The Drata agent is a lightweight application that lives in your computer's toolbar. This application is granted READ ONLY access to your system preferences to help ensure proper security configurations are set - such as screensaver locking, password manager, antivirus software and automatic updates are enabled. These security configurations are required for SOC 2 compliance. The agent runs every day.
HERE'S HOW
When an employee logs into Drata to complete their employee onboarding tasks, they will see a list of tasks to complete. One of those tasks is 'Install the Drata Agent.'
When you expand this section using the down arrow on the far right, you will see the option to select your operating system.
Select Windows to download and install the agent
Open the file you just downloaded
Click 'Register Drata Agent' on the page where you downloaded the agent (under 'Install the Drata Agent')
Check your email inbox for the ‘Verify Drata Agent’ email
Click ‘Verify Drata Agent’ button in the email and follow the prompts
