“Vanta is great for SOC 2 and frameworks. But customers were clearly looking for stronger, more detailed controls on the laptops and machines people actually use every day. We wanted to be able to answer with real‑time data—not just policy language.”

Security Lead

Security & Compliance

Challenge

Northbridge is building innovative solutions for modern enterprises.

Security has been part of Northbridge’s story from the beginning. The company is SOC 2 certified and adopted Vanta as its compliance automation platform—giving it a strong framework foundation and streamlining evidence collection for audits and customer reviews.

As Northbridge moved further up-market, the team saw an opportunity: use security not just to meet expectations, but to show how seriously they treat the systems customers rely on.

Compliance is fine — but customers asked for more

SOC 2 plus Vanta answered baseline questions, but enterprise security reviews quickly moved beyond checklists—especially around endpoints:

Which devices can access sensitive systems and data?
How do you ensure those devices are actually secure?
What visibility do you have into laptops beyond what your compliance platform checks?

Customers were effectively asking for concrete endpoint controls that went beyond compliance platform tests and basic configuration checks.

Beyond SOC 2 — without going full MDM

Internally, the north star was clear:

SOC 2 is a starting point, not the finish line.
Increase real security signal on endpoints—not just paperwork.
Do it without rolling out traditional MDM.

Traditional MDM/UEM was a poor fit for Northbridge’s culture and speed: high friction, heavy lockdowns, and too much “remote control” for a fast-moving team.

The challenge was to increase assurance across endpoints company-wide—not just developer laptops, but any device used to access sensitive customer or strategic data—while keeping a developer-first, employee-friendly operating model.

Solution

Northbridge chose EDAMAME to deepen endpoint security posture in a way that fit its operating style.

EDAMAME is a developer-first endpoint and SDLC security platform that:

Monitors endpoint posture (encryption, OS baseline, core security controls) and risk in real time.
Integrates with identity providers, VPNs, and repositories to enable zero-trust style controls where only secure, recognized endpoints can access critical resources.
Feeds device-level security evidence back into Vanta—without requiring MDM/UEM enrollment.

Company-wide endpoint visibility, no MDM

Instead of limiting EDAMAME to engineering laptops, Northbridge rolled it out across the endpoints that touch sensitive systems—engineering, product, and other key roles.

Continuous posture checks with clear remediation guidance (e.g., encryption enabled, OS reasonably up-to-date, core protections on).
Fleet-level visibility for security—without removing admin rights or forcing a one-size-fits-all device lockdown.

People keep control of their laptops and tools, while the security team gets real-time assurance about the health of the fleet that matters.

Feeding endpoint signals back into Vanta

Because EDAMAME integrates with Vanta, Northbridge connected the two so device posture evidence flows into its existing compliance backbone. That helped answer “show us your endpoint controls” questions with continuously verified data instead of ad-hoc scripts and policy language.

Roadmap: conditional access & CI/CD (planned)

Next: posture-based conditional access for sensitive internal applications—so unknown or non-attested devices can’t masquerade as compliant.

Later: extend the same principles to CI/CD runners—treating build agents as high-value endpoints and applying posture and network controls consistently across the SDLC.

Results

Stronger endpoint story in enterprise reviews

Northbridge can now answer deeper endpoint questions with concrete, continuously verified posture signals—going beyond what a compliance platform typically covers out-of-the-box.

Security and productivity aligned

Northbridge avoided the “MDM trap”: no heavy device lockdowns, no sudden loss of autonomy, and a security layer that feels like infrastructure rather than punishment—while still providing the assurances enterprise buyers expect.

Clearer, more confident conversations

When security questionnaires arrive, Northbridge can walk through a layered answer:

Foundational compliance: SOC 2 + Vanta as the framework backbone.
Endpoint coverage: EDAMAME deployed across key endpoints with ongoing posture checks and remediation.
Integration: endpoint evidence visible alongside existing controls in Vanta.
Roadmap clarity: conditional access next, CI/CD coverage later.

The result: clearer, faster reviews—and a more coherent, mature trust signal for enterprise buyers evaluating long-term partners.

Want to see EDAMAME on your environment?

We’ll help you validate posture-based access controls for repos, CI runners, and internal apps in days — not months.

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