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The Ultimate Security Questionnaire Guide for Vendors

Welcome to our guide on Security Questionnaires (SQs)! We’ll cover everything you need to know about SQs, including a complete breakdown of what they’re all about, what risk assessments look like from a prospective customer’s POV, and best practices for the vendors responding. Let’s get started!

Why SOC 2 is an Industry Standard

SOC 2 (Service Organization Control 2) provides a framework for assessing and reporting on the security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of systems and data of service organizations. It was developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to address the need for consistent and comprehensive security and privacy controls in service organizations.

Vendor Risk Assessments: 3 Common Mistakes to Avoid

Few organizations can perform their daily tasks and operations without vendors and third-party partners. And even if they could, successful businesses understand that working with others provides a better experience than doing it alone. The vendors and partners a business associates with matter. These relationships impact security measures, revenue, and brand reputation.

TrustCloud Product Updates: June 2023

Coming soon TrustCloud’s New Platform Experience Get ready for a new and improved homepage that gives you a high-level snapshot of your compliance program, risks, employee compliance, automation status, and audit preparedness—all without toggling between apps. See a sneak peek. Coming soon Ask questions, get answers in TrustCloud Forums We created FlightSchool to help you learn about our products, GRC, and trust. Now, you can join the conversation with FlightSchool Forums!

Your Shopping List for Security & Privacy Program Essentials

Whether your org is about to begin its journey for SOC 2, or you’re planning to wrangle up more standards (think ISO 27001, CMMC, and HIPAA, to name a few), the set of tools and software you have in place can be make-or-break. We asked our customers what their recommended tools were, and compiled your shopping list for security and privacy program essentials. Tools or services marked with * denotes a partner or integration.

TrustCloud Launches TrustHQ for Atlassian, upgrading Jira to become the central hub for all GRC activities

TrustHQ™ for Atlassian creates, syncs and prioritizes tasks from TrustCloud with tickets in Jira, so employees can complete and track their GRC workflows without leaving Jira, and companies can build a culture of trust.

Risk Registers: The Ultimate Guide with Examples & Template

Effectively utilizing a risk register allows your organization to anticipate and overcome challenges with confidence. No GRC program is failproof, which is why it’s so critical to take a thorough look at potential risks and remediations. To make sure you’re starting on the right foot, we’ve provided a free, downloadable risk register template you can use once you have a better understanding of what it does.