Introducing iON Compliance as a Service (CaaS)

Simplifying Compliance, Strengthening Security

For startups and growing businesses, cybersecurity compliance can feel like an unavoidable hurdle. Investors demand SOC 2 before signing deals, customers require proof of data protection, and the security community constantly reminds you: “Compliance is not security.”

But what if you could have both regulatory compliance and a strong security foundation, without it becoming a drain on time, resources, and sanity?

Compliance: A Business Imperative

Compliance is often driven by business necessity. If you want to close enterprise deals or secure funding, frameworks like SOC 2 or ISO 27001 aren’t optional. They’re table stakes. SOC 2, while not a perfect security model, ensures that you establish governance and security controls that build trust with stakeholders. ISO 27001:2022, with its broader risk-based approach, may be preferable for building a mature security management program, but SOC 2 is frequently the investor-mandated choice.

The good news? Achieving SOC 2 compliance lays the groundwork for ISO 27001, with nearly 70% of the work already done. The bad news? Managing compliance, maintaining evidence, and preparing for audits is time-consuming and complex, especially if security isn’t your core expertise.

The Smart Path to Security

Once compliance requirements are met, the next step is ensuring your security program is effective. Enter the CIS Controls, a security guideline that prioritizes the most critical controls and suitable for organizations of different sizes The 153 controls contained within CIS, created in response to real-world cyberattacks, help organizations prioritize security measures based on risk. For smaller organizations, Implementation Group 1 (IG1), a set of 53 essential controls, is a great starting point. As your business scales, you can expand to IG2 and IG3 for a more comprehensive security posture.

But here’s the challenge: mapping compliance frameworks such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001 to security best practices like the CIS Controls can be tedious and time intensive. Tracking controls manually in spreadsheets can quickly become an administrative burden, that slows the project down and increases the cost of maintaining it.

Compliance Doesn’t Have to Be a Headache

That’s where automation comes in. One historic challenge has been managing spreadsheets, security frameworks, and evidence collection in preparation for an audit. iON’s Compliance as a Service (CaaS) simplifies and streamlines compliance management by leveraging leading automated compliance solutions like Vanta to handle the heavy lifting. These tools continuously monitor your security environment by pulling the control posture directly from your enterprise SaaS applications like Salesforce, Bamboo, and M365. Once integrated, we map the controls across multiple frameworks and generate audit-ready reports – this reduces the manual effort and accelerates the certification timeline. Our third-party auditors only perform audits using tools like Vanta, allowing them to keep their costs down, and audit timelines short.

For SOC 2, Vanta automates control tracking, ensuring you’re always audit-ready. For ISO 27001, it helps manage your Information Security Management System (ISMS), track risks, and enforce security policies. By integrating with cloud platforms, identity providers, and security tools, Vanta reduces the time and resources needed to maintain compliance while improving overall security posture.

Why iON’s CaaS?

With iON Compliance as a Service, you get:

• Expert guidance: Our team helps navigate compliance and security requirements.
• Automated compliance tracking: Real-time visibility into your compliance posture.
• Reduced audit fatigue: Seamless evidence collection and reporting.
• Scalability: Compliance frameworks that grow with your business.