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Guides and articles on automating evidence collection, generating policies from real infrastructure, and getting audit-ready across SOC 2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001.
The Best AI Tools for Automating SOX ITGC Evidence in 2026
Compare the best AI tools for automating SOX ITGC evidence in 2026, across access controls, change management, and continuous monitoring. See how AI-driven evidence capture closes the manual 20% that point-in-time audits leave behind.
How to Automate SOC 2 Evidence Collection
Automating SOC 2 evidence collection involves using AI-driven agents to record application workflows, capture timestamped screenshots, and generate audit-ready PDF evidence packs. This process eliminates the '20% manual gap' left by traditional GRC platforms, reducing audit preparation time from weeks to hours.
How to Prove Change Management for SOC 2 Without Jira
SOC 2 change management evidence does not require Jira. You can satisfy auditors by automating evidence collection from GitHub, Linear, or Slack using screenshots and workflow recordings. This guide explains how to prove CC7.2 compliance without a traditional ticketing system.
AI Agents in Compliance: How Screenata is Redefining Evidence Collection in 2026
In 2026, AI agents have transformed compliance from manual prep work to autonomous policy writing, evidence collection, and audit readiness. Screenata's AI Compliance Officer uses agentic AI to replace both the GRC platform and the compliance consultant, reducing audit preparation time by 92% through codebase analysis, automated policy drafting, and verifiable evidence packs.
Does Vanta Take Screenshots for SOC 2? The Complete Guide to Automated Evidence
Vanta does not natively take screenshots for application-level SOC 2 controls. Screenata gives teams a clearer way to prove those controls: Vera collects API evidence, captures UI workflows, chases attestations, signs the proof, and maps each claim to the control it supports.
How to Detect Changes That Affect SOC 2 Compliance Controls with Automated Evidence
Detecting changes that affect compliance controls requires continuous monitoring of application workflows, not just infrastructure APIs. This article explains how Screenata detects UI and process changes that impact SOC 2 and ISO 27001 controls, ensuring your evidence remains valid between audits.
What SOC 2 Application Evidence Do Auditors Require That Drata Cannot Automate?
SOC 2 auditors require application evidence for controls like RBAC, change management, and vulnerability review. Drata monitors infrastructure over API but flags application controls as manual and waits. This article covers what visual proof auditors ask for and how Vera, an agent that runs continuous compliance, captures it and chases the attestations a dashboard can't.
Third-Party Risk Management Evidence Requirements: How to Automate Vendor Audits
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.
How to Automate Manual SOC 2 Evidence Drata Can't Capture
Drata automates about 80% of SOC 2 through APIs, then flags the rest as manual and waits. This guide shows how Vera, an agent that runs continuous compliance, does the work a dashboard leaves behind: capturing application evidence for CC6.1, CC7.2, and CC8.1, chasing the attestations only a person can answer, and filing signed, traceable packs, alongside Drata or in place of it.
ISO 27001 Statement of Applicability (SoA): Complete Evidence Guide
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.
10 Compliance Automation Trends That Actually Changed in 2025 and Will Matter in 2026
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.
Can Screenata Integrate with Jira, GitHub, or CI/CD for Continuous Compliance?
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.