Kobalt.io and Vanta work together to provide our clients with value beyond compliance. With Kobalt.io cybersecurity, compliance and data privacy expertise, combined with Vanta’s best-in-class technology, our clients can quickly achieve their security compliance goals, proving trust and driving growth.
About Vanta
Vanta is the leading trust management platform that helps simplify and centralize security for organizations of all sizes. Over 5,000 companies rely on Vanta to build, maintain and demonstrate their trust—all in a way that’s real-time and transparent. Founded in 2018, Vanta is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Dublin, New York and Sydney. For more information, visit www.vanta.com
We’re thrilled to partner with Kobalt.io and to continue building upon our partnership by continuously delivering best-of-breed compliance and security solutions to customers globally. The Kobalt.io team has true thought leadership and expertise in the cybersecurity space and delivering high-value solutions to their customers and our customers. Putting customers first and securing the internet is at the heart of what we do at Vanta. Together the Vanta and Kobalt.io partnership is deeply important for better security practices in organizations and we are excited for what’s next!
A Quick Overview of Kobalt.io
Achieving Compliance with Kobalt.io
Kobalt.io is a certified service partner of Vanta. Kobalt.io and Vanta work together to provide our clients with value beyond compliance. With Kobalt.io cybersecurity, compliance and data privacy expertise, combined with Vanta’s best-in-class technology, you can quickly achieve your security compliance goals at a lower costs, proving trust and driving growth.
If you have recently acquired a Vanta license to automate compliance and security across your organization, we are excited to offer our compliance package to further accelerate your compliance journey. If you don’t have a license, we are happy to help get you one so that you can fast track your compliance journey.
QuickStart Package
Ideal for customers who want to “Get Green” in Vanta.
Our package includes:
- Policy
- Automation and integration
- System Description Generator, a core scoping requirement
- Upload evidence
- Review, organize, and assign ownership
- Provide a checklist of work completed
- Quickstart Package From USD $2500
- Vanta License Starting at USD $7500 Annually
based on company size
FullStart Package
Ideal for customers who is looking for a complete solution.
Our package includes everything needed to get to audit
- Full QuickStart package plus
- Cloud security remediation
- Incident Response and DR/BCP tabletop exercises
- Risk Assessment
- Optional small gray box pentest
- Auditor support and more…
- FullStart Package From USD $10,000
- Vanta License Starting at USD $7500 Annually
based on company size
Managed Compliance Program
Ideal for customers who want to be compliant and beyond, our Managed Compliance Program combines our industry-leading security, privacy, and compliance expertise with a managed Vanta solution to help you achieve and sustain compliance across one or more cybersecurity and privacy standards, such as SOC2 Type 2, ISO27001 and GDPR. The program includes:
- User education
- Security awareness training combined with phish testing
- Managed threat detection - Cloud Core
- Production environments in AWS, Azure or GCP cloud platforms
- 24/7 SecOps team watches for signs of attack and configuration or other risks - Optional add-on
- Sustainment program
- Vulnerability management
- Pentest
- Privacy services
- Monitoring for additional sources
Frameworks supported by Kobalt.io
More Services
- Create policies using Vanta’s templates
- Review existing policies to ensure adherence to requirements
- Disaster Recovery Testing
- Incident Response Testing
- User Education
- Tabletop
- Assess applicability of Vanta controls, tests and documents
- Map customer controls against Vanta controls and create of custom mappings as needed
- Guide in design and implementation of new controls
- Complete in-app setup checklist and other tasks needed to deploy customer’s Vanta
- Integrate systems and configure scoping for connections
- Customize other Vanta configurations (i.e. notifications, SLAs, owners, recurrences and reminders, etc.)
- Internal Audit (ISO 27001)
- Interpret Vanta’s real-time gap assessment and provide guidance on remediation
- Perform and document Risk Assessment in-app
- Gather evidence needed to fulfill audit requirements and centralize into Vanta
- Perform ongoing monitoring and remediation in the following areas: People, Computers, Access, Inventory, Vulnerability and/or Vendor Management.
- Be a liaison between you, Vanta and Auditors
- Other standard-specific required services
- 24/7 Managed Threat Detection
- Monitor Vanta automated tests and remediate within SLAs
- Create and configure Trust Reports
- Answer security questionnaires from customers
- vCISO
"The Kobalt.io team is such a good team to work with. It didn't take long to recognize that they are extremely knowledgeable about the requirements of an ISO audit. We were very happy with the detailed report, and informative sessions we received."
– Nathan Taylor, Chief Operating Officer at Partly
Kobalt.io has served over
Here's what they say
We serve clients in SAAS FINTECH HEALTH TECH PROP TECH GREEN TECH NON PROFIT industry
Security Gap Assessment
Auditing the state of security for a health products distributor
Penetration Test
Ensuring network security for an online learning platform
Penetration Test
Assuring platform security for An online team management information platform
SOC2 Compliance
A healthtech company’s journey to protect end-users’ privacy
SOC2 Compliance
SOC2 certification to earn customer trust and enable business growth
ISO Internal Audit
An organization building the global platform for replacement parts
ISO Internal Audit
Demonstrating security for an AI platform
SOC2 Compliance
Ensuring their customers and partners that systems are compliant and secure
Let us know how we can support you!
Assess your current state and key risks, ensure Vanta is properly integrated
Deploy key operational support including security monitoring, user education
Deploy customized policies and procedures that support client’s methodologies
Achieve and sustain compliance and reduce risks through program framework
Support client, auditor and executive conversations to achieve growth objectives
Useful resources to help you achieve compliance
Blogs
Chicken Or The Egg: Compliance or Clients?
Early stage startups targeting enterprise clients often find themselves in an interesting conundrum, which is they have key prospects that tell them that in order to purchase the startup needs to prove their security in the form of SOC2, ISO27001 or another compliance standard.
Compliance Is Not Security – And That’s A Good Thing
You will often hear security professionals (myself included) state “compliance is not security”. Being compliant with a standard like SOC2, ISO27001, HIPAA or other standards is no guarantee that an organization or their data is secure.
Cybersecurity Compliance Frameworks: An Overview
By assigning an external party to review and assess your internal security controls through a recognized cybersecurity standard framework, you are demonstrating to your clients and your potential clients that your organization is serious about cybersecurity.
Things Small and Mid-sized Business Need to Know About SOC 2 Compliance
SOC 2 is one of the most common compliance goals for technology companies. But what does SOC 2 compliance mean, and how can you go about achieving it? We’re here to break down the complexities of compliance requirements for you.
ISO 27001 Or SOC 2? How To Decide Which Audit To Pursue First
A guide to understand both options, figure out the similarities and differences, and evaluate what your company needs.
Webinars
Establishing Customer Trust through Compliance
Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair. Companies around the globe are challenged by increased regulatory requirements and consumer expectations for privacy protection. So, how can you demonstrate security, and build consumer trust through achieving compliance?
Role of GRC in Fraud and Breach Prevention for SMBs
As businesses scale to meet rising demands, getting a clear visibility of what is happening in your digital assets is vital. It is important to run continuous monitoring to effectively scan for a broad range of attacks, troubleshoot potential risks and secure your tech stack.
SOC2 for Startups: Preparation, Timing, Execution, Sustainment
In this rapid fire talk Michael Argast, Co-Founder and CEO of Kobalt.io, will discuss strategies on achieving SOC2 compliance and sustaining it to support your business success.
Security Questionnaire and Compliance Webinar
If you’re selling to large enterprise, government or other regulated industries, you’ll have come across the dreaded “security questionnaire” or complex security contractual terms. It’s a chasm you need to cross in order to be able to close the deal and take your business to the next level, but for those who aren’t immersed in security, the technical terms can be complex, the costs uncertain and risks high.
