Security Reviews

This guide is courtesy of Christina Cacioppo, founder of Vanta (w18). Christina also gave a presentation on security reviews and how startups are tackling it, which you can check out here: Security reviews are about trust. As more and more companies entrust their data and tools with outside vendors, it is increasingly important to prove the security of those vendors. Companies are trying not only to verify the specific security measures your company is taking, but to see if they can trust that you will take care of their data. Ultimately, if a breach of data ever occurs, companies also want to be able to say that they did their best to vet the security of their vendor prior to that occurrence.‍ There are many ways to build trust with your prospect’s security team. Some examples include: The ultimate goal is to prove that you’ve thought about security; the quicker you can present these types of documents, the better chance you have of moving through this stage. There are generally two p

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