January 2025 has been a month of transformative updates at Scrut! We’ve rolled out new features and enhancements to make compliance and security management even simpler and more effective. Here’s what’s new this month:
- Granular Access Management for Trust Vault: Ensure robust data security with role-based permissions and automated access controls.
- Scrut Setup Wizard: Simplify your compliance journey with a guided, step-by-step setup experience.
- Vendor Portal Enhancements: Optimize third-party risk management with a redesigned vendor portal.
- New Integrations: Boost efficiency with integrations for tools like Trello, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Slack.
- Expanded Framework Support: Stay ahead of regulatory requirements with support for new compliance frameworks, including COBIT 2019, COPPA, and FERPA.
Explore these updates in detail to discover how Scrut can help your team strengthen compliance, improve operational efficiency, and stay confidently compliant.
Granular access management for Trust Vault
Previously, users with approved access were granted visibility to all documents within the Controls and Framework section. While effective in ensuring availability, this approach could lead to overexposure of sensitive information.
The new Granular Access update to the Trust Vauly enables admins to grant access to specific documents rather than providing full access to an entire repository. This level of control ensures data security and enforces the principle of least privilege, enabling users to access only what they truly need.
Here’s how the new update simplifies access control:
- User-specified access requests: Users can now request access to all documents or specific ones, selecting only what they need during the process for precise permissions.
- Admin review and approval: Admins can review, modify, and approve access requests while configuring key settings like expiry duration and NDA compliance.
- Flexible permission management: Admins can modify permissions anytime, switching between full and partial access or defining access for new users with ease.
This feature is now live on the Scrut platform! Explore it now on Scrut, or schedule a demo to see the new Trust Vault in action.
Get a guided setup for your compliance workflow with the Scrut Setup Wizard
Getting started with a new compliance program or tool can feel overwhelming. There’s no clear roadmap for integrating tools, setting policies, or onboarding employees effectively. Security teams and leaders often waste time figuring out their priorities, leading to inefficiencies and delays.
The Scrut Setup Wizard changes all that. It’s your step-by-step compliance assistant, designed to guide you through every part of getting started with Scrut. It breaks down the compliance setup into four major sections:
- Prerequisite information: Enter organization details, integrate identity and cloud providers, and set audit dates to establish compliance goals.
- Policy setup: Set up or edit pre-configured policies based on your required compliance framework to align with industry standards.
- Employee onboarding: Simplify onboarding with tools like MDM, background verification, and training modules, centralizing compliance data.
- Tool integration: Connect supported tools to enhance workflows across all Scrut modules.
The Setup Wizard includes a color-coded progress bar, tooltips, and FAQs for seamless guidance. It also offers flexibility by allowing optional tasks to be skipped and revisited later.
Book a demo now and see how Scrut can make your compliance journey effortless with end-to-end hands-on support!
Boost vendor experience and collaboration via the revamped Vendor Portal
At Scrut, we’re committed to simplifying and enhancing the compliance experience for our customers and their vendors. Scrut’s latest update—the newly revamped Vendor Portal—is built on customer feedback, emphasizing the need for a more user-friendly vendor portal.
The updated vendor portal redefines these workflows with an intuitive interface and a straightforward URL (vendor.scrut.io), making it easier for vendors to complete tasks efficiently.
- Simplified URL: The new vendor.scrut.io URL is easy to remember and eliminates any confusion, enabling vendors to access the portal easily.
- Consistent experience: All vendor-related communications, including questionnaires, now link directly to vendor.scrut.io, ensuring a cohesive and unified experience.
- Revamped UI/UX design: The new Vendor Portal offers a user-friendly interface that reflects a polished, branded experience, enhancing credibility in vendor interactions.
Upgrade your vendor management workflows with the new vendor portal—boosting collaboration and trust effortlessly.
New integrations
- Dashlane: Scrut now integrates with Dashlane, allowing your organization to manage password security risks right from within Scrut.
- GCP in Scrut Monitor: Scrut Monitor now includes Google Cloud Platform (GCP) support, enabling automated proof generation for better compliance management.
- [Updated] GitHub: The GitHub integration in Scrut now requires fewer permissions, making connecting your repositories with your compliance processes easier.
- [Updated] AWS: Scrut now allows you to edit AWS integration account nicknames even after the initial setup, giving you greater flexibility and improved account management.
Explore our full range of integrations or connect with your Scrut Customer Success Manager (CSM) to request a new one.
Introducing new frameworks for seamless compliance
Scrut continues to expand its framework library to provide robust support for your organization to stay ahead in the compliance landscape. With over 50+ global frameworks already supported, we’re excited to introduce these new frameworks to the Scrut platform:
- DPA (Seychelles) Framework: Address the Seychelles’ Data Protection Act requirements to safeguard personal data and privacy with ease.
- COBIT 2019 Framework: Leverage the globally recognized governance framework for IT management to enhance compliance and operational alignment.
- FERPA: Ensure compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, protecting student data in educational institutions.
- COPPA: Simplify adherence to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, safeguarding the personal data of children online.
Browse Scrut’s framework library or reach out to your Customer Success Manager to request a new one.
This month’s updates are all about precision and control. From granting access with pinpoint precision in Trust Vault to a smarter onboarding experience with the Scrut Setup Wizard and an intuitive Vendor Portal for seamless collaboration, every update is designed to put you in command of your compliance workflows.
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