Elementor #3299 – Blacksmith Infosec | Compliance-as-a-Service for MSPs

Category		Information Security Management System	Governance, Risk, and Compliance Automation	Training and Email Security	Security Policies	Consulting
Features		Blacksmith	Vanta / Drata	KnowBe4 / Mimecast	Download Policy Templates	vCISO
General ▶		100%	50%	50%	75%	100%¹
	No Per User Costs	✔	✘	✘	✔	✔
	No Per Framework Costs	✔	✘	✘	✘	✔¹
	Support For 7+ Frameworks	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
	Reduced Costs For Cyber Insurance	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Security Policies ▶		100%	17%	17%	33%	100%¹
	Security Policy Templates	✔	✔	✘	✔	✔
	Approval Workflow	✔	✘	✘	✘	✔
	Policy Agreement Tracking	✔	✘	✔	✘	✔¹
	Change Tracking	✔	✘	✘	✘	✔
	Regular Policy Updates	✔	✘	✘	✔	✔
	Notifications When New Template Versions Are Available	✔	✘	✘	✘	✔
Security Awareness Training ▶		67%	0%	100%	0%	100%¹
	General Training	✔	✘	✔	✘	✔
	HIPAA	✔	✘	✔	✘	✔
	CUI	✔	✘	✔	✘	✔
	Phishing	✘	✘	✔	✘	✔¹
	Large Content Library	✘	✘	✔	✘	✔¹
	User Completion Tracking	✔	✘	✔	✘	✔
Governance, Risk, Compliance ▶		60%	100%	0%	0%	100%¹
	Roadmap to Compliance	✔	✔	✘	✘	✔
	Automatic Compliance Detection	✘	✔	✘	✘	✔¹
	Risk Register	✔	✔	✘	✘	✔
	Business Systems List	✔	✔	✘	✘	✔
	Reduced Costs for Audits	✘	✔	✘	✘	✔¹
	Vendor Management	✔	✘	✘	✘	✔¹
	Total Coverage	81%	38%	43%	24%	100%¹
		¹While these items will be done by a vCISO they will need to leverage tools and extra time incurring additional costs. ²Costs may be lower if HIPAA, CUI, or other compliance training is not required.