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Meet the Team!
Meet Arushi—Audit Enablement Intern, software engineer, and D&D veteran.
August 12, 2022
Company News
Customer obsessed: Our customer-centric Community and Research Panel coming soon
Further committing to one of our core principles of "putting customers first," we are excited to share plans for the upcoming Vanta Community and Vanta Research Panel.
August 5, 2022
Product Updates
New in Vanta: Tools to streamline your audit
In this post we take a look at some of Vanta's latest audit-focused features. These newly released tools and services were designed to make you and your auditor’s life a bit easier when it comes time for audit.
August 4, 2022
Company News
Understanding the value of SOC 2 compliance for your company
Vanta's CRO Stevie Case spoke at Founder University's two-day intensive designed for startup founders. In her presentation, Stevie discusses the value of SOC 2 and how to turn compliance obstacles into significant growth opportunities.
July 27, 2022
Company News
Keep your business golden with CCPA
Vanta now supports CCPA compliance. Build trust, win new business, and lead the conversation on consumer data privacy by maintaining year-round compliance with Vanta.
July 14, 2022
Engineering
How engineers can tackle data privacy and security
Vanta joins The Stack Overflow podcast to discuss how engineers can help their organizations get ahead on security, compliance, and privacy.
July 13, 2022
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 7.12.22
You spoke, we listened. This month's updates reflect lots of customer feedback and collaboration. Read about our new platform redesign, customization options, and the addition of our CCPA compliance product.
July 12, 2022
Company News
Vanta's new look: A customer-based redesign
Everything we do at Vanta is driven by a customer-centric approach—especially when it comes to our platform. After receiving your feedback, we're excited to unveil a new-and-improved product experience.
July 6, 2022
Company News
How Vanta empowers customer success
Find out how we invest in long-term relationships with customers and put them at the center of our work.
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 6.15.22
We’re starting the summer with a collection of newly shipped features designed to help keep your organization secure and cool under audit, including Vanta Trust Reports.
June 15, 2022
Customer Insights
State of Startup Security Report 2022: A transforming security landscape
In the State of Startup Security Report, Vanta shares all the data from our most recent survey which asked startups to honestly and anonymously discuss security processes and priorities.
June 14, 2022
Company News
Announcing Vanta’s $110 Million Series B
Vanta has raised $110 million in Series B funding led by Craft Ventures with participation from Sequoia, Y Combinator, and other existing investors.
Christina Cacioppo
June 8, 2022
Engineering
Engineering at Vanta: How we imported our AWS environment into Terraform
Find out how we resolved a host of issues by importing our AWS environment into Terraform.
Drew Gregory, Software Engineer
June 1, 2022
Customer Insights
Your Vanta journey: What to expect from the customer experience
Our customers are at the center of everything we do. In this article, we’ll show you what it’s like to prove, and improve, your security as a Vanta customer.
June 2, 2022
Product Updates
Building trust with customers and prospects just got easier with the Vanta Trust Report
Introducing the Vanta Trust Report. Proactively share your security program details with customers and prospects to close deals quicker, speed up security reviews, become more efficient.
June 2, 2022
Company News
Vanta to attend three international conferences in June 2022
In June 2022, Vanta will attend three of the biggest tech conferences across the globe. Join us in Dublin, Amsterdam, and Toronto.
June 7, 2022
Company News
Vanta announces two new female VPs
Vanta is expanding the leadership team to include two new VPs. Meg Goetsch, VP of Operations and Finance, and Nicole Zuuring, VP of Marketing, have recently joined Vanta's C-suite.
May 31, 2022
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 documentation template: Free download
ISO 27001 documentation can be complicated and hard to understand where to start. Instead of creating compliance documents from scratch, download our free ISO 27001 template.
August 17, 2022
Engineering
How Vanta's engineering team improved productivity with esbuild
Find out how Vanta’s engineering team accelerated the developer feedback loop with esbuild.
Utsav Shah, Software Engineer
May 19, 2022
Company News
Vanta hosts first company retreat: Palm Springs 2022
Vanta's first ever company-wide retreat was a huge success. Hear about karaoke, masterclasses, awards, and more.
May 10, 2022
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!
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.
April 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.
April 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.
March 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
March 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.
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.
March 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.
March 11, 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.
March 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.
February 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.
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.
February 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
February 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.
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
December 15, 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
December 17, 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 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
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
November 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
November 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
November 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.
October 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
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
October 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.
October 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.
October 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
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
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.
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
Product Updates
What's New in Vanta 8.31.21
HIPAA Compliance Training Video, New Tests, Integrations, and Improvements
Vanta
August 31, 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
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
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 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
April 21, 2021
ISO 27001
Who needs ISO 27001 certification?
Read our blog to learn more about what is ISO 27001 certification and who needs ISO 27001. We're here to help make the process simple and straightforward.
Vanta
April 18, 2022
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
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 2, 2021
HIPAA
HIPAA & SOC 2 Compliance
How to tackle both certifications with ongoing security monitoring
Vanta
February 1, 2021
SOC 2
Security for B2B Sales
Webinar recap covering security reviews, vendor questionnaires, and SOC 2
Vanta
February 1, 2021
Customer Insights
6 Reasons Your Company needs a SOC 2
Learn why Vanta customers are getting their SOC 2
Vanta
December 11, 2020
SOC 2
8 Best Practices for Vendor Management
How to work with vendors while maintaining security
Vanta
August 24, 2020
SOC 2
Vendor Reviews
What you need to know about vendor reviews and how to streamline them
Vanta
June 18, 2020
SOC 2
SSAE 16, SSAE18, SOC 1, SOC2: Understand risk and security
Understanding risk and security assessments
Vanta
June 18, 2020
SOC 2
Your business needs a vendor management policy. Here’s how to create one.
Here’s how to create one
Vanta
June 9, 2020
SOC 2
Cybersecurity is more important than ever
Here’s how SOC compliance fits in
Vanta
April 13, 2020
Vanta automates security compliance.