Helping Australian Companies Achieve ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Compliance with Vanta
Achieving ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certification represents a significant competitive advantage for Australian businesses looking to demonstrate trust, win larger contracts, and expand into international markets. However, whilst compliance automation platforms like Vanta can automate up to 90% of evidence collection and monitoring tasks, research shows that the platform itself represents only about 20% of the compliance solution. The remaining 80% requires deep cybersecurity expertise, strategic guidance, and hands-on implementation support.
This is precisely where Siege Cyber bridges the critical gap for Australian organisations.
Understanding the Vanta Implementation Challenge
Many Australian companies invest in Vanta expecting a turnkey compliance solution, only to discover they’re facing a steep learning curve. The platform offers powerful automation capabilities across frameworks including Essential Eight, CPS 234, ISO 27001, and SOC 2, but without proper expertise, organisations struggle with complex risk assessments, policy customisation, control implementation, and preparing for actual certification audits.
Common pitfalls include inadequate risk identification and prioritisation, insufficient staff training on information security requirements, treating compliance as a one-time project rather than continuous improvement, and misunderstanding the nuances between automated monitoring and actual security implementation. These challenges can derail certification timelines, inflate costs, and ultimately result in failed audits.
The Siege Cyber Difference
Siege Cyber specialises in providing expert-led Vanta implementation and compliance support services tailored specifically for Australian businesses. With over 20 years of cybersecurity experience and deep knowledge of Australian regulatory requirements, Siege Cyber transforms Vanta from a monitoring tool into a comprehensive compliance programme.
Our approach begins with a thorough gap analysis, assessing your current security posture against ISO 27001 or SOC 2 requirements. This initial assessment identifies specific weaknesses, prioritises remediation activities, and creates a customised compliance roadmap aligned with your business objectives and timeline.
Comprehensive Expert Support Throughout Your Journey
Siege Cyber’s support encompasses the complete compliance lifecycle. During implementation, we configure Vanta’s integrations, develop tailored policies and procedures that reflect your actual business operations, conduct comprehensive risk assessments that satisfy auditor requirements, and implement technical and organisational controls that Vanta monitors but doesn’t create.
Our team provides essential training to ensure your staff understand not just how to use Vanta, but why specific controls matter and how to maintain them effectively. This knowledge transfer is critical because compliance requires genuine organisational security awareness, not just automated tick-boxes.
Continuous Compliance and Audit Readiness
Research shows that 58% of Australian organisations believe security risks have never been higher, yet the average business dedicates only 10% of IT budgets to security. Siege Cyber helps maximise the value of your Vanta investment by establishing continuous compliance processes that keep you audit-ready year-round, not just during certification periods.
We conduct pre-audit reviews to identify potential issues before formal assessments, provide ongoing advisory support as your business evolves, and help you leverage Vanta’s monitoring capabilities to demonstrate real-time compliance to customers and stakeholders. This continuous approach significantly reduces the time and cost of recertification whilst strengthening your actual security posture.
Whether you’re pursuing ISO 27001 to meet international client requirements or SOC 2 to demonstrate data protection capabilities to Australian and US customers, Siege Cyber ensures your Vanta platform delivers genuine compliance outcomes backed by expert cybersecurity knowledge. We transform compliance from an overwhelming burden into a competitive advantage that accelerates growth and builds lasting customer trust.