Your security and compliance glossary

All the terms you need to know when you’re trying to get compliance audit ready, fast.

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Cardholder Data Environment (CDE)

Cardholder data environment refers to all people, processes, and technologies that store, process, transmit, or can impact the security of cardholder data.

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Committed to Trust: How Our Customers Turn Promises into Proof

Join us for a panel with leaders from GitHub, Modern Treasury, and Vanta’s own GRC team, where we’ll dig into what it really takes to build trust into the way you work.

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Government contracting compliance 101: Everything you should know

Understand the regulations and standards government contractors must meet—and the challenges involved.

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Beyond Compliance: Building a Scalable Trust Program with Vanta

Join us to see how high-growth companies use Vanta to build trust, stay audit-ready, and scale with confidence.

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Compliance
Events
Committed to Trust: How Our Customers Turn Promises into Proof

Join us for a panel with leaders from GitHub, Modern Treasury, and Vanta’s own GRC team, where we’ll dig into what it really takes to build trust into the way you work.

Compliance
Blog
Government contracting compliance 101: Everything you should know

Understand the regulations and standards government contractors must meet—and the challenges involved.

Compliance
Events
Beyond Compliance: Building a Scalable Trust Program with Vanta

Join us to see how high-growth companies use Vanta to build trust, stay audit-ready, and scale with confidence.

Compliance
Blog
How to choose the best access review software: A buyer’s guide

Learn why access review software is essential and how to choose and implement the right solution.

GDPR
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GDPR basics: Everything you need to know to keep your business compliant

Learn the basics of GDPR, what GDPR compliance means for your organization, and how the GDPR rights granted to those in the EU may impact your business.

Security
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The CISO Playbook: How Security Leaders at Calm, Perforce, Xactus, and Vanta Drive Outcomes

Hear from CISOs at Calm, Perforce, Xactus, and Vanta for The CISO Playbook - a panel on how enterprise security leaders demonstrate value to boards, manage risk at scale, and align security programs with growth and executive expectations.

GDPR
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Learn How to Automate Compliance for ISO 27001, GDPR, and more

Watch this on-demand demo to learn how Vanta automates compliance for ISO 27001, DORA, the EU AI Act, and more, saving you time and money.

Product updates
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New in Vanta | December 2025

Vanta launched AI-generated policies, multiple risk registers, and vendor intake forms.

Compliance
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Learn How to Automate Compliance for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and More

Watch our on-demand demo to learn how Vanta can help you accelerate compliance with deep automation and agentic workflows that handle evidence, policies, and remediation for you across frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and more.