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Vendict brings proven practices from the cyber world, like Trust Centers, GRC automation, and AI-driven validation, into the complex ecosystem of physical security – transforming a painful process into one that is fast, transparent, and trustworthy.
Validating vendors in physical security has become one of the industry’s biggest bottlenecks: an exhausting process of chasing paperwork, juggling dozens of suppliers, and proving compliance at every step. What should build trust often creates delays and risk instead.
The Challenge: Validation in Physical Security Is Broken
Building a physical security solution is nothing like deploying IT software. Integrators face a daunting puzzle – hundreds, sometimes thousands, of components: access control, cameras, intercoms, garage systems – sourced from 10 to 20 different vendors, distributors, and resellers.
Customers today demand far more than a product list and warranties. They want proof that every vendor in the supply chain is reliable and that cybersecurity standards are in place. They also insist (rightfully so) that systems will be supported for years to come. Yet integrators are often left chasing documents via endless emails, scouring websites for certifications, and manually piecing together compliance packages.
The result? Validation processes drag on for weeks, while credibility suffers and deals risk falling through.
Borrowing from Cybersecurity: Proven Practices That Work
Cybersecurity has already solved many of these pain points. The industry uses:
- Trust Centers – central portals for certifications, security documentation, and controlled sharing.
- GRC Automation – including AI trained on evidence libraries to answer questionnaires accurately and consistently.
- Framework Assessments – automated checks against standards like SOC-2, ISO, NIST, HIPAA, DORA, or HECVAT.
- Third-Party Risk Management – structured processes for gathering and validating supplier information.
Applying these practices to physical security could radically simplify vendor validation, cut time-to-trust, and strengthen customer confidence.
How Vendict Delivers the Shift
This is where Vendict steps in, bringing automation and AI to turn validation from a burden into a business advantage:
1. Trust Center
A single, secure, interactive portal to display certifications (SOC-2, ISO, GDPR), host product and policy documents, and control access for sensitive files. Review boards can ask questions directly in the portal, answered by an AI agent that pulls only from approved documentation—reducing back-and-forth and accelerating decisions.
2. GRC Mentor
An AI compliance expert that understands regulatory frameworks and helps answer questionnaires effectively. Integrated into tools like Slack, Teams, and Chrome, the GRC Mentor makes compliance knowledge available across the team.
3. Questionnaire Automation
Upload a security questionnaire and receive a completed, evidence-based response in minutes. Responses are hallucination-free, drawing only from the organization’s document library, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
4. Framework Evaluation
Run your documentation against more than 35 standard frameworks, from government (NIST) to healthcare (HIPAA) to education (HECVAT). Identify gaps before they become deal blockers.
5. Third-Party Risk Management
Easily request compliance documents and security questionnaires from sub-vendors, aggregate them in one place, and assess their security posture—all within Vendict’s secure portal.
The Impact: From Burden to Differentiator
What was once a painful, manual bottleneck can now become a competitive advantage. Vendict gives physical security integrators the ability to:
- Accelerate validation – cutting weeks into hours.
- Build customer trust – by presenting organized, transparent, and verifiable compliance information.
- Reduce risk – ensuring every vendor in the supply chain is vetted and aligned.
- Win more business – by showing professionalism and readiness from the very first review board.
Just as cybersecurity embraced AI and automation to master complex compliance, Vendict now brings the same discipline to physical security. The result is not just efficiency; it’s stronger trust, faster execution, and a new standard for vendor validation.
Want to see how Vendict can simplify your GRC operations?
Book a demo or reach out directly to David Hawkins at [email protected] - we’d love to show you around.
