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What is Ostendio?

Welcome to the next generation of security. Ostendio is the only GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) platform that leverages the strength of your greatest asset. Your people. Ostendio delivers an easy-to-use, cost-effective platform that allows you to assess risk, create and manage critical policies and procedures, educate and empower your people to be secure with security awareness training, and monitor continuous compliance across 300+ security frameworks. With deep customization, advanced intelligence, and flexible controls, you’re always audit-ready, always secure, and always able to take on what’s next. www.ostendio.com.

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Product Description

Ostendio is a cloud-based cybersecurity and information management platform that delivers an easy to use, cost-effective way for companies to demonstrate information security compliance to multiple industry standards and regulations.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Ostendio is the only integrated security compliance and risk management platform that leverages the strength of your greatest asset. Your people.
Ostendio is the first platform to be a HITRUST Readiness Licensee.


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Ostendio
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2013
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McLean, Virginia
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Ostendio is a cybersecurity and compliance management platform that helps organizations streamline their security and compliance processes. By providing tools for risk management, policy management, and employee training, Ostendio enables businesses to demonstrate their commitment to security and compliance standards, ultimately enhancing their overall cybersecurity posture. The platform is designed to simplify the complexities of compliance and help organizations manage their security frameworks effectively. For more information, visit their website at https://ostendio.com.


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4.5 out of 5
"Using Ostendio to perform assessments"
Ostendio makes it easy to organize your data, projects, and clients.
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Stephen C.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Ostendio delivers value."
Multi-framework assessments shortens time spent assessing and give you more time to manage risks.
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Chris M.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Robust, flexible, and powerful GRC Solution"
Having performed a fairly exhustive due-diligence we settled on Ostendio as the most flexible, comprehensive, and powerful GRC solution. Each of t...
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What do you like best about Ostendio?

Having performed a fairly exhustive due-diligence we settled on Ostendio as the most flexible, comprehensive, and powerful GRC solution. Each of the modules seemlessly works with the rest, the workflows are clear and intutitive, implementation was easy and straight-forward, and the customer support from Ostendio was, and continues to be, the best. We have integrated Ostendio with our own cyberCTRL solution (https://cyberctrl.net/) and have deployed it across several clients. We have never had an issue with Ostendio, and their support from pre-sales to post-implenentation are bar none! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ostendio?

There is nothing to dislike about Ostendio. The combinaton of state-of-the-art application wiht the best engineers and support anywhere make it impossible to dislike! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ostendio solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ostendio is "the" hub when it comes to authoritative information across our client universe. It is the platform of choice in ensuring compliance, responding to audits quickly and effectively, and its unique framework crosswalk has proven indespensible in our ability to help our clients become certified across multiple standards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Miranda Elliott of Ostendio

Thanks for your review Chris! We are glad that the Ostendio platform meets your needs and supports your business. We continue to strive to be the platform of choice for Serious Security Professionals.

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What do you like best about Ostendio?

Ostendio makes it easy to organize your data, projects, and clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ostendio?

I wish Ostendio could automatically convert the data collected into visually stimulating visual deliverables Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ostendio solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps me organize the data that needs to collected and it helps the clients and I stay on top of their tasks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Miranda Elliott of Ostendio

Thanks for your review! We're glad that the Ostendio platform is helping you organize data, projects, and clients.

Thanks also for the feedback about data visualization. We are improving the data visualization within our platform and recently released enhanced reporting features within our assessment module, which we are extending to the rest of the platform. You'll also see that we are continuing to add more default analytics and reports, and we have a new generative AI reporting tool in the pipeline.

Your partner account manager or our CS team will be happy to talk to you about any of these developments. Thanks for being an Ostendio Partner!

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What do you like best about Ostendio?

Multi-framework assessments shortens time spent assessing and give you more time to manage risks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ostendio?

A little learning curve but the platform is very intuative and easy to learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ostendio solving and how is that benefiting you?

Bringing together assessment to complaince. It helps flesh out a security program, giving the user the actionable means to garner support and measure the level of compliance with security initatives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Miranda Elliott of Ostendio

Thanks for your review Stephen! We're glad you found the platform to be intuitive and easy to learn. Clients love the clear dashboards showing their compliance at a glance. Feel free to reach out to the Client Success team if you have any questions.

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What do you like best about Ostendio?

The ability to assign and track policy acknowledgment and provide a compliance scorecard for multiple regulatory requirements all under a single reposoitory Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ostendio?

Individual and customized ways to accomplish any one task, allows for quick adoption and usability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Ostendio:

MyVCM has a lot of features that start from day one and continue as your company grows in the number of compliance/regulatory projects and size, invest a little time in exploring its features, and it will pay dividends in the short term Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ostendio solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing regulatory compliance documentation, keeping track of required audit tasks and uploading associated evidence Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Miranda Elliott of Ostendio

Thanks for your review! We're happy that you are finding the Ostendio platform useful for your compliance program. We are always adding new features and welcome customer feedback. Feel free to reach out to your CS Manager if you have any questions. Thanks for being a valued customer!

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What do you like best about Ostendio?

I like having all of our primary training and IT related functions all in one site Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ostendio?

Honestly, I don't have any dislikes about the site - works great from POV Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ostendio solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm a user of the platform, so from my perspective, the platform helps to solve the challenge of solving for our audit and IT security tasks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Miranda Elliott of Ostendio

Thanks for your review Luke! We're happy that you are finding the Ostendio platform helpful for your audit and IT security needs. We are always working on new features and upgrades so if you ever have any questions or suggestions please contact your Ostendio Client Success team!

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What do you like best about Ostendio?

The ability to use an already completed assessment for 1 regulatory body and automatically map it to assessments for other regulatory bodies. We compared Ostendio to other products and chose Ostendio because of its capabilities and ease of use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ostendio?

Documents reviewed in Ostendio shows changes marked. After the document is fully approved, it still indicates that changes were not accepted. The document also does not show the changes until I press the document's "Edit" button. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ostendio solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used to dislike the document basic/feature-less version of Word used by the platform. I previously brought it to Ostendio's attention, and I am happy to see that a more robust version is now included. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Miranda Elliott of Ostendio

Thanks for your review! We're so glad you are using the Crosswalk feature that allows you to map evidence from one regulation or framework to another. It is a significant benefit to many of our customers in their compliance activities. At Ostendio, we seek continuous improvement and are committed to listening to customers and, where possible, making meaningful changes based on their requests. Please reach out to your client success manager if you have any suggestions.

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What do you like best about Ostendio?

I love how easy it is to navigate around the site. I never have to worry about missing trainings. Everything is so clearly laid out! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ostendio?

I don't see anything wrong with this platform. I enjoy it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ostendio solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is helping me become a better employee. The trainings I take are super informative and helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Miranda Elliott of Ostendio

Thanks for your review! We're glad you find Ostendio easy to use and love our easy-to-navigate dashboards. Your client success manager is ready to help if you ever need assistance. Thanks for being an Ostendio customer!

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What do you like best about Ostendio?

MyVCM doesn't just try to check boxes for your security audit. MyVCM actually helps you create a security program along with preparing you for your audit. As a security auditor, I really like the interface and the ability to easily get to the information we need for the audit. In addition, we are able to actually rely on the APIs and other information that we receive for the audit as we understand where the data is coming from and we can verify the completeness and accuracy of those APIs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ostendio?

The MyVCM tool does not implement itself. While I actually view this as a good thing, many of the products in the marketplace make claims that you can implement their software and/or prepare for an audit in days or weeks. In reality, implementing a strong security program for your company is not easy but MyVCM makes the process repeatable and includes everything you will need for an audit. In addition, MyVCM helps you implement leading practices for your security program which is, in my opinion, more important than trying to pass an audit. The security audit is just evidence that you have a strong security program. It is not meant to be your security program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ostendio solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ostendio's MyVCM is attempting to help companies implement a strong security program along with help streamlining various security audits that the company might need to complete (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HITRUST, etc.). At Aprio, we perform security audits for all types of companies using all types of security software solutions. We really like MyVCM as the interface is very easy, and we are able to rely on the APIs. As a security auditor, we cannot just assume the security software is providing accurate information without understanding how the APIs work. Many software vendors do not provide the API calls, and therefore, it is very difficult to know if the APIs are effective or just as importantly have the APIs been changed and why. When our client leverages an API from MyVCM, Aprio knows that it is accurate, and we can easily run audit checks on those APIs to confirm they are working as intended or identify when they have changed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Miranda Elliott of Ostendio

Thanks for your review Brett! Auditors love our platform because they can communicate and collaborate easily with clients. We are glad it is making your life easier!

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What do you like best about Ostendio?

MyVCM helped our very small security team get organized for our first SOC 2 certification. It gives us a source of truth for all things compliance and streamlined our onboarding/offboarding procedures, access requests, and change requests. Their professional services also did a wonderful job helping us leverage the platform and kept us on track - providing guidance, project management, and always pleasant interactions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ostendio?

There are small usability features that could use some tweaking, but they are a small team and are constantly improving the product just like any other company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ostendio solving and how is that benefiting you?

They helped our very small security team stay organized and reach compliance. At this point, MyVCM is so built-in to our procedures and contains so much evidence for our audits, that we can't imagine not having it. Their assessment module also provides auditors with a streamlined way of obtaining and reviewing our evidence. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Miranda Elliott of Ostendio

Thanks for your review and congratulations on your SOC 2! Ostendio Professional Services loves helping clients meet their data security and risk management goals. If you have any suggestions for improvement please share with your Client Success Manager. We love customer feedback!

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What do you like best about Ostendio?

Good experience with Training module all module never user yet. with certificate very nice and all filter in every grid. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ostendio?

i don't think any dislike causes overall user experience feel good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ostendio solving and how is that benefiting you?

for providing training and with certificate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Miranda Elliott of Ostendio

Thanks for your review! We are glad that you enjoyed the training and we hope you get to use the other modules for your security and compliance needs. Remember that your Client Success Manager is always available to help if you have any questions.