“We couldn’t just pay people to take care of it and trust their word that they were going to take care of it. We needed to be able to go in and check and make sure.”
Head of IT & Security, Series A Fintech
Results at a glance
- Reduced device security workload from “half of an IT hire” to “a tenth” (~80%)
- Made device security run “almost on autopilot”
- Improved audit readiness and reduced audit friction through Vanta integrations
- Tightened controls without being overly restrictive or burning employee goodwill
- Kept direct visibility into underlying systems for compliance and one-off investigations
Challenge
Bringing security in-house without adding headcount
The company needed enterprise-grade security it could prove to auditors and customers.
“We needed to prove to auditors that what we said we were doing with data security was actually happening.”
Early on, the team relied on outsourced IT and security providers. But as the business grew, the MSP model became limiting.
They lacked flexibility. They lacked direct visibility. And they couldn’t rely on someone else’s word that they were secure.
“We couldn’t just pay people to take care of it and trust their word that they were going to take care of it. We needed to be able to go in and check and make sure.”
The team decided to bring security operations in-house.
But they didn’t have the resources to hire additional security headcount just to run endpoint security.
They needed:
- internal ownership and visibility
- audit-ready evidence
- reliable security hygiene
In short: bring security in-house—without inheriting all the overhead.
Solution
In-house control with managed operational lift
The company already knew which endpoint tools it wanted. What it didn’t want was to spend half an IT hire’s time operating them.
Zip enabled the team to move off outsourcers and run security internally without adding staff.
“They really helped us move from the outsourcers to being able to do it ourselves under our own power without having to hire additional staff.”
Zip handled the operational heavy lifting—policy enforcement, hygiene, automation—while preserving direct access to underlying systems.
The team retained visibility and control. They could log in, verify controls, and investigate one-offs when needed.
“We needed to be able to go in and check and make sure.”
The result: enterprise-grade device security that runs largely in the background.
“It just kind of runs almost on autopilot.”
Results
Cut security ops workload by 80% without adding headcount
Zip dramatically reduced the time required to run device security at the bar the series A fintech needed.
“Zip automated the day-to-day security hygiene, but still gave us full access when we needed to investigate something deeper.”
Device management dropped off the company’s top 10 security concerns
Device security stopped being something the team had to think about day to day.
“It was wonderful to be able to say, like, our device management dropped off the top 10 list and never came back.”
“It just kind of runs almost on autopilot.”
Faster audits with less friction through Vanta
Zip reduced audit friction by integrating cleanly into the series A fintech’s compliance workflows.
“Because Zip integrated cleanly with Vanta, compliance became something we didn’t have to think about day to day.”
Proveable security controls with direct visibility
The company gained the ability to verify that security controls were actually enforced across devices—without relying on a contractor’s word or a black-box managed service.
“We needed to prove to auditors that what we said we were doing with data security was actually happening.”
“We couldn’t just pay people to take care of it and trust their word that they were going to take care of it. We needed to be able to go in and check and make sure.”
Brought security in-house without creating friction for employees
Zip helped the company transition off outsourcers and tighten controls over time without disrupting the employee experience. The onboarding to Zip was smooth, and rolling out this new security system was smooth for the fintech’s employees.
Cut device security workload without losing visibility or control
If you’re a growing company that needs to stay verifiably secure, reduce audit friction, and keep device security from eating up internal headcount, Zip helps you run security operations with less manual work—while keeping direct visibility into the underlying tools.
