Practical compliance, written by engineers.
Working guides for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, NIST CSF, vendor risk, and the messy in-between. Built for engineers and ops leaders who own compliance whether they signed up for it or not.
SOC 2 Compliance for Growing Teams
Type I vs Type II, the five Trust Services Criteria, what to actually prepare, common mistakes, and realistic timelines for your first audit.
Read the guide HIPAAHIPAA Compliance for SaaS
Security Rule, Privacy Rule, safeguard categories, BAAs, and how to build a compliance program that covers what actually applies to your SaaS product.
Read the guide HIPAA · ChecklistHIPAA Checklist for SaaS (47 items)
A concrete implementation checklist across administrative, physical, and technical safeguards, BAAs, breach notification, and ongoing maintenance.
Read the guide HIPAA · BAAsBAAs Explained for SaaS Founders
When you need a Business Associate Agreement, what HIPAA requires it to contain, subprocessor flow-down, and how to manage dozens of them at scale.
Read the guide HIPAA · HITRUSTHIPAA vs HITRUST
When to pursue HITRUST CSF on top of HIPAA. Cost gap ($0 vs $50-200K), control overlap, e1 / i1 / r2 assessment types, and which buyers ask for which.
Read the guide HIPAA · §164.312HIPAA Technical Safeguards for Engineers
The 5 categories in §164.312 with concrete engineering implementations. Access control, audit logs, integrity, authentication, transmission security.
Read the guide NIST CSF 2.0NIST CSF 2.0 for Practitioners
The six core functions, implementation tiers, and how to use NIST CSF as your compliance backbone — mapping to SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA.
Read the guide Multi-frameworkManaging Multiple Compliance Frameworks
How to run SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and NIST CSF in parallel. Control mapping, evidence reuse, framework prioritization — without duplicate work.
Read the guideBuild a Security Program from Scratch
Scope your assets, choose your frameworks, write your policies, collect evidence, and maintain compliance — even as a team of one.
Read the guide EvidenceEvidence Management Without Spreadsheets
Centralized, version-controlled, cryptographically verified evidence mapped to controls across every framework you care about.
Read the guide TPRMVendor Risk Management That Scales
Build a vendor inventory, run assessments, implement continuous monitoring, and scale your TPRM program without a dedicated team.
Read the guide QuestionnairesAnswer Security Questionnaires in Minutes
Centralize your compliance knowledge base. Automate DDQ and VSA responses with AI-assisted drafting and human review workflows.
Read the guideWhat is SOC 2?
A short reference: Trust Services Criteria, Type I vs Type II, who needs it, how long it takes.
What is HIPAA?
Definitions for Covered Entity, Business Associate, PHI, the Security Rule, and the Privacy Rule.
What is ISO 27001?
The international standard for information security management systems (ISMS) — what's in scope and how certification works.
What is NIST CSF?
The six core functions, implementation tiers, and why NIST CSF 2.0 is the most useful framework to start with.
What is PCI DSS?
The 12 requirements, 4 merchant levels, 9 SAQ types, and what changed in version 4.0.
What is GDPR?
Who's covered, the 6 lawful bases, the 8 data subject rights, DPIA, and how penalties actually work.
What is FedRAMP?
The US government's cloud authorization program — 3 impact levels, NIST 800-53 controls, cost and timeline, FedRAMP 20x.
What is CMMC 2.0?
DoD's cybersecurity certification for defense contractors. 3 levels, FCI vs CUI, NIST SP 800-171 controls, C3PAO assessment.
LukaGRC vs Vanta
Pricing, framework coverage, AI questionnaires, evidence integrity, BC/DR. A side-by-side comparison for teams under 200.
See the comparison vs DrataLukaGRC vs Drata
Per-user pricing vs Drata's headcount-banded model, Drata Atlas vs LukaGRC's AI questionnaire answering, and where each platform wins.
See the comparison vs SecureframeLukaGRC vs Secureframe
How LukaGRC's transparent pricing and evidence-integrity defaults compare to Secureframe's Comply AI and managed-services tier.
See the comparisonRun all of this in one platform.
LukaGRC turns the playbooks above into a working compliance program. Map controls, collect evidence, answer questionnaires, manage vendor risk — all in one place.
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