Frequently Asked Questions

No. VASH is not a GRC system of record or a TPRM workflow tool.

VASH focuses on understanding assurance evidence itself — specifically SOC reports — and is designed to complement existing GRC and TPRM tools, not replace them.

Tools like Vanta and Delve help vendors produce compliance artifacts.

VASH helps customers interpret those artifacts.
It focuses on decoding SOC reports to support reliance and vendor trust decisions.

The tools are complementary and often used together.

Most tools manage documents and workflows.
VASH answers the harder question:

“Can we trust this vendor — and why?”

It does this by consistently interpreting SOC controls, testing results, and exceptions.

SOC decoding refers to interpreting SOC 1 and SOC 2 reports — including controls, testing results, and exceptions — and translating them into clear risk signals and explanations.

VASH performs this analysis consistently and at scale.

Reliance Scoring is VASH’s way of summarizing how much trust can be placed in a vendor’s SOC assurance.

It provides a clear, defensible signal to support vendor risk decisions, without replacing professional judgment.

No. Reliance Scoring supports human decision-making.

It helps teams prioritize attention, understand risk faster, and explain decisions — but final judgment always remains with the organization.

VASH is designed to handle sensitive vendor assurance data with care.

SOC reports are processed securely, and access is controlled to support confidentiality, audit defensibility, and internal governance requirements.

Yes. VASH is used by teams operating in regulated and trust-critical environments where vendor assurance decisions must be consistent, defensible, and auditable.

VASH helps teams make consistent and explainable reliance decisions.

Because insights are grounded in SOC evidence and not opaque scores, teams can clearly explain why a vendor was trusted or flagged during audits and exams.

VASH complements existing GRC, TPRM, and risk management systems.

It provides intelligence and interpretation that can be referenced within your current workflows and documentation processes.

Teams can begin reviewing SOC reports with VASH quickly.

There is no heavy implementation required — VASH focuses on analyzing the reports themselves, not re-architecting your risk program.

VASH is used by:

• Risk management teams

• Security and trust teams

• Compliance and audit teams

• Organizations that review vendors at scale

Today, VASH supports SOC 1 and SOC 2 reports.

Yes. VASH is designed to expand to additional assurance artifacts over time, such as ISO standards, penetration testing reports, HIPAA, and FedRAMP.

SOC decoding is the first focus.

ou can request a demo to see how VASH decodes SOC reports and supports vendor risk decisions.