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Stop chasing screenshots for compliance evidence.

Connect supported systems to Secusy and automate the collection of security and compliance evidence. Evidence can be gathered, timestamped, organized and mapped to the controls and framework requirements it supports — helping your team maintain compliance readiness without rebuilding the evidence pack before every assessment.

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Connected evidenceFrom supported systems
Timestamped recordsKnow what was collected, and when
Control mappingEvidence tied to OneCSF controls
ReadinessContinuous, not pre-audit

The definition

What is automated evidence collection?

Automated evidence collection is the use of integrations and software workflows to retrieve relevant security and compliance information from connected systems rather than requiring teams to manually capture and upload every piece of evidence.

  • Connected

    Evidence retrieved from supported systems.

  • Timestamped

    Context on what was collected and when.

  • Mapped

    Associated with the control it supports.

  • Gap-aware

    Missing evidence is surfaced, not discovered late.

Evidence collection should not become an audit project.

For many organizations, audit preparation starts the same way: someone opens a spreadsheet, then the emails begin.

“Can you send me the latest access review?”

“Can you take a screenshot of MFA settings?”

“Where is the vulnerability report?”

“Which policy version was approved?”

“Do we still have the configuration evidence from last quarter?”

The evidence may already exist somewhere.

The problem is finding it, proving when it was valid and connecting it to the right requirement.

Manual evidence collection creates

  • Repeated screenshot requests
  • Evidence stored across different folders
  • Outdated records
  • Missing timestamps
  • Duplicate requests across frameworks
  • Heavy dependence on control owners
  • Last-minute audit preparation
  • Uncertainty over whether evidence is still current

Secusy is designed to make evidence collection part of the normal operation of your compliance program.

Collect evidence where it is created.

Your compliance evidence often already exists inside the systems your organization uses every day. Secusy Automated Evidence Collection connects supported systems with your compliance environment so relevant evidence can be collected and associated with the controls it supports.

  • Identity platforms

    Contain access settings.

  • Cloud platforms

    Contain configuration data.

  • Security tools

    Contain alerts and scan results.

  • HR systems

    Contain employee records.

  • Ticketing platforms

    Contain approvals and remediation history.

Instead of asking teams to repeatedly reproduce evidence, Secusy helps bring the evidence into the compliance workflow.

How it fits with the platform

Evidence is one layer of the Secusy compliance architecture.

Automated Evidence Collection works alongside OneCSF and Compliance Automation. Each capability solves a different part of the compliance problem.

  • OneCSF

    Defines and maps the common controls.

  • Compliance Automation

    Manages ownership, tasks, reviews and remediation.

  • Automated Evidence Collection

    Collects and organizes supporting evidence.

  • Audit Preparation

    Packages controls and evidence for assessment.

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How it works

How automated evidence collection works

  1. Step 1

    Connect supported systems

    Connect the cloud, identity, security, HR, ticketing or other systems supported by Secusy. The integrations available are shown within the platform.

  2. Step 2

    Define what evidence supports each control

    Evidence requirements are associated with the relevant organizational controls — for example MFA configuration, user access records, security awareness completion, vulnerability scan results, endpoint protection status, cloud security settings, backup configuration, security tickets and policy approvals.

  3. Step 3

    Collect evidence

    Where the integration supports it, Secusy retrieves relevant configuration, record or status information from the connected system.

  4. Step 4

    Timestamp and organize it

    Evidence is maintained with relevant contextual information so teams can determine what was collected and when.

  5. Step 5

    Map evidence to controls

    Collected evidence can be associated with the OneCSF control that it supports.

  6. Step 6

    Reuse evidence across mapped requirements

    Where the same control supports requirements from multiple frameworks, applicable evidence can be reused against those mappings rather than collected separately for every standard.

  7. Step 7

    Identify evidence gaps

    Where evidence is missing, incomplete or requires manual input, the compliance workflow can surface what still needs attention.

One piece of evidence can support more than one requirement.

Imagine your organization collects evidence showing that multifactor authentication is enabled for privileged access. Without a common control structure, you might collect or upload that evidence separately for:

  • ISO 27001
  • SOC 2
  • PCI DSS
  • HITRUST
  • Customer security reviews

With OneCSF, the evidence is associated with the underlying organizational control, which can then be mapped to relevant requirements across supported frameworks.

  • Evidence

    MFA configuration

  • Organizational control

    Strong authentication

  • OneCSF mappings

    ISO 27001 requirement, SOC 2 criteria, PCI DSS requirement, HITRUST requirement

The framework-specific requirements still matter. But the evidence does not necessarily need to be recreated simply because another framework asks about the same underlying control. Explore OneCSF →

Automate what can be collected. Manage the rest.

Not every piece of compliance evidence can or should be automatically collected.

Automated evidence — from a supported connected system

  • Configuration status
  • User or access information
  • Security-tool status
  • Scan results
  • System-generated records
  • Selected logs or reports

Manual evidence — a person provides, creates or approves it

  • Meeting records
  • Signed approvals
  • Contracts
  • Policies
  • Risk acceptance
  • Board minutes
  • Interview-based evidence

Secusy brings both types into the same control environment. The objective is not to pretend that every audit requirement can be automated. It is to automate the repetitive evidence collection that does not need human intervention.

Evidence management built around controls

  • Connected evidence collection

    Retrieve relevant compliance evidence from supported connected systems.

  • Evidence-to-control mapping

    Associate evidence with the organizational control it supports rather than storing it as an isolated file.

  • Multi-framework reuse

    Use OneCSF mappings to understand where the same control and evidence may support multiple compliance requirements.

  • Timestamped evidence

    Maintain context around when evidence was collected to help teams assess its relevance and freshness.

  • Evidence status

    Identify controls with available evidence and those where additional evidence is still required.

  • Manual evidence upload

    Add documentation that cannot be collected through an integration.

  • Central evidence repository

    Bring supporting evidence into the compliance program instead of leaving it distributed across email, folders and individual systems.

  • Evidence history

    Maintain evidence over time so compliance teams can understand previous submissions and changing control states.

  • Audit preparation

    Organize evidence around the applicable controls and framework requirements before an external assessment.

Evidence gets old.

A screenshot proving MFA was enabled nine months ago does not necessarily prove that MFA is configured correctly today. A vulnerability scan becomes less useful as the environment changes. An employee list can become outdated as people join and leave.

That means compliance evidence needs more than storage. It needs context and freshness. Secusy can help compliance teams understand:

  • When evidence was collected
  • Which control it supports
  • Whether newer evidence may be required
  • Which requirements still lack supporting evidence

This creates a more useful compliance record than a static evidence folder.

From cloud configuration to compliance evidence

Consider a security control requiring privileged accounts to use multifactor authentication.

  • Connected identity or cloud system
  • Secusy obtains supported configuration evidence
  • Evidence is timestamped
  • Evidence is associated with the authentication control
  • OneCSF identifies applicable framework mappings
  • Compliance team can review the control and evidence
  • Any missing requirement becomes a workflow or remediation action

Automation handles the repetitive collection. Your security and compliance team still determines whether the control is appropriately implemented and whether the evidence satisfies the applicable requirement.

Evidence collection should trigger action when something is missing.

If required evidence is unavailable, expired or shows that a control is not operating as expected, someone may need to take action. That is where Secusy Compliance Automation fits. Use compliance workflows to:

Automated Evidence Collection provides the proof. Compliance Automation manages the work around it.

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  • Assign evidence requests
  • Follow up on missing items
  • Schedule recurring reviews
  • Create remediation tasks
  • Track responsible owners
  • Monitor completion

Organize evidence before the assessor asks for it.

The goal of automated evidence collection is not simply to accumulate files. It is to maintain a structured record of how your controls are operating. When an assessment begins, the compliance team can work from an existing set of:

Instead of beginning evidence collection after receiving the auditor's request list, much of the supporting information is already organized around the compliance program.

  • Controls
  • Framework mappings
  • Supporting evidence
  • Evidence history
  • Control ownership
  • Open gaps
  • Remediation actions

Use continuously maintained evidence during assessment preparation.

Maintain approved policies alongside the operational evidence supporting your controls.

Where automated evidence collection helps

  • SOC 2

    Maintain supporting evidence for relevant controls throughout the reporting period rather than collecting everything at the end.

  • ISO 27001

    Organize evidence demonstrating the operation of applicable ISMS controls and processes.

  • PCI DSS

    Maintain supporting information for applicable security controls, recognizing that PCI DSS evidence and testing requirements must still follow the applicable assessment methodology.

  • HITRUST

    Organize evidence against the security controls underlying your HITRUST readiness program.

  • Internal security governance

    Use the same evidence environment even when no certification or external assessment is currently underway.

When evidence reveals a security problem, Secusy can help you fix it.

An evidence platform should not stop at identifying that something is missing. Secusy connects compliance technology with cybersecurity services delivered by ValueMentor.

Use scan, remediation and retest records as supporting compliance evidence.

Turn evidence into management insight.

Collecting evidence answers one question: “Can we show what is happening?” Cybersecurity leadership needs to answer a second: “Is what is happening good enough?”

Secusy vCISO Services combine the platform with ValueMentor cybersecurity leadership. Your vCISO can use Secusy to:

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  • Review control effectiveness
  • Identify missing evidence
  • Challenge weak controls
  • Prioritize remediation
  • Monitor compliance progress
  • Review cyber risks
  • Prepare security reporting
  • Coordinate multiple assurance requirements

The technology provides visibility. The vCISO helps determine what the organization should do with it.

Evidence automation connected to the broader security program.

Automated evidence collection is useful. But evidence itself is not the objective. The objective is a security program that can demonstrate that appropriate controls are implemented and operating.

  • OneCSF

    Understand how controls map across frameworks.

  • Compliance Automation

    Operate the workflows behind those controls.

  • Automated Evidence Collection

    Collect and organize supporting evidence.

  • Risk Management

    Understand the risk behind gaps.

  • Audit Preparation

    Prepare controls and evidence for assessment.

  • ValueMentor Services

    Access cybersecurity expertise when technology alone is not enough.

Software when you want automation. Experts when you need help.

Built for organizations where evidence collection does not scale manually.

  • Startups

    Prepare for enterprise security reviews and compliance requirements without creating a large internal compliance team.

  • SaaS companies

    Reduce the repeated requests placed on engineering, cloud and IT teams during assessments.

  • Mid-market organizations

    Centralize evidence across teams, systems and multiple compliance programs.

  • Compliance teams

    Reduce manual evidence chasing and improve visibility into what is still missing.

  • Security teams

    Connect operational security information with the controls and compliance requirements it supports.

  • vCISOs

    Maintain visibility into the evidence behind the organization's security and compliance program.

Manual evidence collection vs. Secusy

Manual Evidence CollectionSecusy Automated Evidence Collection
Repeated screenshot requestsConnected evidence where supported
Evidence stored in foldersEvidence associated with controls
Difficult to know when evidence was collectedTimestamped evidence context
Same evidence uploaded to multiple trackersReuse through OneCSF mappings
Audit-time collectionOngoing evidence management
Missing evidence discovered lateEvidence gaps visible within the program
Heavy reliance on emailIntegrated compliance workflow
Evidence disconnected from remediationConnected to Compliance Automation

Questions

Frequently asked questions

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Your compliance evidence already exists. Stop collecting it the hard way.

Connect supported systems to Secusy and bring security evidence into the same environment where you manage controls, frameworks and compliance workflows. Collect what can be automated. Track what still needs human input. Stay prepared for the next assessment.

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