How BARR and Drata Help Organizations Achieve Compliance with Confidence

Organizations Across Industries Trust BARR and Drata to Help Them Take the Next Steps on Their Compliance Journeys.

At a Glance

For growing companies, pursuing compliance isn’t just about meeting regulatory requirements—it’s a driver of trust, growth, and innovation. Together, BARR Advisory and Drata simplify the auditing process, helping organizations across all industries turn compliance into a driver of growth and innovation.

By pairing Drata’s powerful automation platform with BARR’s proven expertise in cybersecurity compliance, organizations gain the tools and guidance they need to strengthen their security postures, accelerate their sales cycles, and build long-term trust with customers, partners, and stakeholders.

The Challenge

Achieving these outcomes starts with confronting the practical challenges of the compliance journey.

Whether seeking a SOC 2 report or ISO 27001 certification, organizations of all sizes often lack clarity about the requirements to achieve compliance and how their existing policies and procedures map to relevant controls. 

Resource constraints also play a role. Especially at startups and mid-size firms, teams can’t afford to be buried in compliance checklists. They require flexibility and efficiency throughout the audit.

Finally, there’s audit fatigue. Organizations don’t want to “reinvent the wheel” each year. They need a partner who can build on prior audits and streamline repeat engagements.

To overcome these hurdles, companies turn to Drata for evidence collection and monitoring—and to BARR for expertise, tailored guidance, and an auditing process that works with their business, not against it. 

“[The BARR team] did a great job of leveraging knowledge from prior year’s audit to come into the audit with a clear understanding of how the controls operate within [our organization’s] environment, which translated to clear evidence requests and a very efficient use of the time for [our] team.”

The Solution

Together with Drata, BARR provides organizations with a seamless, efficient path to compliance. Drata’s platform acts as the evidence repository, while BARR’s auditors bring the approachability and expertise needed for organizations to achieve compliance with confidence. 

“We’re small, agile, and your focus and flexibility fit our strengths and weaknesses. You truly worked with us,” a compliance leader at a fast-growing technology firm said. “I can’t imagine a better partner in this than BARR.” 

Here are just some of the benefits of working with BARR Advisory and Drata:

Seamless, efficient process

By using Drata as a foundation for evidence collection and drawing from prior year audits, BARR minimizes disruption at all stages of the auditing process. 

As one compliance leader at an e-commerce firm remarked, “[The BARR team] did a great job of leveraging knowledge from prior year’s audit to come into the audit with a clear understanding of how the controls operate within [our organization’s] environment, which translated to clear evidence requests and a very efficient use of the time for [our] team.”

Approachability and flexibility

Members of the BARR team are approachable, professional, and ready to adapt to unique control environments. “Having an auditor that asks, ‘Show me how you meet this control,’ is much easier than one who asks to be shown what they expect,” one SaaS executive said.

Stronger security and compliance posture

Organizations walk away from their engagements with BARR and Drata with a clear roadmap for improving their security postures long-term. 

One compliance leader at a SaaS firm told BARR, “You worked rather smart and flexibly with us, pulling teeth when appropriate, nudging, challenging.”

Consultative partnership

At BARR, we work with you to understand your organization’s unique needs and goals. 

“From the very beginning, BARR has been great at communicating with us, making sure we understood what the requirements are and how we could best prepare for the audit,” a compliance leader at an EdTech firm said.

Proven expertise

Rather than simply pointing out issues, BARR helps teams improve their security postures. As one tech leader shared, “Your approach helps us not just earn the SOC 2, but strive for ever-improved services in a market that deserves higher trust and confidence.”

“Your approach helps us not just earn the SOC 2, but strive for ever-improved services in a market that deserves higher trust and confidence.”

The Results

It is for these reasons that organizations across industries trust BARR and Drata to help them take the next steps on their compliance journeys.

Organizations that work with BARR Advisory and Drata experience benefits such as:

Seamless, efficient process

Approachability and flexibility

Stronger security and compliance posture

Consultative partnership

Proven expertise

“BARR’s audit was focused and efficient, directly aligning with our specific needs. The collaboration was smooth, with BARR’s team showing deep auditing expertise. Drata’s technology enhanced the process, offering clear, actionable insights for compliance management. I recommend their services for straightforward, effective security and compliance solutions.”

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