Top 5 help center articles for tests

Running tests against your security controls and other systems is a critical aspect of protecting your organization from a potential data breach and ensuring that you maintain compliance. Vanta’s platform has automated tests with continuous monitoring that run on an hourly basis against your controls as well as customized tests that you can adapt to your organization's needs. 

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In this blog, we’ve highlighted the top five help center articles that can help you run tests more efficiently in Vanta. Whether you’re just getting started with the testing features in the platform or if you’re looking to up-level your existing tests, this blog is for you! 

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#1 Getting Started with Tests

If you’re new to the platform and are looking to understand how the testing features work, this article is the perfect place to get started. This article will guide you in setting up and managing critical compliance tests in Vanta to ensure successful security monitoring and a smooth audit process. You’ll learn the basics of linking integrations, enabling specific tests such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and SSL configurations, and uploading key organizational documents. You’ll also get steps for configuring tests and tips on which areas to focus on for audit readiness.

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#2 The Tests Page

This article explains how to utilize Vanta's Tests page to monitor and improve your company's security posture. You’ll learn how to sort and filter tests by urgency, status, or category, assign tests to team members, and access detailed test histories and remediation guidance. Additionally, it covers how to set SLA deadlines for various test categories, using Vanta's recommendations if needed, to ensure timely compliance efforts.

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#3 Customizing Automated Tests

If you’re looking to run tests unique to your systems, data, and controls this article is for you! This article explains how to customize Vanta's compliance tests to better align with your organization's security needs. You’ll learn which tests are available for customization and how to adjust parameters such as log retention periods, port restrictions, and review frequencies for various compliance requirements. By following the steps outlined, you’ll be able to modify tests to fit your specific compliance programs.

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#4 Creating Custom Tests

This article will help you create and map custom tests to specific controls and frameworks. Learn how to create a custom test by adding necessary details such as the test name, description, remediation instructions, and associated integrations. Additionally, the article explains how to map these custom tests to relevant controls, ensuring they are effectively integrated into the overall compliance strategy.

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#5 Test Source Data

This article explains how you can get detailed data on how tests receive information from integrated services to enhance transparency and troubleshooting. You’ll learn how to access the test source data table to review API requests, headers, and responses, as well as fetched data for individual resources. This will help you understand why a test may be passing or failing by comparing the test details and instructions with the actual source data.

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Bonus: Collecting Evidence Course

This course provides a comprehensive guide to collecting evidence in Vanta using automated tests, custom tests, and document uploads. You'll gain insight into the significance of meeting service-level agreements and understand what key information auditors seek during the audit period.

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For more help getting started or unlocking new parts of the Vanta platform, check out our Vanta Help Center or our Vanta Academy courses.