GUIDES

Expand your knowledge of compliance

Explore our library of guides and checklists that offer expert-tailored insights and recommendations for achieving compliance at your organization so that you can focus more on what you do best—growing your business. 

Cybersecurity audit & assurance buyer’s guide

This guide will help you avoid the common pitfalls that lead to audit delays, cost overruns, and poor experiences. The right partnership doesn’t just check compliance boxes—it unlocks revenue by enabling you to compete for enterprise clients, builds customer trust through third-party validation, and improves your security posture through expert guidance.

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7 Steps to implementing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0

The NIST CSF 2.0 is a comprehensive, flexible, and repeatable framework designed to enhance your cybersecurity posture by addressing critical security, privacy, and cyber supply chain risks. This checklist outlines the seven key steps your organization must follow to successfully implement the NIST CSF 2.0 and prepare for any cybersecurity audit.

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State of Health Security 2025: Research and Trends

Get all of the data your health organization needs to build strategy and plans for 2025 here. In this report, Thoropass has analyzed thousands of data points from leaders in the cybersecurity industry, government agencies, leading journalists, and more. The easily digestible stats inside reveal important trends for 2025 including:

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Closing your Audit Gap

When compliance and audit join forces on one platform, the entire process—from setting policies to finalizing the audit report—runs smoothly. Instead of an annual fire drill, you unlock year-round readiness, reduce costs, and build trust with customers who see robust security woven into everything you do.

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A Strategy Guide to Managing Company and Third-party Risk

Thoropass, a leader in compliance software and in-house audits, and HITRUST, a certifiable and recommended framework trusted by many health companies to manage risk, come together in this strategic guide to present how to develop a successful security posture while managing third-party risk.

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Turn compliance into your startup’s growth engine

Win enterprise deals by making compliance your growth engine You’re building something game-changing, but enterprise buyers won’t even take a meeting if you can’t prove your security posture. Compliance isn’t just a checkbox anymore. It’s a deal-breaker or a deal-accelerator. Discover how forward-thinking founders are using compliance as a strategic accelerator—not a blocker—for enterprise sales. […]

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Comprehensive policy for managing the internal use of AI

Every company is now an AI company. Whether you realize it or not, AI is likely already being used across your organization. Whether in the form of shadow AI, incorporation of AI into tools already in your tech stack, or use of AI from third-party vendors, it’s critical to get ahead of this and establish […]

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Better Together: SOC 2 and HITRUST e1 Checklist

What if you could cover your most essential compliance needs in a single audit? This is no longer a ‘what if’, but a reality for healthcare infosec leaders. This checklist offers you a step-by-step guide to streamline your compliance journey to achieve SOC 2 and HITRUST e1 with greater ease.

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A Health Tech company's guide to HITRUST certification
A HealthTech Company’s Guide on Why & How to Get HITRUST Certification

HITRUST certification shows that you proactively manage security risks and can help close bigger deals, but how do you begin?

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Guide of a SOC 2 as a Strategic Business Generator
How SOC 2 Can Accelerate Business Growth

Strategic insight into how SOC 2 can be a business accelerator for your organization

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Deciphering the Right Compliance Framework for Your Startup
Founder’s Guide: The Right Compliance Framework for Your Startup

This guide helps founders cut through legal speak to understand which compliance frameworks make the most sense for their business.

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The ISO 27001 Guide for Tech SMBs
The Complete Guide to ISO 27001 for Tech SMBs

Access this guide to understand what ISO 27001 is, why businesses need it, and how to tackle getting ISO 27001 certified.

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Get SOC 2 compliance for your startup
Compliance Guide: SOC 2 for Your Startup

SOC 2 compliance can be essential when trying to close enterprise deals. This guide walks you through how to navigate the audit process with ease.

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Step-by-step checklist to ISO 27001
A Step-by-Step Checklist to ISO 27001

From scoping your ISO 27001 program to performing regular audits, leverage this checklist to guide your team through ISO 27001 compliance.

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