India-based risk assessment and monitoring platform Scrut Automation has raised $7.5M in funding to help organizations boost their security posture through risk management and cloud compliance automation.
The company aims to democratize information security across organizations and simplify risk-based information security for cloud-native companies.
Achieving compliance in the cloud is a challenge for many organizations. According to the 2022 Thales Cloud Security Report, 45% of businesses have experienced a cloud-based data breach or failed audit in the past year.
- Scrut's platform is said to perform assessments of compliance status and requirements by monitoring over 150 automated cloud-risk controls.
- According to the company website, Scrut Automation can assist with 20+ compliance standards, including ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, NIST, CCPA, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and more.
- Scrut Automation currently operates in India, Singapore, and the U.S.