Insights and guides on automating compliance evidence collection
Third-party risk management (TPRM) evidence requirements include vendor risk assessments, SOC 2 report reviews, and signed Data Processing Agreements (DPAs). This guide explains exactly what evidence auditors require for SOC 2 CC9 and ISO 27001 A.5 controls and how to automate the collection of vendor due diligence documentation.
Drata automates 80% of SOC 2 but cannot capture application screenshots or UI workflows. This step-by-step guide shows how to automate the 20% manual gap using screenshot automation for SOC 2 controls like CC6.1, CC7.2, and CC8.1 that require visual evidence.
ISO 27001 certification requires proving that every control in your Statement of Applicability (SoA) is implemented and effective. This guide details the exact evidence, screenshots, and logs auditors require for Annex A controls and explains how to automate collection.
Compliance automation shifted from simple infrastructure monitoring to AI-agentic evidence capture in 2025. Discover the ten trends—including the closure of the '20% manual gap' and automated CMMC 2.0 readiness—that will define the audit landscape in 2026.
Screenata integrates with Jira, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous compliance by triggering AI-driven evidence collection during the development lifecycle. This integration automates documentation for change management (CC7.2) and access controls (CC6.1), ensuring audit-ready evidence is captured at the moment of action.
SOC 2 auditors require screenshots for application controls that infrastructure APIs cannot verify—specifically CC6.1 (logical access), CC7.2 (change management), and CC8.1 (vulnerability management). This article explains what evidence auditors want, why infrastructure logs aren't enough, and how to collect audit-ready screenshots with timestamps and metadata.
Yes. AI tools can automatically capture SOC 2 CC8 evidence for manual changes by recording workflows, validating screenshots, and generating audit-ready reports. This article explains how to satisfy change management requirements for SaaS configurations and manual processes where traditional GRC automation fails.
Even with Drata, auditors still ask for manual SOC 2 evidence like application screenshots, change management approvals, and access control workflows. This article explains the specific artifacts Drata cannot automate and how AI tools fill the gap.
HITRUST r2 assessments demand significantly more rigorous evidence than SOC 2, requiring documentation across five maturity levels. This guide compares the specific evidence requirements for both frameworks and explains how to automate collection for MyCSF and audit partners.
Vanta automates 80% of SOC 2 through infrastructure APIs but leaves 40–60 hours of manual screenshot collection. This guide shows how to achieve 100% SOC 2 automation by combining Vanta's infrastructure monitoring with screenshot automation for application evidence that APIs cannot capture.
SOC 2 auditors require screenshots with timestamps, metadata, tester identity, and control mapping—not just static images. This checklist shows what makes SOC 2 evidence acceptable for application controls like CC6.1 and CC7.2, including AICPA standards for sufficiency, reliability, and relevance.
Continuous compliance automation eliminates the risk of audit failure by replacing last-minute manual screenshots with always-on evidence capture. This article explains how AI tools automate SOC 2 evidence collection to prevent control drift and missing documentation.