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Let’s be honest – most GRC teams dread audits.
❌ Endless evidence collection
❌ Spreadsheet chaos
❌ Last-minute scrambling
But here’s the truth: Security audits don’t have to be painful. (Yes, this world does exist, GRC pros)
When GRC is done right, documentation isn’t a scramble – it’s an automated, continuous process.
Here’s what you need to make it a reality:
Real-time evidence collection
Instead of manually pulling logs and screenshots at the last minute, integrate security tools with a GRC platform.
Solutions like security monitoring tools (e.g., SIEMs, endpoint security, cloud compliance tools) can feed data directly into your GRC system to make evidence collection less manual.
Streamlined audits with centralized documentation
Ditch the spreadsheets and email chains. Use a compliance management platform that maps requirements across multiple frameworks and stores evidence in a single source of truth.
This eliminates redundant work and speeds up auditor requests.
→ Schedule a demo of Paramify to see how fast and easy it can be to centralize documentation
Compliance as a business enabler
Customer audits shouldn’t just be about checking a box – they should also accelerate business.
Automate security questionnaires and build pre-mapped responses based on your risk posture solution sources.
Faster security reviews mean smoother deal cycles, shorter sales timelines, and happier customers.
Steps to take now for better audits
1- Identify your biggest audit pain points
Are you spending too much time on evidence collection?
Struggling with version control?
Find points rife for disruption in your audit process.
2- Automate your GRC program where possible
- Use APIs, scripting, and/or integrations to auto-collect evidence from your security stack.
- Reduce manual evidence collection incrementally.
3- Centralize compliance documentation
- Move away from scattered spreadsheets and adopt an automated compliance management tool.
Complex audits become a breeze with a centralized data model that is reusable across frameworks.
4- Align compliance with sales and security reviews
- Build a process that turns compliance into a competitive advantage, not a blocker.
- Build trust management platforms to communicate risk posture to current and prospective customers.
Improve Security Audits for Your Organization
So, ask yourself, is your GRC program reactive or proactive when it comes to audits?
What can you do to make audits work for you? If you’d like help getting started, we’d love to work with you.
Paramify is a compliance management tool that automated planning, guides implementation, and automatically produces documentation to reflect your security implementation.
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