Creating an Audit
This training video walks through how to create an audit in Drata once your team is nearing audit readiness. It covers how to choose the right audit setup, define the audit period, configure your pre-audit evidence package, and invite your auditor so the audit can be managed in one place.
Key takeaways:
Learn when you’re typically ready to create an audit and where to start on the Audits page.
Understand key setup decisions, including audit type, audit method, framework selection, and audit timeframe.
See how pre-audit evidence packages and auditor access settings help create a smoother audit experience.
Conducting an Audit in Drata
This training video explains what happens after your audit is created and your auditor is invited. It shows how to use the audit details page, review and respond to requests, work with existing mapped evidence, communicate with your auditor in context, and understand how statuses and evidence sampling affect audit progress.
Key takeaways:
Navigate the audit details page as your main workspace during the audit.
Review requests, assess linked evidence, and respond with uploads, links, or clarifying questions.
Track statuses, audit period settings, and evidence sampling as the audit progresses.
🎓 Want to learn more? Dive deeper into this topic and see it in action! Check out our dedicated Audits course over at the Drata Academy.