> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.visotrust.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is VISO TRUST?

> VISO TRUST is an AI-powered TPRM platform that automates vendor due diligence, document analysis, risk scoring, and continuous monitoring.

Traditional third-party risk management is broken. Security teams spend weeks chasing vendors for documents, manually reviewing hundreds of pages of audit reports, and still end up with an incomplete picture of their risk. As organizations adopt more third-party tools and services, that problem compounds.

VISO TRUST takes a different approach. Instead of replacing human judgment, it eliminates the manual work — so your team can focus on decisions, not data collection.

## What VISO TRUST Does

VISO TRUST automates the full vendor risk lifecycle: from the moment you add a relationship, through ongoing monitoring, to risk acceptance and remediation.

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  <Card title="Instant Risk Intelligence" icon="bolt">
    The moment you add a vendor, VISO TRUST automatically analyzes publicly available data — certifications, security pages, audit reports — and generates a predicted risk score within seconds.
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI-Powered Document Analysis" icon="brain">
    Artifact Intelligence reads security documents 60x faster than a human analyst. Upload a SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report and get a structured risk analysis in under a minute.
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  <Card title="Automated Assessments" icon="clipboard-check">
    Send vendors a tailored collection request and VISO TRUST handles the rest — gathering responses, analyzing artifacts, mapping controls, and surfacing findings.
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  <Card title="Continuous Monitoring" icon="radar">
    Stay informed with real-time risk advisories, breach alerts, and compliance changes for every vendor in your portfolio — without any manual tracking.
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## How It Works

Every vendor relationship in VISO TRUST moves through the same core workflow:

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  <Step title="Add a relationship">
    Search the VISO TRUST directory or create a new vendor. VISO TRUST immediately runs an instant assessment using public data.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure context">
    Define how your organization uses the vendor — what data they access, what systems they touch. This shapes the risk score to reflect your actual exposure.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run an assessment">
    Send a collection request to the vendor or upload documents directly. VISO TRUST analyzes everything and maps findings to your risk framework.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review and act">
    Review findings, accept risk, request remediation, or escalate. Track everything in one place with a full audit trail.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Monitor continuously">
    VISO TRUST monitors your vendors for new advisories, certification changes, and incidents — and alerts you when something needs attention.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Built on a Proven Framework

VISO TRUST's risk model is grounded in NIST 800-53 and covers security, privacy, artificial intelligence, resilience, product security, cyber insurance, and service locations. Every assessment maps vendor evidence to a consistent control framework, so your risk ratings are comparable and defensible.

## Who Uses VISO TRUST

VISO TRUST is designed for security, risk, and compliance teams at mid-market and enterprise organizations — particularly those managing large vendor portfolios where manual review doesn't scale.

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  New to VISO TRUST? Start with [Key Concepts](/getting-started/key-concepts) to understand the building blocks of the platform, then follow the [Quick Start Guide](/getting-started/quick-start) to get your program running.
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