Vanta integration
Compliance & GRC
Vanta automates SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI, and GDPR compliance by continuously collecting evidence and running control tests against your stack. FortWatch extends that picture to the part Vanta's read-only cloud connectors can't see on their own: your live external attack surface. When this integration launches, every exposure FortWatch confirms — an open port, a public bucket, an expiring certificate — flows into Vanta as a tracked vulnerability with a severity and a remediation clock, so your external posture becomes continuous audit evidence instead of a separate spreadsheet.
Exposed Redis on 203.0.113.10:6379
Unauthenticated database reachable from the internet.
View finding & step-by-step fix →Vanta + FortWatch
FortWatch connects to Vanta as an OAuth-authorized integration. A Vanta administrator creates a scoped application in the Vanta developer console (with write access to vulnerability and custom-resource data), and FortWatch uses those credentials to obtain short-lived OAuth tokens from Vanta's token endpoint for each sync. Once connected, FortWatch maps each confirmed finding to a Vanta Vulnerability record — pushing the asset (domain, subdomain, or IP) as the affected resource, the finding's severity (critical/high/medium/low), a description and remediation guidance from FortWatch's AI triage, the scanner that detected it, a stable external ID, and a deep link back to the finding in FortWatch. Vanta then applies its own remediation SLA timers based on severity, surfaces the item on its Vulnerabilities page, and counts it toward the relevant controls. Because FortWatch syncs against a stable per-finding ID, re-scans update existing records rather than duplicating them — and when a finding auto-resolves in FortWatch (the next scan no longer detects the exposure), the integration marks the corresponding Vanta vulnerability resolved, closing the loop for auditors automatically. The sync is one-directional (FortWatch → Vanta) and runs after each completed scan; no FortWatch data is read from Vanta.
FortWatch scans
Eleven scanners watch your external attack surface around the clock — ports, certs, DNS, cloud buckets, exposed files and more.
AI triages the finding
Each issue is scored by real-world impact and packaged with the affected asset and a one-line explanation of the risk.
Delivered to Vanta
The finding lands in Vanta, routed by severity — so the right people see the right alert, fast.
What you'll be able to do
Everything the Vanta integration will bring to your security workflow.
Turn external attack surface monitoring into continuous, timestamped audit evidence for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 vulnerability-management controls — no manual screenshots or evidence uploads.
Let Vanta apply and track remediation SLAs on internet-facing exposures (exposed databases, public buckets, expiring TLS) so overdue items surface automatically before an audit window closes.
Give auditors a clean remediation history
every FortWatch finding shows when it was first detected, its severity, and exactly when a re-scan confirmed it resolved.
Centralize vulnerabilities from both inside (Vanta's cloud/code connectors) and outside (FortWatch's external scanners) in one Vanta Vulnerabilities view, prioritized by severity.
Satisfy continuous-monitoring requirements between annual penetration tests by feeding ongoing external scan results straight into your compliance program.
Catch perimeter regressions — a new open port or a dangling subdomain introduced after a deploy — and have them appear as tracked compliance items the same day, not at the next quarterly review.
What an alert looks like
Every finding arrives formatted for Vanta — severity up front, the affected asset, and a one-line explanation of why it matters, with a link straight to the step-by-step fix.
- Severity-tagged and color-coded
- The exact asset and port affected
- One click to the full finding & remediation
VantaNew vulnerability synced to Vanta from FortWatch\n\nTitle: Unauthenticated Redis exposed on public port 6379\nSeverity: Critical\nAffected resource: cache-02.example.com (203.0.113.41:6379)\nScanner: FortWatch nmap-scan\nDetected: 2026-06-07\nDescription: Redis is reachable from the public internet with no authentication. An attacker can read/overwrite cached data, dump keys, or use it as a foothold. Documented in mass-ransom campaigns against exposed Redis.\nRemediation: Bind Redis to localhost or a private interface, require AUTH, and restrict port 6379 with a firewall/security group.\nExternal ID: fw-find-8842a1\nView in FortWatch: https://app.fortwatch.ai/findings/8842a1\n\nVanta applies its critical-severity remediation SLA and tracks the item until FortWatch's next scan confirms it resolved.
Set it up in minutes, once it lands
No agents, no infrastructure changes — just connect Vanta and choose where alerts go.
When it launches: in Vanta, have an administrator create a scoped OAuth application with write access to vulnerability and custom-resource data, then copy the client credentials.
In FortWatch, open Integrations, choose Vanta, and paste the Vanta client credentials to authorize the connection.
Pick which assets and severity levels sync to Vanta (for example, push critical/high/medium and keep info-level findings in FortWatch only).
Run a test sync to confirm a sample FortWatch finding appears as a vulnerability on Vanta's Vulnerabilities page with the right severity and remediation text.
Enable continuous sync so each completed scan pushes new findings, updates existing ones, and resolves items that no longer appear — keeping your Vanta evidence current automatically.
Why route FortWatch into Vanta?
Compliance frameworks expect you to continuously identify and remediate vulnerabilities, but most evidence stops at the cloud and code Vanta can read directly — your live perimeter is the gap. Piping FortWatch's confirmed external exposures into Vanta means your attack surface is monitored, tracked against remediation SLAs, and documented as audit evidence without anyone maintaining a side spreadsheet. It closes the distance between "we found an exposed service" and "we can prove we fixed it on time."
Frequently asked questions
Is the Vanta integration available now?
Not yet — it's in active development and marked Coming Soon. The mechanics described here (OAuth-authorized app, syncing FortWatch findings into Vanta as tracked vulnerabilities) reflect how it will work at launch. Add your email on the integrations page to be notified the moment it goes live.
Does FortWatch read any data from Vanta?
No. The integration is one-directional: FortWatch pushes confirmed findings into Vanta as vulnerability records. It uses a scoped, write-focused OAuth application and never pulls your compliance data, controls, or other evidence back out of Vanta.
What happens in Vanta when FortWatch resolves a finding?
FortWatch syncs each finding against a stable external ID, so re-scans update the existing Vanta record instead of creating duplicates. When your next scan confirms an exposure is gone, FortWatch marks the matching Vanta vulnerability resolved — giving auditors an automatic, timestamped remediation history.
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