closely with impacted customers and helping to identify strategies to remediate any security concerns. Learn more about how Vanta can help.
Dec 21, 2021
Product Updates
What’s New in Vanta 12.17.2021
Before we break for eggnog, our team is excited to share several product updates that are sure to save you time, so you can spend it on what really matters. ✨
Vanta
Dec 17, 2021
Company News
Vanta’s 2021 Year in Review
Vanta has had a very busy 2021, so we've taken some time to reflect on all that we -- and our customers -- have accomplished this past year.
Lauren Kuemmeler, Customer Marketing Manager
Dec 15, 2021
Company News
Vanta Celebrates National Salesperson Day
Vanta celebrates National Salesperson Day by sharing just some of what our team has been working on and how it feels be a part of such a dynamic sales organization.
Dec 10, 2021
Company News
Slush 2021: Vanta Takes The International Stage
Vanta's CEO, Christina Cacioppo, will be taking the Founder Stage at Slush 2021 in Helsinki with Andrew Reed, Partner at Sequoia, to discuss how to take a product from nothing and turn it into something.
Brein Matturro, Editorial Lead
Nov 29, 2021
Company News
Vanta and Fintech Infrastructure Introduce the Open Finance Data Security Standard (OFDSS)
Fintech infrastructure and Vanta collaborate on data security requirements optimized for early and growth-stage digital finance companies.
Robbie Ostrow, Founding Engineer, Vanta
Nov 16, 2021
Engineering
3 GraphQL Pitfalls and Steps to Avoid Them
Vanta's engineering team shares what they've learned from their initial implementation of GraphQL back in 2017 and how GraphQL ended up being the perfect tool for the team.
Robbie Ostrow & the Vanta Engineering Team
Nov 12, 2021
Product Updates
What’s New in Vanta 11.2.21
What a month it’s been here at Vanta! We launched two new products, PCI DSS and GDPR, and the Vanta platform recieved big updates this month, including the launch of recurring SAT, automatic employee reminder emails, a revamped Vanta Help Center, and more!
Vanta
Nov 2, 2021
Company News
Introducing PCI DSS support for cardholder data security
Today we’re excited to announce support for PCI DSS, Vanta’s latest integrated security framework centered on protecting customer cardholder data. Automate up to 60% of the evidence gathering process needed to prove PCI compliance.
Oct 26, 2021
Company News
The Evolution of Information Security Audits
Vanta’s Matt Cooper recently spoke at Cobalt's SecTalks 2021 and discussed how audit irritation spurred the idea for compliance automation and how information security audits are evolving.
Brein Matturro, Editorial Lead
Oct 7, 2021
Company News
Vanta Named Leader in Cloud Compliance Software by G2
Vanta is a Leader in Cloud Compliance Software, receiving the highest customer satisfaction rating among products in cloud compliance, according to G2.
Brein Matturro, Editorial Lead
Oct 6, 2021
GDPR
Who Should Comply With GDPR?
Understanding GDPR can be a challenge. Learn what GDPR is, who it impacts, and how it might apply to your business.
Oct 5, 2021
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 10.4.21
Happy fall everyone! In this round-up of product updates we’re excited to highlight several new integrations and support for recurring uploaded evidence.
Oct 4, 2021
SOC 2
Why a SOC 2 is the Most Accepted Security Compliance Standard
Learn why enterprises trust SOC 2 compliance and how your organization's growth may depend on it.
Brein Matturro, Editorial Lead
Sep 23, 2021
SOC 2
Create a Culture of Security From the Start
A LAUNCH Jam Session series recap with Christina Cacioppo and Chris Evans of Incident.io.
Sep 14, 2021
PCI
What Is PCI Compliance? A PCI DSS Overview
What is PCI compliance and how can it save your business? Find out the basics of PCI DSS and how to make sure your company is PCI compliant.
Sep 7, 2021
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 8.31.21
HIPAA Compliance Training Video, New Tests, Integrations, and Improvements
Vanta
Aug 31, 2021
SOC 2
Five Principles For Building a Secure Product
A Startup Grind 2021 Session recap with Christina Cacioppo.
Bailey Sandler, Marketing Coordinator
Aug 30, 2021
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 7.30.21
New Tests Dashboard, new Vanta security awareness training (SAT), more automated security tests, & new HR integrations.
Vanta
Jul 30, 2021
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 6.30.21
Documents tab, new & improved tests, and better employee offboarding
Vanta
Jun 30, 2021
SOC 2
Five Ways to Turn SOC 2 Compliance into a Growth Strategy
How to use your SOC 2 as a sales and marketing lever
Eric Martin, Head of Sales
Jun 18, 2021
Product Updates
How to Streamline Your Employee Onboarding & Offboarding Process
Learn why automating onboarding and offboarding processes ensures the security of your company's data
Vanta
May 17, 2021
Company News
Announcing Vanta’s $50 Million Series A from Sequoia Capital
Vanta is eager to share that we have raised its $50 million Series A fundraising round, led by Andrew Reed at Sequoia Capital, and with participation from existing investor Y Combinator.
Christina Cacioppo, CEO and Co-founder
May 4, 2021
SOC 2
Penetration Testing 101
What is a "pen" test and why your company might need one
Sammy Chowdhury, CISA and Steve Seideman, CISSP
Apr 21, 2021
ISO 27001
Who needs ISO 27001 certification?
Learn the ISO 27001 basics and why you might get certified
Vanta
Apr 16, 2021
Product Updates
What’s New in Vanta
Snyk, Azure DevOps, redesigned people page, and more
Boris Logvinsky, Product Lead
Apr 6, 2021
Product Updates
What’s New in Vanta
Jamf, MongoDB Atlas, Azure container scanning and more
Boris Logvinsky, Product Lead
Feb 3, 2021
Company News
Walking the walk: SOC 2 Type II
Lessons learned from Vanta's SOC 2 journey and how we leveraged Vanta to get certified.
Neil Patil, Software Engineer
Camille Goehausen, Customer Success Manager
Feb 2, 2021
HIPAA
HIPAA & SOC 2 Compliance
How to tackle both certifications with ongoing security monitoring
Vanta
Feb 1, 2021
SOC 2
Security for B2B Sales
Webinar recap covering security reviews, vendor questionnaires, and SOC 2
Vanta
Feb 1, 2021
Customer Insights
6 Reasons Your Company needs a SOC 2
Learn why Vanta customers are getting their SOC 2
Vanta
Dec 11, 2020
SOC 2
8 Best Practices for Vendor Management
How to work with vendors while maintaining security
Vanta
Aug 24, 2020
SOC 2
Vendor Reviews
What you need to know about vendor reviews and how to streamline them
Vanta
Jun 18, 2020
SOC 2
Understanding risk and security assessments: SSAE 16 to SSAE 18, and SOC 1 and SOC 2
Understanding risk and security assessments
Vanta
Jun 18, 2020
SOC 2
Your business needs a vendor management policy. Here’s how to create one.
Here’s how to create one
Vanta
Jun 9, 2020
SOC 2
SOC 2 Automation: Empowering auditors and companies
Empowering auditors and companies
Vanta
Mar 23, 2020
SOC 2
What does a SOC 2 audit cost?
Overview of the time and financial investment involved
Vanta
Mar 10, 2020
SOC 2
SOC 2 Type I vs. Type II
You’ll want to consider three categories – speed, strength, and cost – for your choice
Vanta
Mar 10, 2020
PCI
PCI Compliance in 3 Steps
Learn the differences between a ROC and a SAQ and the best path to PCI compliance in three steps.
Engineering
How Vanta's engineering team improved productivity with esbuild
Find out how Vanta’s engineering team accelerated backend functionality with esbuild.
SOC 2
Why a SOC 2 is the Most Accepted Security Compliance Standard
Learn why enterprises trust SOC 2 compliance and how your organization's growth may depend on it.
Brein Matturro, Editorial Lead
September 23, 2021
SOC 2
Create a Culture of Security From the Start
A LAUNCH Jam Session series recap with Christina Cacioppo and Chris Evans of Incident.io.
September 14, 2021
SOC 2
Five Principles For Building a Secure Product
A Startup Grind 2021 Session recap with Christina Cacioppo.
Bailey Sandler, Marketing Coordinator
August 30, 2021
SOC 2
Five Ways to Turn SOC 2 Compliance into a Growth Strategy
How to use your SOC 2 as a sales and marketing lever
Eric Martin, Head of Sales
June 17, 2021
SOC 2
Penetration Testing 101
What is a "pen" test and why your company might need one
Sammy Chowdhury, CISA and Steve Seideman, CISSP
April 21, 2021
SOC 2
Security for B2B Sales
Webinar recap covering security reviews, vendor questionnaires, and SOC 2
Vanta
February 1, 2021
SOC 2
8 Best Practices for Vendor Management
How to work with vendors while maintaining security
Vanta
August 24, 2020
SOC 2
You've been asked to present your SOC 2
Don't panic! This blog post is here to help.
Vanta
July 27, 2020
SOC 2
Vendor Reviews
What you need to know about vendor reviews and how to streamline them
Vanta
July 27, 2020
SOC 2
Understanding risk and security assessments: SSAE 16 to SSAE 18, and SOC 1 and SOC 2
Understanding risk and security assessments
Vanta
June 17, 2020
SOC 2
Your business needs a vendor management policy. Here’s how to create one.
Here’s how to create one
Vanta
June 8, 2020
SOC 2
SOC 2 Automation: Empowering auditors and companies
Empowering auditors and companies
Vanta
March 23, 2020
SOC 2
SOC 2 Type I vs. Type II
You’ll want to consider three categories – speed, strength, and cost – for your choice
Vanta
March 10, 2020
SOC 2
What does a SOC 2 audit cost?
Overview of the time and financial investment involved
Vanta
March 10, 2020
PCI
Why Should my Company Comply With a Higher Level of PCI Compliance?
Vanta Cybersecurity expert, Tony Fulda, answers a commonly asked question about why an organization would reach for a Report on Compliance when a Self-Assessment Questionnaire is an acceptable PCI compliance standard.
March 11, 2022
March 11, 2022
Company News
Introducing PCI DSS support for cardholder data security
Today we’re excited to announce support for PCI DSS, Vanta’s latest integrated security framework centered on protecting customer cardholder data. Automate up to 60% of the evidence gathering process needed to prove PCI compliance.
October 20, 2021
February 17, 2022
PCI
PCI Compliance in 3 Steps
Learn the differences between a ROC and a SAQ and the best path to PCI compliance in three steps.
September 9, 2021
January 31, 2022
PCI
What Is PCI Compliance? A PCI DSS Overview
What is PCI compliance and how can it save your business? Find out the basics of PCI DSS and how to make sure your company is PCI compliant.
September 7, 2021
November 17, 2021
Company News
Meet the Team!
Meet Rush—Vanta's Head of Enterprise Engineering. Rush fills us in on his new role, what he hopes to accomplish, and his dream vacation!
April 6, 2022
April 6, 2022
Company News
Comparably recognizes Vanta on 2022 Best Company Outlook list
Vanta makes Comparably’s 2022 Best Company Outlook list—and that’s not all. Read more about our culture metrics and how employees rank their experience.
May 12, 2022
April 5, 2022
Company News
Women's History Month at Vanta
Women’s History Month at Vanta was filled with celebration, recognition, and charity. We also asked Vantan’s to tell us about women that inspire them. Watch the video to hear their answers.
April 5, 2022
April 1, 2022
Company News
Vanta Named G2’s 2022 Leader in Cloud Compliance Software
Vanta has been named G2’s top provider for cloud compliance software and services for Spring 2022.
March 28, 2022
March 28, 2022
Company News
Vanta is ISO 27001 Certified
After helping nearly 3,000 customers prove their security, Vanta has followed suit to become ISO 27001 certified (and lived to tell the tale). We're sharing what we've learned and ways we've improved the platform for even more efficiency.
April 5, 2022
March 24, 2022
Company News
Breakout List Names Vanta the #1 Startup to Join in 2022
Breakout List has selected Vanta as the #1 startup to join in 2022. Learn more about Breakout List and Vanta's career opportunities.
March 24, 2022
March 10, 2022
Company News
Meet the Team!
Meet Christian, our Head of Finance, and learn more about who he is, where he came from, and his hopes for Vanta.
March 30, 2022
February 22, 2022
Company News
Meet the Team!
Delaney, Global Demand Generation Manager
February 9, 2022
February 9, 2022
Company News
Vanta Announces Partnership With BreakLine
Vanta has partnered with BreakLine to help increase our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in our employment recruiting efforts.
February 8, 2022
February 8, 2022
Company News
Take Our State of Startup Security Survey
We want to hear from you! Take our first annual State of Startup Security Survey and (anonymously) share how your organization prioritizes security, what your scaling looks like, and how you unblock startup challenges.
March 10, 2022
February 2, 2022
Company News
How Vanta Is Helping Identify Log4j Vulnerabilities
Although Vanta was not affected by the recent Apache Log4j vulnerability, we're working closely with impacted customers and helping to identify strategies to remediate any security concerns. Learn more about how Vanta can help.
December 22, 2021
December 21, 2021
Company News
Vanta’s 2021 Year in Review
Vanta has had a very busy 2021, so we've taken some time to reflect on all that we -- and our customers -- have accomplished this past year.
Lauren Kuemmeler, Customer Marketing Manager
February 1, 2022
December 15, 2021
Company News
Vanta Celebrates National Salesperson Day
Vanta celebrates National Salesperson Day by sharing just some of what our team has been working on and how it feels be a part of such a dynamic sales organization.
December 15, 2021
December 10, 2021
Company News
Slush 2021: Vanta Takes The International Stage
Vanta's CEO, Christina Cacioppo, will be taking the Founder Stage at Slush 2021 in Helsinki with Andrew Reed, Partner at Sequoia, to discuss how to take a product from nothing and turn it into something.
Brein Matturro, Editorial Lead
December 10, 2021
November 29, 2021
Company News
Vanta and Fintech Infrastructure Introduce the Open Finance Data Security Standard (OFDSS)
Fintech infrastructure and Vanta collaborate on data security requirements optimized for early and growth-stage digital finance companies.
Robbie Ostrow, Founding Engineer, Vanta
March 14, 2022
November 16, 2021
Company News
Meet the Team!
Jasmine, Go-To Market and Business Recruiter
Vanta
November 10, 2021
November 10, 2021
Company News
Introducing PCI DSS support for cardholder data security
Today we’re excited to announce support for PCI DSS, Vanta’s latest integrated security framework centered on protecting customer cardholder data. Automate up to 60% of the evidence gathering process needed to prove PCI compliance.
February 17, 2022
October 20, 2021
Company News
The Evolution of Information Security Audits
Vanta’s Matt Cooper recently spoke at Cobalt's SecTalks 2021 and discussed how audit irritation spurred the idea for compliance automation and how information security audits are evolving.
Brein Matturro, Editorial Lead
November 2, 2021
October 7, 2021
Company News
Vanta Named Leader in Cloud Compliance Software by G2
Vanta is a Leader in Cloud Compliance Software, receiving the highest customer satisfaction rating among products in cloud compliance, according to G2.
Brein Matturro, Editorial Lead
November 2, 2021
October 6, 2021
Company News
Announcing Vanta’s $50 Million Series A from Sequoia Capital
Vanta is eager to share that we have raised its $50 million Series A fundraising round, led by Andrew Reed at Sequoia Capital, and with participation from existing investor Y Combinator.
Christina Cacioppo, CEO and Co-founder
March 14, 2022
May 3, 2021
Company News
Meet the Team!
Matt Cooper, Security & Compliance
Vanta Talent Team
February 17, 2022
April 19, 2021
Company News
Meet the Team!
Michelle Kidd, Sales Manager
Vanta Talent Team
February 17, 2022
February 9, 2021
Company News
Walking the walk: SOC 2 Type II
Lessons learned from Vanta's SOC 2 journey and how we leveraged Vanta to get certified.
Neil Patil, Software Engineer
Camille Goehausen, Customer Success Manager
February 17, 2022
February 1, 2021
Company News
Meet the Team!
Robbie, Software Engineering
Vanta Talent Team
February 17, 2022
December 23, 2020
Company News
Meet the Team!
Ellen, Software Engineering
Vanta Talent Team
February 17, 2022
December 10, 2020
Customer Insights
6 Reasons Your Company needs a SOC 2
Learn why Vanta customers are getting their SOC 2
Vanta
December 10, 2020
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 5.3.22
This month’s updates are all about customization. Learn about Vanta’s new API, an integration with Snowflake, device management, and an easier way to correspond with auditors.
May 2, 2022
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 4.4.22
Spring is officially here and so is another product update. Learn more about AWS Lambda serverless monitoring, Asana task creation, and in-app policy editing.
April 4, 2022
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 3.1.22
In this month’s updates, learn how we’ve enhanced our integrations with Slack, Okta, and Datadog to make your security program safer and easier to manage.
February 28, 2022
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 2.1.22
New year, new Vanta! Our resolution is to make managing security, undergoing an audit, and using Vanta easier than ever. Learn more about what we're focused on building this year.
Vanta
January 31, 2022
Product Updates
What’s New in Vanta 12.17.2021
Before we break for eggnog, our team is excited to share several product updates that are sure to save you time, so you can spend it on what really matters. ✨
Vanta
December 14, 2021
Product Updates
What’s New in Vanta 11.2.21
What a month it’s been here at Vanta! We launched two new products, PCI DSS and GDPR, and the Vanta platform recieved big updates this month, including the launch of recurring SAT, automatic employee reminder emails, a revamped Vanta Help Center, and more!
Vanta
October 29, 2021
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 10.4.21
Happy fall everyone! In this round-up of product updates we’re excited to highlight several new integrations and support for recurring uploaded evidence.
October 4, 2021
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 8.31.21
HIPAA Compliance Training Video, New Tests, Integrations, and Improvements
Vanta
August 30, 2021
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 7.30.21
New Tests Dashboard, new Vanta security awareness training (SAT), more automated security tests, & new HR integrations.
Vanta
July 30, 2021
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 6.30.21
Documents tab, new & improved tests, and better employee offboarding
Vanta
June 30, 2021
Product Updates
How to Streamline Your Employee Onboarding & Offboarding Process
Learn why automating onboarding and offboarding processes ensures the security of your company's data
Vanta
May 17, 2021
Product Updates
What’s New in Vanta
Snyk, Azure DevOps, redesigned people page, and more
Boris Logvinsky, Product Lead
April 6, 2021
Product Updates
What’s New in Vanta
Jamf, MongoDB Atlas, Azure container scanning and more
Boris Logvinsky, Product Lead
February 3, 2021
GDPR
Who Should Comply With GDPR?
Understanding GDPR can be a challenge. Learn what GDPR is, who it impacts, and how it might apply to your business.
October 5, 2021
Engineering
How Vanta's engineering team improved productivity with esbuild
Find out how Vanta’s engineering team accelerated backend functionality with esbuild.
May 19, 2022
Engineering
How Vanta Supports a Distributed Engineering Team
As the Head of Engineering at Vanta, I’m excited to announce that we now officially support a distributed engineering team. Find out how we did it and why.
Matt Spitz, Head of Engineering
March 29, 2022
Engineering
3 GraphQL Pitfalls and Steps to Avoid Them
Vanta's engineering team shares what they've learned from their initial implementation of GraphQL back in 2017 and how GraphQL ended up being the perfect tool for the team.
Robbie Ostrow & the Vanta Engineering Team
November 9, 2021
Everything you need to get compliance audit ready, fast.
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