Name: Streamlining SOC 2 Compliance with Vanta and AWS
Start: 2024-10-17T17:09:00Z
End: 2024-10-17T17:09:42.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
Rating: 5

Secure customer trust, accelerate growth, and automate compliance for SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and more with a single platform — Vanta. Vanta automates compliance for the most in-demand frameworks, saving you up to 85% of associated costs. And Vanta scales with your business to help you continuously monitor compliance, unify risk management, and streamline security reviews with questionnaire automation.

In today’s AI boom, shipping fast gets attention—but building trust gets results. Startups now face higher expectations earlier than ever, with investors demanding clean financials and enterprise buyers requiring strong security before deals close. Once seen as later-stage priorities, SOC 2, audit-ready financials, and risk controls have become day-one signals that fuel growth.

With the right systems, trust shifts from a checkbox to a growth engine—and that’s where Vanta and Mercury step in, equipping early-stage teams to build investor and enterprise-grade credibility without slowing down.

You’ll learn how to:
- Pass investor diligence with confidence and fewer follow-ups
- Avoid security and procurement blockers before they stall a deal
- Stay ahead of compliance and risk without hiring full teams
- Demonstrate capital discipline in a market that rewards it

Building Trust in the AI Boom: Security, Capital, and Credibility from Day One

Risk isn’t just growing—it’s spreading across more systems and vendors than ever before. Security gaps, compliance demands, and vendor dependencies can put your customers, reputation, and revenue at risk. For GRC teams relying on traditional tools and manual processes, the workload is quickly becoming unsustainable. 

It’s time for a new way to manage all types of risk.

This time on Vanta Delivers, Jeremy Epling (CPO at Vanta) will share new AI workflows and features that help you proactively manage and centralize risk. See how you can reduce manual work with AI-powered policy drafts and bulk updates, save time by automatically flagging gaps in evidence, stay secure with continuous monitoring, and work faster with new Slack integrations.

You’ll also hear from industry experts Larkin Ryder (Head of Compliance at Anthropic) and Jeremy Carriger (CISO at Arcadia)—alongside our own Jadee Hanson (CISO at Vanta)—as they discuss AI, automation, and why managing risk is critical for growth and trust.

Vanta Delivers: AI-Powered Risk Management

The more your business grows, the more complex your GRC program becomes—and the more your team can get bogged down with manual tasks and workflows. Your business needs a modern GRC solution.

On this edition of Vanta Delivers, AI takes center stage as Jeremy Epling (CPO at Vanta) introduced new AI features that help to answer questions, identify errors, suggest improvements, and increase productivity from evidence to audit. We also share new features like adaptive scoping, audit workflows, and issue management that help you broaden what you monitor while staying in control of what auditors see. 

We will also hear from Paulina Zgorzelska (Sr. Director, Risk, Compliance, and Trust at Snyk), Scott Bachand (CIO/CISO at Ro), Nate Lee (Founder/CISO at TrustMind (Cloudsec.ai)), and our own Jadee Hanson (CISO at Vanta) about how AI and adaptive scoping are giving teams the freedom to build a GRC program that’s tailored for the unique needs of their business.

The First AI-powered Trust Management Platform

In an era where AI is reshaping how businesses operate, the journey of building an early-stage startup has never been more dynamic—or complex. How do founders navigate finding product-market fit, delegation, and scaling, all while adapting to technological innovations?

Join us on January 14 at 3 pm PT for a fireside chat with Christina Cacioppo, CEO and Co-founder of Vanta, and Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup and Founder of LTSE, as they explore the journey of the modern startup founder. 

Eric and Christina will discuss:
- Learnings from their own experiences
- How the principles of “founder mode” and lean methodology intersect
- The ways that today’s AI-driven landscape shapes early-stage growth and startup success

Building in the age of AI: Startup lessons for early-stage growth

Hear from John Hammond—cybersecurity researcher, practitioner, and content creator with nearly two million YouTube subscribers—and Matt Cooper, Vanta’s Director of GRC, for a fireside chat on AI, security maturity, and the top security risks in 2025.

They’ll explore the evolving landscape of cyber risks and share insights drawn from their work with organizations at every stage of security maturity.

What you’ll gain:
A deep dive into 2025’s top cyber risks, including the impact of AI
Actionable insights to refine your security priorities
Strategies tailored to your organization’s security maturity level
A live Q&A at the end

Don’t miss this chance to future-proof your approach to cybersecurity with advice from two leading voices in the industry

AI & Security Maturity: Navigating Risks Across Every Stage with John Hammond & Vanta

Moving fast used to be an edge. Now it’s necessary to show up.
In today’s market, where AI has torn up the old playbook, speed alone isn’t enough. It’s about making sharper, smarter moves earlier.
The startups that break out will lay the foundation for lasting advantage from the very beginning.

Join Christina Cacioppo (CEO and Co-founder of Vanta) and Mario Gabriele (CEO and Founder of The Generalist) for a tactical conversation on what it really takes to build a breakout startup, with sharp insights and strategies for staying ahead in a market that’s shifting faster than ever. 

You’ll walk away with: 
- Strategies for accelerating product-market fit
- Ways to use AI to build faster, operate leaner, and create early momentum
- A framework for choosing the right tools to 10x your business from day one
- Tactics for building competitive moats, even without funding or brand recognition

Expect actionable frameworks, founder-first strategies, and hard-earned lessons you won't find in traditional playbooks.

Founder to Founder: The Guide to Building a Breakout Startup in the AI Age

Trust is critical to the success of every UK business. To meet customer expectations, security leaders and their teams must address complex threats, a growing compliance burden, as well as increasing risk from their third-party vendor footprint. 

Watch our webinar, where leading cybersecurity experts Ciaran Martin and Victoria Baines will discuss the findings from Vanta’s second annual State of Trust Report. Understand the risks facing UK organisations, why good security means good business and how to minimise manual security work through AI and automation.

The State of Trust 2024: How UK Businesses are managing risk and compliance with automation

The European Union's AI Act is transforming how artificial intelligence is regulated, introducing new requirements for organizations that develop or deploy AI systems within the EU. Join us for an insightful webinar where we’ll unravel the complexities of the EU AI Act. 

In this on-demand webinar we cover:

- Key provisions for EU AI Act
- The implications for your business
- An outline of actionable steps to achieve compliance

Discover how Vanta can streamline your journey through this new regulatory landscape, ensuring your AI operations are secure and future-ready.

Demystifying the EU AI Act

From new frameworks, more security questionnaires, and additional expectations from larger enterprises to the risks that come with more team members, processes, and tools  – it can be challenging to balance the demands.

Watch today, as we discuss what to consider when scaling your GRC program. Our team will walk through:

- Key considerations to make when inventorying your current GRC tasks 
- Insight into how to prioritise and identify which processes should be updated
- Steps for how to make the necessary changes 
- Strategies to influence change across the org as your GRC program scales

Strategies for scaling your GRC program with automation and AI

Achieving security standards like ISO 27001 or SOC 2 can often be very manual and tedious. That’s why Vanta automates up to 90% of the work for security and privacy frameworks, and helps you move towards a state of continuous compliance.

Curious about what this looks like? Have more questions about security, compliance, or compliance automation? Join Vanta’s 45-minute live product demo. Register today to begin your automated compliance journey!

How to streamline ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliance with automation

Navigating the DORA deadline?

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) framework helps financial companies withstand, respond to, and recover from disruptions and threats of all kinds. 

Vanta automation simplifies your path to DORA with seamless integrations, a single platform for unified program management, and continuous visibility into your compliance status—no spreadsheets required.

Watch our webinar to explore more about Vanta, our support for DORA and have your questions answered live. You’ll also hear from one of our customers, Lazar Lazarov, Head of Information Security at BVNK about their security and compliance journey with us.

Countdown to DORA: Preparing for Compliance

As the number and severity of third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are scrutinizing more closely not just on how they handle data, but how their vendors do as well. For security leaders, this means more security reviews are coming across their desks each and every day. That amounts to valuable time spent on completing manual security reviews, taking attention away from running their security program.

Watch this webinar, to learn how Vanta can help you:

Save time by leveraging AI-generated responses to security questionnaires 
Reduce inbound questionnaires and build trust with Trust Center
Turn security and compliance into a revenue accelerator

To learn more about Vanta Questionnaire Automation and Trust Center, speak with us: https://www.vanta.com/landing/questionnaire-automation

Save time on security reviews with Questionnaire Automation & Trust Center

Watch our on-demand webinar with guest speaker Dr. Grace Trinidad, Research Director of the Future of Trust program at IDC and En Hao, Director of Product Marketing at Vanta, as they speak to IDC’s latest Analyst Brief titled,  “Building Customer Confidence: How Trust Centers Save Time and Accelerate Sales.” 

Dr. Grace Trinidad shares IDC’s research showing how trust centers: 

Improve brand trust and trustworthiness
Enhance customer experience
Help security and sales teams save time on security reviews
Enable security teams to measure revenue their contribution to revenue generation

If you’re interested in Vanta Trust Center, speak with us here: https://www.vanta.com/products/trust-center

How Trust Centers Help Save Time and Accelerate Sales

Becoming HITRUST certified ensures that your organization is implementing the essential cybersecurity and data protection practices necessary to demonstrate trust to healthcare and other industries. However, as the world of cybersecurity continues to evolve and become more strategically important to a company’s success, you’re likely being asked to do more with less. 

That’s why Vanta is excited to partner with HITRUST® Services Corp., the leader in cybersecurity assurances, as the first automated compliance reseller of the HITRUST e1, i1, and r2 Certifications. As an authorized reseller, Vanta’s pre-built HITRUST solution natively includes the necessary controls, documents, and policies - eliminating the manual “do-it-yourself” approach that other platforms require. Curious to see this in action?

In this on-demand webinar we will cover:
- What HITRUST is and an overview of HITRUST levels: e1, i1, and r2 
- Why organizations invest in HITRUST certification
- How to decide which HITRUST level to pursue 
- A live product demo of how Vanta automates HITRUST

Choosing the right HITRUST certification level and streamlining implementation

As buyers’ security expectations increase, the compliance burden grows, and the third-party vendor footprint scales, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) programs have to do more than ever to establish and maintain trust.

To meet these changes, GRC teams need solutions that are automated, integrate with their tech stack and across workflows, and provide continuous monitoring to get time back.

Learn how Vanta can help you do just that by:

- Automate control monitoring and evidence collection across frameworks
- Centralize program workflows while proving business impact
- Complete security reviews faster

Vanta in Action: Streamline governance, risk, and compliance workflows and save hours

As AI becomes more ubiquitous, so does the need to prove your AI practices are secure. ISO 42001 was introduced by the International Standards Organization to fulfill this need and helps companies demonstrate their organization’s security practices around AI in a verifiable way.

Join Vanta and A-LIGN for a Coffee and Compliance session on ISO 42001 —what it is, what types of organizations need it, and how it works.

Key takeaways include: 

- Understanding ISO 42001: Discover the components of the ISO 42001 framework and its relevance in today's ever-changing AI landscape
- Identifying the need: Gain insights into which organizations can benefit most from ISO 42001 and why it's essential for ensuring operational excellence when it comes to AI
- Implementation Strategies: Learn practical strategies and best practices for successfully integrating ISO 42001 into your organization

How to demonstrate secure AI practices with ISO 42001

Essential Eight was created by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) as a risk management framework to help prioritize eight strategies for mitigating cyber risk. 

Implementing Essential Eight can help organisations improve their resilience against cyber incidents and safeguard their information and systems. But, this can often be time consuming and tedious. 

Join our Ask Me (Almost) Anything session where Matt Cooper, Privacy, Risk & Compliance Manager at Vanta, will cover the basics and answer (almost) all your questions about Essential Eight.

Ask Me (Almost) Anything: Essential Eight

SOC 2 is a sought-after security framework for growing SaaS companies. It demonstrates your ability to safeguard the privacy and security of your customer data. But achieving it can be time-consuming and expensive.

Watch our our Coffee and Compliance webinar, where our experts, Ethan Heller, GRC, Subject Matter Expert at Vanta, and Brad Dispensa,WWPS Specialist SA at Amazon Web Services (AWS) cover some of the challenges of SOC 2 compliance and show how Vanta and AWS work together to simplify and accelerate SOC 2 compliance.

During this session, we cover:

· The challenges of SOC 2 compliance
· How Vanta and AWS streamline compliance
· Best practices for implementing continuous security

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