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This blog was written in partnership with the Vouch team. ‍ Today, cyber threats are more pervasive than ever, with businesses facing increasing risks from data breaches, ransomware attacks, and regulatory fines. To mitigate these threats, many companies turn to cyber insurance for financial protection. ‍ However, securing and maintaining cyber insurance isn’t just about paying a premium.

Vanta is proud to be one of the first companies to achieve ISO 42001 compliance with our audit partner Schellman, an ANSI-accredited ISO 42001 auditor. ‍ To prepare for and pass our audit, our team worked diligently to assess our specific business needs, communicate clearly with stakeholders and AI leadership, and complete formal training to learn how to develop, integrate, and deploy trustworthy AI systems in line with emerging laws and policies.

At Vanta, our mission is to secure the internet and protect consumer data. The proliferation of AI has made this both more challenging—and more important—than ever before. In our ongoing mission to ensure we safely use AI and demonstrate trustworthy AI practices, we’re excited to announce that Vanta is the first trust management platform to achieve ISO 42001 certification from an ANAB-accredited 42001 assessor. ‍

AI is a part of just about every organization—whether you're deploying AI, leveraging vendors who use it, or perhaps even building a model yourself. With AI moving faster than the pace of regulation, it’s natural for concerns around AI security and responsible usage to be top of mind. ‍ We hear from customers and prospects often who are looking for guidance to prove and demonstrate AI compliance and best practices.

In 2024, one of Vanta’s engineering goals was to improve the quality while maintaining our rapid product development. Around the same time, we also discovered we were months away from reaching our MongoDB Atlas database storage limit. If this threshold was reached, then we wouldn't be able to write any new data and the Vanta product would’ve been heavily degraded. This was a clear signal that we needed to invest more in our infrastructure and storage solution. ‍

The EU AI Act introduced the first comprehensive, harmonized regulatory framework for managing AI systems ethically and responsibly. Before the Act, the closest we had to such robust guidelines was ISO 42001, which has a similar overarching goal. ‍ If you’ve already implemented ISO 42001, you might have a head start in achieving EU AI Act compliance. In this guide, we explain why this is the case by covering: ‍

With NIS 2 becoming part of national laws, compliance has become mandatory for organizations within its scope. ‍ Although NIS 2 has addressed some of its predecessor’s shortcomings by expanding its scope and setting clearer security and reporting requirements, it remains demanding for security and compliance teams. Its prescriptive guidance and requirements are still limited in certain areas, which can leave teams uncertain about the exact steps to take.

Our second annual VantaCon UK event featured thought-provoking conversions with founders, CISOs, and security leaders from Synthesia, Okta, Klarna, Pigment, Multiverse, and more. ‍ During the event, speakers touched on the complexities of building trust in the age of AI, discussed specific regulatory challenges in the EU, and shared practical tips for modern CISOs operating amidst an evolving regulatory landscape and complex risk environment.

The Network and Information Security 2 (NIS 2) directive is a successor to the original NIS directive. Its purpose is to strengthen the cybersecurity posture of the businesses and organizations it covers across different sectors. ‍ NIS 2 expands on the original directive with notable changes and updates aimed at consolidating and strengthening cybersecurity practices in EU Member States.