Kobalt.io Reviews & Provider Details

Kobalt is a strong fit for organisations looking for a practical security partner rather than advice alone. They provide a useful combination of vCISO leadership, compliance engineering, and project management across audit readiness, Vanta administration, policy and evidence management, risk management, and incident-response exercises.

To get the most from the engagement, establish a clear internal owner, agree responsibilities early, and maintain a regular working cadence. Kobalt can provide structure, expertise, and momentum, but the internal organisation still needs to own its risks, complete remediation, maintain evidence, and remain engaged in decision-making. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kobalt has helped us tackle the challenge of running a credible, practical security and compliance programme despite limited internal time and specialist capacity. They have taken what could easily have become a fragmented mix of policies, evidence requests, risk reviews, and audit tasks and turned it into a structured programme, managed through Vanta and supported by their vCISO team, compliance engineers, and project management.

Their support has been particularly valuable around ISO 27001 and audit readiness: configuring Vanta, establishing ownership, developing and maintaining policies, collecting evidence, identifying control gaps, and preparing for internal and external audits. This has made our compliance position more visible and defensible while significantly reducing the coordination burden on our internal teams.

They have also helped us mature from treating security as a collection of individual tasks to managing it as an ongoing risk discipline. Risk assessments, vendor reviews, regular security reviews, and incident-response tabletop exercises give us much better visibility of our priorities and preparedness.

More broadly, Kobalt gives us access to security and compliance expertise that would be difficult to maintain fully in-house. The result is a more mature security function with clearer accountability, stronger evidence, more consistent risk management, and better incident preparedness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kobalt is a strong fit for organisations looking for a practical security partner rather than advice alone. They provide a useful combination of vCISO leadership, compliance engineering, and project management across audit readiness, Vanta administration, policy and evidence management, risk management, and incident-response exercises.

To get the most from the engagement, establish a clear internal owner, agree responsibilities early, and maintain a regular working cadence. Kobalt can provide structure, expertise, and momentum, but the internal organisation still needs to own its risks, complete remediation, maintain evidence, and remain engaged in decision-making. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kobalt has helped us tackle the challenge of running a credible, practical security and compliance programme despite limited internal time and specialist capacity. They have taken what could easily have become a fragmented mix of policies, evidence requests, risk reviews, and audit tasks and turned it into a structured programme, managed through Vanta and supported by their vCISO team, compliance engineers, and project management.

Their support has been particularly valuable around ISO 27001 and audit readiness: configuring Vanta, establishing ownership, developing and maintaining policies, collecting evidence, identifying control gaps, and preparing for internal and external audits. This has made our compliance position more visible and defensible while significantly reducing the coordination burden on our internal teams.

They have also helped us mature from treating security as a collection of individual tasks to managing it as an ongoing risk discipline. Risk assessments, vendor reviews, regular security reviews, and incident-response tabletop exercises give us much better visibility of our priorities and preparedness.

More broadly, Kobalt gives us access to security and compliance expertise that would be difficult to maintain fully in-house. The result is a more mature security function with clearer accountability, stronger evidence, more consistent risk management, and better incident preparedness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kobalt.io helped us achieve SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, offering guidance, monitoring, and support, which eased policy enforcement and audit processes. Their team provided valuable knowledge and skills and improved our cybersecurity strategies, assisting us with governance within months. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We are going through SOC 2 certification, and honestly, the process can feel like torture for a software developer. That said, Kobalt.io has made it much easier than I expected. They’re consistently there to motivate us, keep us moving forward, and make us feel like we’re truly part of the team.

Whenever I feel like giving up on the forms and documentation, their support pulls me back in and reminds me that we’ll get through it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kobalt.io strengthens our security and compliance practices with expert guidance, structured methodology, and clear communication, enhancing our internal processes and confidence. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Be clear about your goals and scope early. If you want a practical and well organized penetration test that supports both security and compliance needs, Kobalt is a reliable choice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kobalt provides an annual penetration test that gives us clear insight into the security of our platform. Their assessments help us validate our controls, address real issues early, and maintain compliance expectations for frameworks like SOC 2 and GDPR. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If you’re looking for a reliable partner to help you achieve cybersecurity goals, especially SOC 2 compliance, Kobalt.io is an excellent choice. Their professionalism, expertise, and commitment to client success make them a valuable asset in any organization’s cybersecurity strategy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kobalt.io helped us address our need for thorough penetration testing and enhanced cybersecurity measures. Their expertise ensured that we identified and mitigated potential vulnerabilities, ultimately allowing us to achieve SOC 2 compliance and build greater trust with our customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It was a pleasure to work with Kobalt as a part of our security program. Kobalt has assisted us in a number of areas starting with setting up our GRC tool, helping us with selecting the best auditor, assisting with pen test selection, etc. Kobalt provides valuable advice and dependable services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kobalt.io is our trusted partner and expert to all things cyber security and data privacy. Kobalt.io provides 24x7 security monitoring of our platform and IT systems, helped us achieve SOC 2 Type 2 certification, and is the partner we rely on to make sure we follow cyber security best practices. By leaning on Kobalt.io's expertise, we can demonstrate to our partners and customers the highest security standards and have comfort that our systems and data is secured and protected against malicious actors. And all that, while being a startup with limited resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.