Drata’s Partner POV series spotlights the leaders and teams in our partner ecosystem who are helping customers modernize security, compliance, and trust. In each installment, we share a partner’s on-the-ground perspective on what they’re seeing in the market—what’s changing, what’s proving difficult, and what’s working—plus practical takeaways for building stronger, more resilient programs.
In this edition, we’re joined by John Kadechka, Practice Director at 360 Advanced. John shares what’s top of mind for customers building security, privacy, and compliance programs under increasing pressure—plus why pairing Drata’s real-time visibility and automation with 360 Advanced’s audit rigor and reporting quality helps teams move from point-in-time compliance to continuous assurance.
Introducing 360 Advanced
360 Advanced helps organizations build security, privacy, and compliance programs that don’t collapse into a last-minute scramble each audit cycle. The team’s differentiator is an integrated approach, combining advisory support and audit execution with a focus on compliance maturity and repeatable evidence practices.
In practice, that means delivering work products that are designed to stand up to scrutiny across today’s complex frameworks, while helping teams operate a program that’s sustainable year-round.
Top of Mind Challenges for 360 Advanced Customers
The most common theme John sees right now is overload. Customers are dealing with:
- Multiple frameworks to satisfy (often at the same time)
- Higher expectations from customers, prospects, and internal stakeholders
- Not enough bandwidth to keep evidence current
To address this, 360 Advanced helps teams simplify and operationalize their programs by:
- Rationalizing controls (removing duplication and clarifying intent)
- Aligning evidence to control intent (not just “checking the box”)
- Building crosswalks so evidence can be reused across audits and frameworks
The goal: reduce the noise, make requirements actionable, and create an evidence practice that’s repeatable.
Security, Compliance, Risk, and Trust Trends
We’re seeing two trends accelerate at the same time. First, continuous monitoring expectations are rising. Second, scrutiny is increasing around the trust stakeholders can place in compliance reports and audit deliverables
In response, 360 Advanced continues to invest in technology and people to ensure customers receive deliverables they can confidently share with customers, regulators, and investors—reports that reflect high standards of quality, rigor, and integrity.
The Underestimated Shift: From Point-in-Time to Continuous Monitoring
One shift that’s been discussed for years, but is only now becoming truly achievable, is the move from point-in-time assessments to continuous monitoring of control effectiveness.
For a long time, the idea that organizations could evaluate controls throughout the year (instead of relying on periodic reviews) felt aspirational. Today, it’s increasingly practical, driven by advances in technology, data analytics, and AI-enabled tools that can identify control issues in near real time and even detect leading indicators of potential failures.
This shift is transformative for auditors, too. As audit firms make similar investments, we move closer to a world where audit procedures and reporting aree more continuous and dynamic, delivering more timely assurance to stakeholders.
Drata + 360 Advanced = Better Together
Together, Drata and 360 Advanced help organizations move beyond static compliance and into a model of continuous assurance.
Drata provides real-time visibility by automating evidence collection, monitoring control performance, and surfacing potential issues as they arise.
360 Advanced brings deep compliance expertise, audit rigor, and a commitment to high-quality reporting.
The outcome is efficiency, but it’s also trusted assurance: real-time insight paired with audit-quality deliverables that stand up to scrutiny.
Where Customers See the Biggest Gains
The teams that benefit most from the Drata + 360 Advanced combination include:
- Fast-scaling companies pursuing SOC 2 and ISO simultaneously
- Organizations expanding into regulated customer segments
- Security and GRC teams that need to reduce manual effort while increasing program maturity
Security and GRC teams benefit from fewer manual touchpoints, less evidence chasing, clearer control intent, while leadership has to deal with fewer audit disruptions, more predictable timelines, and less “all-hands” audit mode
An “Unexpected Win”
360 Advanced customers respond positively to Drata’s automations and native integrations across the systems they already rely on—cloud providers, HRIS, ticketing, code repositories, and more—because they replace manual screenshots and exports with direct evidence pulls and automated mapping.
Where the impact becomes even more meaningful is the integration with Fieldguide: evidence and control mappings flow directly into the audit environment. That creates a more collaborative, higher-signal engagement, resulting in less time spent on collection and more time focusing on risk and the quality of the final deliverable.
Real World Results From 360 Advanced-Drata Partnership
From a risk perspective, continuous monitoring is a game changer. Teams can identify control gaps and early warning signs in real time—not months later—leading to faster remediation and stronger control environments.
There’s also a tangible business impact:
- More mature, continuously monitored programs backed by a high-quality report can reduce due diligence friction
- Teams often accelerate sales cycles and build trust faster with enterprise buyers
- Overall effort shifts from scramble to steady-state execution, reducing costs and disruption
Customer Example: Expanding Requirements Mid-Engagement—Without the Scramble
One shared customer was already in the middle of a SOC 2 engagement when a key enterprise customer unexpectedly required compliance with an additional framework.
Instead of triggering a disruptive, last-minute rush, the team used Drata to map existing SOC 2 controls and evidence to the new framework, quickly identifying overlap and isolating net-new requirements. With real-time visibility into coverage, they implemented incremental controls efficiently. Partnering closely with 360 Advanced, the customer’s team leveraged existing audit evidence, applied framework expertise, and accelerated reporting to deliver a high-quality report on a compressed timeline.
What’s Coming Next
Looking ahead, the team at 360 Advanced is most excited about the continued evolution toward true continuous assurance.
As Drata advances its automation, integrations, and AI-driven insights, there is opportunity to shift compliance from a reactive, periodic exercise to a proactive, always-on discipline. That adjustment moves us closer to a reality where a customer can request a report “today” covering specific controls, backed by the firm’s stamp of approval.
What Led to 360 Advanced to Partner With Drata
360 Advanced partnered with Drata because Drata’s approach matches how modern compliance needs to work: structured, measurable, and continuous.
Over time, the partnership has evolved from a tooling conversation into a shared focus on operationalizing compliance maturity, so customers aren’t rebuilding the same program every year.
See what 360 Advanced + Drata can do for your organization today.
