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With cybercrime on the rise across the UK<\/a> and more SMEs being targeted<\/a>, security is more important than ever before.<\/p>\n

Even if you believe your business is secure from data leaks and cyberattacks, if you\u2019re not able to demonstrate this to potential clients, your sales team could be missing out on growth-driving deals. This is especially the case for enterprise clients that often require potential partners to demonstrate compliance with some of the key measures such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2.<\/p>\n

All this means that security compliance is no longer a nice to have for UK startups<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Security compliance programs help your organisation identify, implement, and maintain appropriate cybersecurity<\/a> controls to protect sensitive data, comply with laws and contractual obligations, and adhere to the standards, regulatory requirements, and frameworks needed to protect customers and enable the business to succeed.<\/p>\n

Steps for getting started<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Step 1: Define your organisational goals and needs <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Are you starting the program to close deals? Do you want to proactively demonstrate trust or compliance? More importantly, what are you trying to accomplish and why? After answering these questions, we recommend identifying your desired end state and vetting and aligning this with key stakeholders and their needs. The more granular you can be about your intended goals and desired end state, the easier it\u2019ll be to work backward towards your objectives and bring others on board as well.<\/p>\n

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Before worrying about which standard to implement or what tools to buy, it\u2019s critical to ensure these goals are doing more<\/em> for the organisation than just unblocking deals or solving one problem.<\/p>\n

At Vanta<\/a>, we leverage our compliance efforts as force multipliers wherever possible. For instance, a known compliant process in one business unit could potentially be adapted to work in another, which could streamline cross-functional work and alignment across different projects.\u200d<\/p>\n

Step 2: Define your roadmap and timeline<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Consider breaking your timeline down into specific milestones you\u2019ll be able to track and work toward. In addition, think through whether there are any dependencies you\u2019ll need to account for and how they relate.<\/p>\n

This step should include identifying the answer to questions such as:\u200d<\/p>\n