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SOC 2 for healthcare organizations: Benefits and compliance steps

Jul 30, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
Healthcare organizations operate under an extension of regulations, HIPAA being amongst the top, leaving little room to prioritize voluntary frameworks like SOC 2. ‍ However, overlooking SOC 2 is a missed strategic opportunity as it offers structured, actionable security guidance that not only strengthens security and privacy posture but also facilitates HIPAA compliance. ‍ In this guide, you’ll learn why that’s the case and discover: ‍
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110 security and compliance statistics for tech leaders to know in 2025

Jul 28, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
Staying compliant has never been more complex or more critical. With evolving regulations, expanding tech stacks, and increasing third-party exposure, today’s security and compliance teams are under constant pressure to reduce risk while upholding trust. Understanding the latest trends is key to staying ahead. ‍ This roundup of security and compliance statistics brings together the most up-to-date data on regulatory readiness, breach impact, automation, vendor risk, and more.
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ISO 27001 for healthcare companies: Benefits and implementation steps

Jul 24, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
ISO 27001 is a widely used standard for protecting the security of organizations across sectors and their data through comprehensive controls. While it’s beneficial for virtually any industry, organizations in the healthcare sector often find it especially valuable. ‍ This is because they’re often subject to extensive but vaguely defined regulations, and ISO 27001 provides the structured approach to compliance they need.
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Helping businesses earn and prove trust: Announcing Vanta's $150 million Series D

Jul 23, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
Vanta has raised a $150M Series D and is now valued at $4.15 billion. ‍ Financing mile markers are exciting validation of what we’re building and also serve as a rare moment to reflect on the company and hone in more sharply on our mission. ‍ Vanta’s mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. ‍ We believe trust is the critical ingredient to growth.
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Your complete guide to compliance management software

Jul 22, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
The regulatory landscape is constantly evolving to address new technologies and risks. As a result, organizations must navigate an increasing number of frameworks to protect their systems and data. ‍ Manually managing complex compliance workflows, such as control effectiveness monitoring, can lead to inconsistent documentation, human error, and costly audit failures.
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How to implement CPS 234: A 7-step compliance guide

Jul 21, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
In 2024, Vanta’s State of Trust Report found that cybersecurity threats were the number one concern for Australian organisations. To mitigate such threats, the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) developed CPS 234—a robust security framework that all APRA-regulated entities must implement. ‍ CPS 234 addresses virtually all aspects of an entity’s security infrastructure, so implementation can be challenging without guidance.
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CPS 234 vs. ISO 27001: Differences and overlaps

Jul 18, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
CPS 234 and ISO 27001 are two industry-accepted standards that help protect organisations from cyber attacks—one of the biggest threats and concerns Australian organisations experienced in 2024. The standards can be said to share the same end goal—increasing cyber resilience while helping manage information security more effectively. ‍ Despite this shared goal, CPS 234 and ISO 27001 come with notable differences.
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Vanta Acquires Riskey to Transform Vendor Risk with Continuous, AI-Powered Monitoring

Vanta Acquires Riskey to Transform Vendor Risk with Continuous, AI-Powered Monitoring

Jul 17, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
Vanta announces the acquisition of Riskey, a pioneer in real-time third- and fourth-party risk monitoring. The addition of Riskey's technology into Vanta Vendor Risk Management (VRM) significantly advances Vanta's capabilities in supporting security teams with an automated approach to VRM - replacing static point-in-time assessments with continuous, AI-driven risk intelligence.
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Supercharging Vendor Risk Management: Vanta acquires Riskey

Jul 17, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
Today, we're taking a big step toward making trust management even easier for our customers: Vanta has acquired Riskey, a company leading the way in real-time third-party risk monitoring. Their continuous vendor monitoring and alerting will soon be part of Vanta’s Vendor Risk Management product. ‍ Managing vendor risk is more important than ever.
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Understanding AI compliance and its importance for organizations

Jul 16, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
As AI capabilities grow, organizations are adopting it for compliance monitoring, risk analysis, and data processing. However, increased use also introduces new risks, making strict regulation essential, especially in sectors where sensitive data is involved—like finance, insurance, and healthcare. Mishandling this information can lead to reputational damage, legal action, or hefty fines.
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Bret Taylor of Sierra: How to sell to Enterprise Companies as an AI Startup | Frameworks for Growth

Jul 15, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
In this episode of Frameworks for Growth, Vanta CEO Christina Cacioppo sits down with Bret Taylor, Co-founder and CEO of Sierra, to discuss the evolution of technology, from the early days of cloud at Salesforce, to enterprise-ready AI companies—plus cultural lessons from companies like Google and Facebook, and what it takes to launch successful AI startups today. Bret shares insights from decades at the forefront of tech innovation—including his time as co-CEO of Salesforce and CTO of Facebook—offering advice for founders navigating today’s market and tomorrow’s challenges.
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Why measuring your security maturity matters (And how we do it at Vanta)

Jul 15, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
Security maturity means different things to different organizations, but the one constant is that it needs to be structured. By consistently assessing where you stand and where you need to go against a solid framework, you're able to take what seems like an impossible goal and break it down into achievable and actionable checkpoints that actually move the needle. ‍ The key to making this work isn't just having the right framework but making sure the right stakeholders are involved in the process.
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HIPAA violations in 2025: Staff mistakes and vendor blind spots

Jul 15, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
HIPAA violations don’t always come from malicious attacks or headline-making data breaches. More often, they stem from everyday mistakes, like misdirected emails and vendors that aren’t as secure as they seem. Even small slip-ups can expose protected health information (PHI) and invite major consequences. ‍ In today’s complex compliance landscape, those mistakes are alarmingly common.
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Streamline audit workflows with the Vanta + Fieldguide integration

Jul 11, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
Audits are hard enough. Chasing down duplicate evidence across systems shouldn’t be part of the process. We’re excited to announce we’ve joined Fieldguide’s open ecosystem, the industry-leading AI-powered platform built for top global CPA firms and enterprise-focused audit providers. ‍ This integration is designed to reduce friction, eliminate redundant work, and help both companies and auditors complete reviews more efficiently with streamlined communications.
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Essential Eight framework: A comprehensive guide to compliance

Jul 11, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
In 2010, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) developed a set of prioritised threat mitigation strategies to provide cybersecurity guidance to government agencies and organisations. Over time, eight of those strategies proved to be the most effective and were formalised into the Essential Eight (E8) framework, officially published in 2017.
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A 7-step Essential Eight compliance checklist

Jul 10, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
Implementing Essential Eight (E8) is mandatory for in-scope organisations, such as government agencies, critical infrastructure providers, and other non-corporate Commonwealth entities (NCEs). ‍ Even if your organisation isn’t scoped by the framework, aligning with E8 is recommended because it outlines the baseline requirements for defending against cyber threats.
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Introducing Vanta Trust Maturity Report: Benchmark your security maturity against 11,000+ programs

Jul 9, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
Security is no longer just part of running a business—it’s the backbone of building customer trust. But there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to building a reliable and scalable security program. Every organization—regardless of size, industry, or region—faces unique challenges that shape its security needs and investments. ‍ Customers often tell us they want more tools to benchmark their programs against industry peers and best practices.
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Vanta is a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Governance, Risk, and Compliance Software Vendor Assessment, 2025

Jul 9, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
Vanta's AI-powered trust management platform centralizes key program areas, reduces manual efforts with automation, and continuously monitors your GRC program to drive measurable business impact. Recently, Vanta was named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Governance, Risk, and Compliance Software Vendor Assessment 2025 (Doc # US53615325, June 2025). ‍ The IDC MarketScape assesses the competitive landscape, analyzing qualitative and quantitative criteria to evaluate GRC vendors.
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Understanding AI governance: Why most organizations feel overwhelmed by regulations

Jul 8, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
As AI adoption accelerates across industries, the pressure to ensure responsible and compliant use is growing just as fast. Conversations around AI governance, once niche, are now central to boardroom strategy, legal risk assessments, and day-to-day operations. ‍ While organizations widely acknowledge the need for clear oversight, many of them are struggling to keep up. In our latest survey of industry leaders, half of the respondents said they feel overwhelmed by AI regulations.
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How much does Essential Eight cost? A complete breakdown

Jul 7, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
The Australian Essential Eight is a cybersecurity framework that helps organisations protect their systems against common cyber threats. Although compliance isn’t mandatory for non-government entities, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) strongly encourages organisations to implement it due to its broad coverage. ‍ Depending on your organisation’s size and tech environment, implementing the Essential Eight can require a significant investment.
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How we fixed a session race condition at Vanta

Jul 1, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
Vanta provides audit firms and managed service providers (MSPs) with a dedicated console that allows them to oversee their clients and deliver audit and management services effectively. Partners work with their customers within their Vanta instances, conducting audits or helping them set up and manage their security and compliance program.
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