Connect the systems you already run
Evidence you collect by hand is evidence that goes stale. NorthIron reads the cloud, identity and code systems you already run, read-only, and files what it finds against the controls that ask for it.
What this looks like today
Screenshots are a snapshot of a moment
A configuration screenshot proves what was true the day somebody took it. By fieldwork it proves nothing, and nobody notices until the auditor asks.
Connecting a tool is not the same as covering a control
Plenty of platforms connect to plenty of systems. The question is which control each connection actually satisfies, and most tools cannot tell you.
Every new system means another manual routine
A new cloud account or repository quietly widens your scope, and the collection routine around it is invented from scratch each time.
Read-only connections, mapped to controls
The systems NorthIron reads today
Each connection is read-only and collects a defined set of signals. What each one contributes is listed below rather than summarised, because the useful question is never how many connectors exist but which control yours satisfies.
Every signal lands on a control
A connection does not simply fill a dashboard. What it collects is filed against the atomic controls it evidences, so connecting a system moves your readiness figure and you can see exactly which requirements moved with it.
Collected on a cycle, not on a deadline
Automated evidence carries its collection date and refresh cycle. It is re-collected on schedule and flagged when it ages, which is what keeps posture current between audits rather than reconstructed before them.
Each connection, and what it collects.
- AWS
- IAM policies
- CloudTrail logging
- S3 encryption
- security groups
- Google Cloud
- IAM bindings
- audit logging
- storage encryption
- Microsoft Azure
- policy assignments
- activity logs
- NSG rules
- GitHub
- branch protection
- required reviews
- repository access
- GitLab
- protected branches
- approval rules
- project access
- Microsoft Entra ID
- users
- MFA enrolment
- conditional access
- sign-in logs
- More integrations are in development
The count is not the point
A long connector list is easy to publish and tells a buyer nothing about whether their own audit gets easier. What matters is that each connection resolves to named controls in the frameworks you hold, and that you can see which ones. Further connectors are in development.
What changes once this is running
- Evidence collected from systems you already run, read-only
- Each connection tied to the controls it evidences
- Automated artefacts dated and refreshed on a cycle
- Less manual collection before every audit
Questions we are asked about this
What permissions does NorthIron ask for?
Read-only access in every case. NorthIron assesses and collects; it does not modify resources in your accounts.
What if we run something you do not connect to?
Bulk import covers systems without a direct connection, and the evidence is filed against the same controls. Further connectors are in development.
Does connecting a system finish the control?
It satisfies the part a machine can prove. Where a control needs judgement or a document, the platform asks for that too, and a named practitioner accepts it before it counts.
See it against your own programme
The call opens the product, not a deck. A practitioner walks you through this capability with your situation in front of them.