Insights and guides on automating compliance evidence collection
Choosing between AI agents and RPA for compliance automation depends on the complexity of your workflows. While RPA excels at high-volume, static tasks, AI agents are superior for compliance evidence collection because they handle dynamic UI changes, perform autonomous reasoning, and close the 20% manual gap in SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audits.
Drata automates infrastructure monitoring, but SOC 2 audits still require manual evidence for application controls. This guide explains how to extend Drata with automated screenshots to close the 20% manual gap and ensure a fully automated audit.
The new Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) mandate stricter requirements for evidence reliability, relevance, and sufficiency. This article explains how the 2025 standards impact audit documentation and why manual screenshots often fail to meet the new conformance criteria.
SOC 2 Type II audits require proof that controls operated effectively over a period of time. While APIs handle infrastructure, application-level tests often remain manual. Screenata automates SOC 2 control testing by capturing screenshots, validating workflows, and generating audit-ready evidence packs automatically.
Manual evidence collection is the hidden driver of high SOC 2 costs. By using automated tools to capture screenshots and generate audit-ready reports, high-growth companies can reduce operational compliance costs by 90% and shorten audit timelines. This article explains the ROI of evidence automation.
Screenata defines a new category as the AI Compliance Officer for startups. It replaces both the compliance platform and the consultant by reading your codebase, writing SOC 2 policies grounded in your real systems, collecting evidence, mapping controls, and guiding you to certification—at a fraction of the traditional cost.
HITRUST MyCSF evidence uploads require strict formatting, naming conventions, and requirement mapping. This guide explains the best practices for preparing and uploading assessor-ready evidence to the MyCSF portal to avoid kickbacks and assessment delays.
Yes. You can now automate evidence collection for access controls, change management, and application workflows across SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and CMMC. This article details the specific evidence types that AI tools capture via screenshots and APIs to replace manual audit work.
Your auditor asks for screenshots of admin panel permissions, change management approvals, and access review workflows. Drata can't capture any of them. Here are the specific controls (CC6.1, CC7.2, CC8.1) that require visual evidence and how teams handle them.
Inconsistent SOC 2 evidence causes audit delays and increased sampling. This guide explains how to standardize manual evidence collection across engineering and HR teams using screenshot templates and automation tools to ensure audit readiness.
A control-by-control walkthrough of what Drata handles via API (MFA checks, encryption configs, employee onboarding) versus what requires manual evidence (admin panel screenshots, custom tool access reviews, change management approvals). Includes specific CC control IDs.
Preparing for a HITRUST r2 validated assessment requires rigorous evidence collection across 19 control domains and five maturity levels. This comprehensive checklist details the exact documentation, screenshots, and policy evidence assessors require to achieve certification, and explains how to automate the evidence collection process.