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Cut Vendor Review Time with AI-Powered SOC 2 Summaries

Drata’s AI Vendor SOC 2 Summaries change the game: you get time back and clarity forward by extracting and surfacing only what matters most.
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by Drata

June 04, 2025
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The ChallengeThe SolutionWhy It MattersGet Time Back and Clarity Forward with Drata.

Vendor security reviews are essential—but they shouldn’t dominate your calendar. The reality? SOC 2 reports often span 60+ pages of dense, technical detail. Sifting through them manually is a time sink for GRC teams that are already stretched thin. That’s where Drata’s AI Vendor SOC 2 Summaries change the game: you get time back and clarity forward by extracting and surfacing only what matters most.

The Challenge

Manual vendor reviews slow down GRC teams. Most SOC 2 reports are long, technical, and written for auditors—not for business leaders trying to assess risk quickly. Compliance and security teams must dig for key information like exceptions, scope, and auditor commentary, often repeating the process every year across hundreds of vendors.

This isn’t just inefficient—it’s risky. Missing a critical exception or misunderstanding the report scope could mean introducing vulnerabilities into your supply chain or overlooking material changes year over year. For GRC leaders managing dozens (or hundreds) of vendors, these manual reviews scale poorly.

The Solution

AI summaries that spotlight what matters, instantly. Drata’s AI Vendor SOC 2 Summaries feature uses intelligent automation to break down long reports into clear, actionable insights. It flags:

  • Auditor name and firm.

  • Report scope and time period.

  • Exceptions and management responses.

  • Control coverage highlights.

  • Custom preferences (e.g., data residency, encryption, access control).

With transparent sourcing and explainable summaries, you can quickly assess a vendor’s trust posture—and feel confident sharing key findings with internal stakeholders.

You’re no longer scrolling through PDFs. Instead, you’re focusing on decision-making, vendor approvals, and continuous risk monitoring.

Why It Matters

Integrated trust beats disconnected tools. Vendor risk management isn’t just another checkbox—it’s core to your organization’s risk posture. When it lives inside the same platform where you manage controls, automate evidence, and track audit readiness, everything stays in sync.

With Drata, vendor assessments aren’t siloed. You can:

  • See the full picture: Tie vendor risk directly to your internal controls and compliance efforts.

  • Move faster: Review SOC 2 summaries where you already manage your frameworks and evidence.

  • Stay consistent: Use shared data, workflows, and preferences across trust initiatives.

Competitors may offer similar functionality, but they often live outside your GRC workflow. That means extra work for your team: switching tools to review SOC 2s, tracking risks in spreadsheets, and manually compiling data for audits or customer reviews. Drata eliminates that friction. 

With AI-powered summaries, customizable in-platform questionnaires, and vendor-to-control mapping through a central risk register, you get faster reviews, clearer insights, and one place to manage vendor risk alongside the rest of your compliance program. The result? Stronger security posture, streamlined audits, and more confidence when customers come calling.

Tealium’s GRC team saw it firsthand: “Drata took all of the manual, mundane tasks off our plate. We can now focus more on higher-value projects, and that has been a game-changer for us.”

Get Time Back and Clarity Forward with Drata.

Drata’s AI Vendor SOC 2 Summaries helps you scale vendor security reviews without scaling your team. Cut hours of manual review time and move faster with confidence.

Learn more about managing vendors with Drata →

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